FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County Public Schools is making ready to shut some faculties. Their information reveals that about 28% of public faculties within the district have an enrollment that’s beneath 70%.
Superintendent Peter Licata mentioned the development is statewide. He attributed it to a mixture of things together with the rising variety of constitution faculties and fogeys’ use of vouchers.
Nearly 4 dozen faculties are inside the scope of the choice pending, which may embody grade stage reconfigurations, faculty boundary modifications, repurposing, or promoting.
“We do have too many elementary schools,” Licata mentioned. “We have a few too many middle schools maybe.”
Lori Alhadeff, the chair of Broward County School Board, mentioned on Wednesday that she desires to see “a long-term facilities assessment plan.”
Beverly Perkins, a Pompano Beach commissioner, fears essentially the most weak will undergo if faculties are closed. She requested schooling officers to keep away from closures.
“We are on top of things. Now the community is on board and ready to help these schools in any way that we can,” Perkins mentioned.
Licata mentioned additionally at hand is the event of a technique to steer dad and mom to decide on public faculties.
“A lot of them have moved away, birth rates changed,” Licata mentioned. “We’re not just looking to close schools. We’re looking to make sure we can get some kids back.”
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