School closings back on agenda for Broward school board

Published: May 28, 2024 Duration: 00:01:28 Category: News & Politics

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ALSO 195 HEADED TO OR FROM MIAMI BEACH THIS MORNING. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >>> HAPPENING TODAY, THE BROWARD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSALS TO CLOSE SOME SCHOOLS GRAPPLING WITH AN ENROLLMENT ISSUE. >> GOOD MORNING, MORGAN. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING. THE SUPERINTENDENT IS PROPOSING TWO DIFFERENT IDEAS IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TODAY THAT WOULD CLOSE EIGHT SCHOOLS, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED YET. THE SUN SENTINEL SAYS ONE OF THE PROPOSALS TAKING EFFECT IN THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE OTHER A YEAR LATER. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE PROPOSALS GIVE US A GLIMPSE INTO HOW MUCH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD SAVE BY CLOSING THE SCHOOLS. THE SUN SENTINEL SAYS BY CLOSING ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE DISTRICT COULD SAVE 1.8 MILLION. ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL, 2.7 MILLION. ONE HIGH SCHOOL, 4.3 MILLION. THOSE SAVINGS COMING FROM UTILITY, MAINTENANCE, TRANSPORTATION, AND FOOD AND NUTRIENT COSTS. THE PRESENTATION SAID THE COUNTY IS UNDERENROLLED BY ABOUT 43,000 STUDENTS. THE PROPOSAL ALSO -- BOTH PROPOSALS DIFFERENTIATE IN HOW MUCH INPUT THE COMMUNITY IS ALLOWED TO GIVE. WE WILL GET INTO THAT AT 6:30, AND ALSO HAPPENING TODAY, THE NEWLY APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT IS GOING TO BE SWOR

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