FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Vicki Cartwright announced the first day of the 2022-23 school year went smoothly on Tuesday.
Cartwright said the school cafeterias served 101,000 “healthy and nutritious” meals. She also said a federal program is funding free breakfast at all BCPS cafeterias.
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“Free lunches are also available at 107 of our schools,” Cartwright said during an afternoon news conference adding parents in other schools can apply for the need-based program.
BCPS, the sixth-largest school district, serves more than 250,000 students in more than 330 schools.
Cartwright also said the district attracted qualified teachers from the Phillippines to deal with the nationwide shortage.
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