Broward County Public Schools is a public

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serving

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, is the sixth largest public school system in the nation. During the 2016–2017 school year, Broward County Public Schools served 271,517 students enrolled in 327 schools and education centers district wide. The district is headquartered in downtown

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. It is the sole school district in the county.

History

William J. Leary served as superintendent until 1988; the school board did not want him to serve out the remainder of his term, so it paid him $113,516 in severance. In 1994

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became the superintendent.

School Board

The current Superintendent of schools is Dr. Vickie Cartwright. The members of the school board, which oversee the district, are as follows: *District 1 – Ryan Reiter *District 2 – Torey Alston (Chair) *District 3 – Sarah Leonardi *District 4 –

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(Vice Chair) *District 5 – Daniel Foganholi *District 6 – Manuel Serrano *District 7 – Nora Rupert *District 8 (At Large) – Kevin Tynan *District 9 (At Large) – Debra Hixon

Superintendent of Schools

*William Leary (1984-1988) *Sam Morgan (1988-1994) *Frank Petruzielo (1994-1999) *Frank Till (1999-2006) *James Notter (2006-2011) *Robert Runcie (2011-2021) *Vickie Cartwright (2021-present)

Controversies

Handling of Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting

On February 14, 2018, a former student opened fire at a Broward school,

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, murdering 17 people and injuring 17 others. Superintendent Robert Runcie and the School Board faced criticism for their handling of policies and the lack of guidance assisted to the shooter. In April 2018, student Kenneth Preston revealed an investigation into an $800 million bond for safety and building projects that the school board had not carried out efficiently. Runcie and the Board faced particular criticism, including from some parents of students at Stoneman Douglas High School, for the creation of an alternative discipline program for students accused of nonviolent misdemeanors called "Promise", which the Parkland shooter had been referred to. In the lead up to the 2018 gubernatorial election, Republican candidate

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vowed to remove Runcie from his office, although he conceded that only the school board could do so. On February 13, 2019, now

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DeSantis announced that he had petitioned a statewide

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investigation. In May 2021, after the grand jury indicted him for perjury during their investigation, Runcie announced his intention to step down. Supporters of Runcie accused the grand jury investigation that led to his indictment of being politically motivated.

School closures and mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic

Amidst the

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, the school district switched almost entirely to online classes in March 2020 and gradually returned to in-person instruction starting in the fall of 2020. The exact timing of school re-openings led to tension between the school board and the state government. Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, the district required all students and staff to wear face masks as a preventative measure. In the fall of 2021, growing

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to mask mandates led Governor Ron DeSantis to prohibit local school districts from requiring masks. The school board chose to defy the state government and continue requiring masks, along with several other school districts in the state. In response the

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voted to prevent the district from doing so and could replace elected board members. DeSantis withheld funding from school districts that required masks. The federal government stepped in to replace the money with federal funds, but after the state blocked that funding as well, the

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warned the state that it may have violated federal law.

List of schools

During the 2016–2017 academic school year, the District served 271,205 students. The district covers a total of 286 institutions: 138 elementary schools, 43 middle schools, 33 high schools, 16 adult/vocational schools, 16 centers, and 56

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6-12 secondary schools

Dillard High School Dillard High School is a historic public middle and high school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school was established in 1907 as Colored School 11 and was later named for black-education advocate James H. Dillard. It is a part of Broward ...

6-12 (1907) *

Lauderhill 6-12 STEM-MED Lauderhill 6–12 STEM-MED is a magnet school in Lauderhill, Florida that serves the sixth and twelfth grades. It is a part of Broward County Public Schools. The high school portion is the first to open in the city of Lauderhill. It mostly serves ...

Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy, previously Millennium Middle School, is a secondary (middle and high) school in Tamarac, Florida. It is a part of Broward County Public Schools. Students living in an attendance zone are assigned to Millennium f ...

High schools

* Atlantic Technical College and Technical High School (1973) *

Blanche Ely High School Blanche Ely High School is a high school located in Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida. The school is named for Blanche Ely, former principal and social activist. In addition to Pompano Beach, Ely serves a portion of Deerfield Beach and ...

(1951) * Boyd H. Anderson High School (1971) *

Broward Virtual Education High Broward Virtual School (BVS) offers full-time and part-time enrollment to students in grades K-12 through an online educational delivery system. Home educated students in grades 6-12 may enroll part-time as well. BVS offers students the opportuni ...

(2001) *

Charles W. Flanagan High School Charles W. Flanagan High School is a public high school in Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States. Opened in 1996, it was the first public high school there. Flanagan's enrollment is just under 2600. Flanagan has a Florida Comprehensive Assessm ...

(1996) *

Coconut Creek High School Coconut Creek High School is a high school located in Coconut Creek, Florida, which teaches grades 9–12. Coconut Creek High serves: southern Coconut Creek, and parts of Margate, North Lauderdale, and Pompano Beach. The school is a part of th ...

(1970) * Cooper City High School (1971) *

College Academy @ BCC The College Academy @ BC Central is a joint venture between The School Board of Broward County and Broward College. The College Academy @ BC Central Campus offers high school juniors and seniors enrolled as full-time students in the program the ...

(2001) *

Coral Glades High School Coral Glades High School is a public high school in Coral Springs, Florida, United States. Founded in 2004, it is part of the Broward School District. It educates students in grades 9 through 12. Academics The school's core academics include ...

(2004) *

Coral Springs High School Coral Springs High School is a public high school located in Coral Springs, Florida, United States. It is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. Demographics As of the 2021–22 school year, the total student enrollment was 2,495 ...

(1975) *

Cypress Bay High School Cypress Bay High School is a public high school located in Weston, Florida open for students in grades 9−12. Cypress Bay is part of the Broward County Public Schools district. The school offers a wide variety of academic pursuits including 33 ...

(2002) * Dave Thomas Educational Center - formerly North County Educational Ctr. (1986) *

(1907) *

Deerfield Beach High School Deerfield Beach High School (DBHS) is a public high school in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is part of the Broward School District and has an enrollment of approximately 2,400. The school features the IB Middle Years Programme or Pre-IB, which ...

(1970) *

Everglades High School Everglades High School is a public school located in Miramar, Florida, United States. The school serves approximately 2,425 students from Miramar and Pembroke Pines in grades 9 through 12. The current school hours are from 7:40 a.m. to 2: ...

(2003) *

Fort Lauderdale High School Fort Lauderdale High School is a high school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that serves students in grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. Founded in 1899 as a school for whites, the high sch ...

(1899) *

Hallandale High School Hallandale High School is a public high school and magnet school located in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district and was established in 1973. It serves: Hallandale Beach, Pembroke Park, a ...

(1973) *

Hollywood Hills High School Hollywood Hills High School is a high school in Hollywood, Florida. Attendance zones The school serves sections of Hollywood and Davie. - Compare this map to attendance boundary maps and/or street addresses of particular schools. - Compare w ...

(1967) *

J. P. Taravella High School J. P. Taravella High School is a secondary school located in Coral Springs, Florida which teaches grades 9–12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. The school was named after Joseph Phillip Taravella (1919–1978), ...

(1980) *

McArthur High School McArthur High School is located in Hollywood, Florida. It serves students from both Hollywood and Pembroke Pines in grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. History Alfred Ryll (former Mayor of ...

(1961) * McFatter Technical College and Technical High School (1985) *

Miramar High School Miramar High School is a public high school located in Miramar, Florida. The school opened in 1970 and serves students residing in southwest Broward County; however, magnet students may hail from elsewhere in the county. Miramar High School serv ...

(1970) * Monarch High School (2003) * Northeast High School (1962) *

Nova High School Nova High School is a public high school located in Davie, Florida and is part of the Broward County Public Schools district. It is one of four schools that comprise the Nova Center for Applied Research and Professional Development, the others ...

(1960) * Piper High School (1971) *

Plantation High School Plantation High School (commonly referred to as PHS) is a high school located in Plantation, Florida, part of the Broward County Public Schools district. As of 2022, the school serves 1,931 students in grades 9 through 12. It was originally loca ...

(1963) *

Pompano Beach High School Pompano Beach High School (formerly Pompano High School, Pompano Beach Senior High School and The Pompano Beach High School Institute of International Studies) is a college-preparatory school located in Pompano Beach, Florida, which instructs gra ...

(1928) *Sheridan Technical College and Technical High School (1967) * South Broward High School (1952) *

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(1971) *

(1990) *

Stranahan High School Stranahan High School, is located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida was officially opened in 1953 as an elementary school. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. Originally for white students only, In 1963 Chester Seabury be ...

(1953) *

West Broward High School West Broward High School is a secondary school located in Pembroke Pines, Florida serving students in grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. West Broward High has an FCAT school grade of "''A' ...

(2008) *

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(1981)

Middle schools

*Apollo Middle School *Arthur Ashe Middle School (closed, now
a campus of Atlantic Technical College) *Attucks Middle School *Bair Middle School *Broward Virtual Middle *Coral Springs Middle School *Crystal Lake Middle School *Deerfield Beach Middle School *Driftwood Middle School *Falcon Cove Middle School *Forest Glen Middle School *Glades Middle School *Gulfstream Middle School *Indian Ridge Middle School *Lauderdale Lakes Middle School *Lyons Creek Middle School *Margate Middle School *McNicol Middle School *New Renaissance Middle School *New River Middle School *Nova Middle School *Olsen Middle School *Parkway Middle School of the Arts *Pines Middle School *Pioneer Middle School *Plantation Middle School *Pompano Beach Middle School *Ramblewood Middle School *James S. Richtards Middle School *Sawgrass Springs Middle School *Seminole Middle School *Silver Lakes Middle School *Silver Trail Middle School *Sunrise Middle School *Tequesta Trace Middle School *Walter C. Young Middle School *Westglades Middle School *Westpine Middle School *William Dandy Middle School Deerfield-elementary

Elementary schools

*Annabel C. Perry Elementary School *Atlantic West Elementary School *Banyan Elementary School *Bayview Elementary School *Beachside Montessori Village (K–8) *Bennett Elementary School *Mary M. Bethune Elementary School *Boulevard Heights Elementary School *Broadview Elementary School *Broward Estates Elementary School *Castle Hill Elementary School *Central Park Elementary School *Challenger Elementary School *Chapel Trail Elementary School *Coconut Creek Elementary School *Coconut Palm Elementary School *Colbert Elementary School *Collins Elementary School *Cooper City Elementary School *Coral Cove Elementary School *Coral Park Elementary School *Coral Springs Elementary School *Country Hills Elementary School *Country Isles Elementary School *Cresthaven Elementary School *Croissant Park Elementary School *Cypress Elementary School *Dania Elementary School *Davie Elementary School * Deerfield Beach Elementary School *Deerfield Park Elementary School *Dillard Elementary School *Discovery Elementary School *Dolphin Bay Elementary School *Charles Drew Elementary School *Driftwood Elementary School *Eagle Point Elementary School *Eagle Ridge Elementary School *Embassy Creek Elementary School (1992) *Endeavour Primary Learning Center *Everglades Elementary School *Fairway Elementary School *Flamingo Elementary School *Floranada Elementary School *Forest Hills Elementary School *Stephen Foster Elementary School *Fox Trail Elementary School *Gator Run Elementary School *Griffin Elementary School *Hallandale Elementary School *Harbordale Elementary School *Hawkes Bluff Elementary School *Heron Heights Elementary School *Hollywood Central Elementary School *Hollywood Hills Elementary School *Hollywood Park Elementary School *Horizon Elementary School *James S. Hunt Elementary School *Indian Trace Elementary School *Martin Luther King Elementary School *Lake Forest Elementary School *Lakeside Elementary School *Larkdale Elementary School *Lauderdale Manors Elementary School *Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School *Liberty Elementary School *Lloyd Estates Elementary School *Manatee Bay Elementary School *Maplewood Elementary School *Margate Elementary School *McNab Elementary School *Meadowbrook Elementary School *Miramar Elementary School *Mirror Lake Elementary School *Morrow Elementary School *Nob Hill Elementary School *Norcrest Elementary School *North Andrews Gardens Elementary School *North Fork Elementary School *North Lauderdale Elementary School *North Side Elementary School *Nova Blanche Forman Elementary School *Nova Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School *

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*Oakridge Elementary School *Orange Brook Elementary School *Oriole Elementary School *Palm Cove Elementary School *Palmview Elementary School *Panther Run Elementary School (1998) *Park Lakes Elementary School *Park Ridge Elementary School *Park Springs Elementary School *Park Trails Elementary School *Parkside Elementary School *Pasadena Lakes Elementary School *Pembroke Lakes Elementary School *Pembroke Pines Elementary School *Perry, Annabel C. Elementary School *Peters Elementary School *Pines Lakes Elementary School *Pinewood Elementary School *Plantation Elementary School *Plantation Park Elementary School *Pompano Beach Elementary School *Quiet Waters Elementary School *Ramblewood Elementary School *Riverglades Elementary School *Riverland Elementary School *Riverside Elementary School *Robert C. Markham Elementary School *Rock Island Elementary School *Royal Palm Elementary School *Sanders Park Elementary School *Sandpiper Elementary School *Sawgrass Elementary School *Sea Castle Elementary School *Sheridan Hills Elementary School *Sheridan Park Elementary School *Silver Lakes Elementary School *Silver Palms Elementary School *Silver Ridge Elementary School *Silver Shores Elementary School *Stirling Elementary School *Sunland Park Elementary School *Sunset Lakes Elementary School *Sunshine Elementary School *Tamarac Elementary School *Tedder Elementary School *Thurgood Marshall Elementary School *Tradewinds Elementary School *Tropical Elementary School *Village Elementary School * Walker Elementary School *Watkins Elementary School *Welleby Elementary School *West Hollywood Elementary School *Westchester Elementary School *Westwood Heights Elementary School *Wilton Manors Elementary School *Winston Park Elementary School *Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School

Former segregated (negro) schools

At first all the colored schools were, as elsewhere, elementary schools. In part through the efforts of principals

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, by the end of the segregation era there were three colored high schools in Broward County: Crispus Attucks in Hollywood, Dillard in Ft. Lauderdale, and Blanche Ely in Pompano Beach. * Bethune Elementary, 2400 Meade St., Hollywood *

, Pompano, opened 1952, still in use * Braithwaite School, a

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, opened 1929, demolished * Carver Ranches Elementary School, 2201 S. 44th Ave., West Hollywood, now West Park * Charles Drew Elementary School * Chester A. Moore Elementary School, 912 Pembroke Rd., Hallandale, demolished * Collins Elementary School, 1050 NW 2nd St., Dania * Colored School No. 11, NW 3rd Ave. and 2nd St., Deerfield Beach, later known as Dillard School, then Walker Elementary School, 1925. Building houses the

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Museum. *

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High School, Hollywood * Dania Colored School, 1905, in the St. Ruth Missionary Baptist Church. Another school built 1917. * Davie Negro School * Deerfield Colored School, opened 1903, first school for African Americans in Broward County * Dillard Elementary School, 1959. At one time was Dillard High School, Ft. Lauderdale. * Fort Lauderdale Colored * Hallandale Rosenwald School, 1929 * Lanier Elementary, 1st Ave. and 9th St., Hallandale * Hammondsville Colored School * Liberia Rosenwald School, also known as Attucks School, 3600 NW 22 Ave., Hollywood, 1929 * Lincoln Park Elementary, 600 NW 19th Ave. * Markham Park Elementary School * Oakland Park Negro School, later

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Elementary School, 3721 NE 5th Ave. * One-room school at Pompano Migratory Labor Camp *

Pompano Colored School The Pompano Colored School, also known as the Pompano Beach Colored School, was located at 718 NW Sixth Street, Pompano Beach, Florida. Pompano's first school for colored students, a two-room wooden building on the 400 block of Hammondville Road (to ...

, 718 NW 6th St., 1928, renamed Coleman Elementary School in 1954, demolished * Pompano Project Elementary School * Sanders Park Elementary School * Sunland Park Elementary, 919 NW 13th Ave. BrowardPublicElementary