/tags/broward-county-school-board Broward County School Board en-US WLRN Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:01:25 GMT /education/2023-11-21/browards-schools-enrollment-closure Superintendent Peter Licata says closing schools is a last resort but it's still an option to save the district money. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:01:25 GMT /education/2023-11-21/browards-schools-enrollment-closure Gerard Albert , Kate Payne /education/2023-05-30/broward-school-board-hopes-to-narrow-down-candidate-field-for-new-leader The board is scheduled to meet Tuesday morning to narrow down choices for their next leader. Tue, 30 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /education/2023-05-30/broward-school-board-hopes-to-narrow-down-candidate-field-for-new-leader Gerard Albert /education/2023-04-19/broward-school-board-alleged-incident-complaint The school district forwarded the incidents to the Florida Commission on Ethics. In both cases, the affected individuals declined to file a formal complaint. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:30:00 GMT /education/2023-04-19/broward-school-board-alleged-incident-complaint Kate Payne /education/2023-01-18/two-desantis-appointees-sworn-into-miami-dade-broward-school-boards UPDATED: Gov. Ron DeSantis has two new allies on school boards overseeing the state's two largest school districts. The newly-appointed officials both emphasized their Christian faith and the impact that will have on their work as board members. (Updated at 4:35 p.m.) Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:41:28 GMT /education/2023-01-18/two-desantis-appointees-sworn-into-miami-dade-broward-school-boards Kate Payne /education/2022-12-22/judge-dismisses-case-challenging-velezs-eligibility-to-broward-school-board-on-technicality Just as Rod Velez indicated he would be sworn into the Broward County School Board Thursday morning, following a months-long saga over his eligibility, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared the seat vacant — and appointed Daniel Foganholi to it. "I'm going to continue to fight," Velez said. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:00:00 GMT /education/2022-12-22/judge-dismisses-case-challenging-velezs-eligibility-to-broward-school-board-on-technicality Kate Payne, Gerard Albert /education/2022-12-06/broward-school-board-member-speaks-at-anti-lgbtq-rally-in-fort-lauderdale Brenda Fam was among speakers at the "Protect the Children" rally in Fort Lauderdale this weekend. Proud Boys were also in attendance. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:15:00 GMT /education/2022-12-06/broward-school-board-member-speaks-at-anti-lgbtq-rally-in-fort-lauderdale Gerard Albert , Kate Payne /news/2022-11-22/rod-velez-will-not-be-sworn-onto-broward-county-school-board-today The school board member-elect faces questions over whether or not he could hold office after a felony conviction. Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:15:40 GMT /news/2022-11-22/rod-velez-will-not-be-sworn-onto-broward-county-school-board-today Gerard Albert /news/2022-11-15/broward-school-board-may-have-violated-sunshine-law-could-soon-begin-national-search-for-new-superintendent The board voted to cement their decision to fire the district's superintendent, just one week before four of the members will be replaced by new members. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:42:05 GMT /news/2022-11-15/broward-school-board-may-have-violated-sunshine-law-could-soon-begin-national-search-for-new-superintendent Gerard Albert /news/2021-12-01/about-50-000-students-and-employees-may-have-had-their-personal-info-stolen-theyre-getting-told-now About 50-thousand Broward County public school students and school employees are being told that their personal data may have been breached during a ransomware attack months ago. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:31:27 GMT /news/2021-12-01/about-50-000-students-and-employees-may-have-had-their-personal-info-stolen-theyre-getting-told-now Scott Travis /news/2021-11-04/broward-school-board-chair-set-to-resign-to-run-for-florida-senate-seat Rosalind Osgood, chairwoman of the Broward School Board, faces an imminent deadline to submit her resignation in order to move forward with her candidacy for Florida Senate. She said Thursday she plans to submit her resignation letter by the end of the day Friday. Thu, 04 Nov 2021 19:44:26 GMT /news/2021-11-04/broward-school-board-chair-set-to-resign-to-run-for-florida-senate-seat Anthony Man | South Florida Sun Sentinel