Educational Career
Bergman was a 6th grade elementary school teacher for 32 years, and was a 20-year member of the UTD (United Teachers of Dade County). He taught for two years in the Baltimore, Maryland school system. Bergman's career with Miami-Dade County Public Schools lasted for 30 years. He taught two years at Madie Ives Elementary School, and 28 years at Fienberg-Fisher Elementary School (previously known as Central Beach and Leroy D. Fienberg Elementary School).
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