FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – According to a presentation Broward County Public Schools released on Monday night, the district plans to close some schools due to under-enrollment.
The presentation reported the utilization was under 55% and the district’s leaders were considering closing 42 schools — including 32 elementary schools, eight middle schools, and two high schools.
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The presentation only identified 26 of the 32 elementary schools, four of the eight middle schools, and none of the high schools.
The district is holding seven town hall meetings from Monday to May 9. The vote on the final plan is June 18.
Here is the list:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
- Oakridge (Close)
- Broward Estates (Close)
- Silver Palms (Boundary change)
- Silver Shores (Repurposing)
- Silver Lakes (Boundary change)
- Panther Run (Program shift)
- Hollywood Central (Grade reconfiguration)
- Collins (Boundary change)
- Mary M. Bethune (Boundary change)
- Stirling (Boundary change)
- Hollywood Hills (Boundary change)
- Colbert (Boundary change)
- Thurgood Marshall (Boundary change)
- Sunland Park Academy (Boundary change/Grade reconfiguration)
- Westwood Heights (Boundary change)
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Montessori Academy (Boundary change/Program change)
- Plantation (Boundary change)
- Bennett (Repurposing/Program change/Full choice school)
- Harbordale (Boundary change)
- Virginia Shuman Young (Repurposing/Boundary change/Program change)
- North Fork (Repurposing/Full choice school)
- Walker (Boundary change)
- North Side (Boundary change)
- Deerfield Beach (Public-private partnership P3)
- Quiet Waters (Public-private partnership P3)
- Tedder (Public-private partnership P3)
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
- Olsen (Close)
- Pines (Grade reconfiguration)
- Attucks (Boundary change)
- McNicol (Boundary change)
According to the presentation’s slide on page 18, these schools were part of the total district realignment: Annabel C. Perry PK-8, Beachside Montessori Village, Dillard 6-12, Lauderhill 6-12, Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy, and Parkway.
FIRST TOWN HALL: Olsen Middle, Oakridge and Broward Estates elementary are among schools to close in superintendent’s new proposed plan
NEXT TOWN HALL MEETINGS
After the town hall meeting in District 1, the next meeting with Hepburn will be in District 4 at 6 p.m., at J.P. Taravella High School, 10600 Riverside Drive, in Coral Springs.
The meeting at District 5 is at 6 p.m., on May 1, at Dillard High 6-12, at 2501 NW 11 St., in Fort Lauderdale. The meeting at District 3 is at 6 p.m., on May 6, at Fort Lauderdale High School, at 1600 NE 4 Ave.
The meeting at District 2 is at 6 p.m., on May 7, at Charles W. Flanagan High School at 12800 Taft St., in Pembroke Pines.
The meeting at District 6 is at 6 p.m., on May 8, at Western High School, at 1200 SW 136 Ave., in Davie. The meeting at District 7 is at 6 p.m., on May 9, at Deerfield Beach High School, at 910 Buck Pride Way.
For more information about the meetings, visit this page.
Presentation on April 29, 2024