Broward County Public Schools is a public

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serving

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, and is the sixth largest public school system in the nation. During the 2023–2024 school year, Broward County Public Schools served 251,106 students enrolled in 326 schools and education centers district-wide. The district is headquartered in downtown

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. It is the sole school district in the county.

History

Prior to 1966, the county provided completely separate sets of schools for White students and Black students. In 1966, the school district began to experiment with allowing a limited number of Black students to learn alongside White students, ultimately integrating the races in 1969. William J. Leary served as superintendent until 1988; the school board did not want him to serve out the remainder of his term, so it paid him $113,516 in severance. Virgil "Sam" Morgan became superintendent of Broward county in 1988. In 1994 Broward's superintendent, Virgil "Sam" Morgan retired after leading the School district for more than five years. In 1994, Frank Petruzielo became the superintendent. Petruzielo's time as superintendent ended in 1999. Frank Till became the Superintendent in 1999 after Frank Petruzielo's retirement. Frank Till was fired by the school board for no apparent reason in 2006. James Notter replaced Till in 2006. In 2011, James Notter resigned from his position as superintendent. Robert Runcie became superintendent following the resignation of James Notter in 2011. Under Runcie, the Parkland school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High took place, followed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Robert Runcie was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on a felony charge of perjury, after a grand jury commissioned by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2019 to review safety and security matters after the Parkland school shooting recommend it. Robert Runcie then resigned his position In 2021. In 2021, Vickie Cartwright was chosen as interim superintendent by the Broward County School Board. Although the process was controversial, she was later selected as the permanent superintendent. In November 2022, Dr. Vickie Cartwright was fired by the Broward County School Board. In December 2022, the newly elected board members rescinded her firing. Dr. Vickie Cartwright later resigned in 2023.

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became superintendent in August 2023. Licata later retired in April 2024 after being superintendent for only 10 months due to health concerns. Licata was replaced by Howard Hepburn as superintendent on the same day. Broward County Public Schools' current superintendent is Howard Hepburn. Since 2023, a contingent of Broward County citizens called Truth Matters has attended school board meetings, generally speaking against motions supported by gubernatorial appointees and for motions supported by elected school board members.

School Board

The current Superintendent of schools is Dr. Howard Hepburn. The members of the school board, which oversee the district, are as follows: *District 1 – Maura McCarthy Bulman *District 2 – Rebecca Thompson *District 3 – Sarah Leonardi (Vice Chair) *District 4 – Lori Alhadeff *District 5 – Dr. Jeff Holness *District 6 – Adam Cervera, Esq. *District 7 – Nora Rupert *District 8 (At Large) – Dr. Allen Zeman *District 9 (At Large) – Debra Hixon (Chair)

Superintendent of Schools

* William J. Leary (1984-1988) *Sam Morgan (1988-1994) * Frank Petruzielo (1994-1999) *Frank Till (1999-2006) *James Notter (2006-2011) *Robert Runcie (2011-2021) *Vickie Cartwright (2021-2023) *Earlean C. Smiley (2023) *

(2023–2024) *Howard Hepburn (2024-present)

Controversies

Handling of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting

On February 14, 2018, a former student opened fire at a Broward school,

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is a State school, public Secondary school, high school in Parkland, Florida, United States. Established in 1990 as part of the Broward County Public Schools district and named after the writer Marjory Stonem ...

Parkland, Florida Parkland is a city in northern Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Miami and located north of the city. As of the 2020 census, the population of Parkland was 34,670. Parkland is part of the Miami metropolitan area, which ...

, murdering 17 people and injuring 17 others. Superintendent Robert Runcie and the School Board faced criticism for their handling of policies and the lack of guidance assisted to the shooter while he was a student. Runcie and the Board faced particular criticism, including from some parents of students at Stoneman Douglas High School, for the creation of an alternative discipline program for students accused of nonviolent misdemeanors called "Promise", which the Parkland shooter had been referred to. In the lead up to the 2018 gubernatorial election, Republican candidate

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vowed to remove Runcie from his office, although he conceded that only the school board could do so. On February 13, 2019, now

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DeSantis announced that he had petitioned a statewide

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investigation. In May 2021, after the grand jury indicted him for perjury during their investigation, Runcie announced his intention to step down. Supporters of Runcie accused the grand jury investigation that led to his indictment of being politically motivated.

School closures and mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic

Amidst the

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, the school district switched almost entirely to online classes in March 2020 and gradually returned to in-person instruction starting in the fall of 2020. The exact timing of school re-openings led to tension between the school board and the state government. Throughout the 2020–2021 school year, the district required all students and staff to wear face masks as a preventative measure. In the fall of 2021, growing

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to mask mandates led Governor Ron DeSantis to prohibit local school districts from requiring masks. The school board chose to defy the state government and continue requiring masks, along with several other school districts in the state. In response the

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voted to prevent the district from doing so and could replace elected board members. DeSantis withheld funding from school districts that required masks. The federal government stepped in to replace the money with federal funds, but after the state blocked that funding as well, the

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warned the state that it may have violated federal law.

List of schools

During the 2023-2024 academic school year, the District served 251,106 students. The district covers a total of 326 institutions: 137 elementary schools, 35 middle schools, 32 high schools, 9 combination schools, 3 technical colleges, 23 centers, and 87

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6-12 secondary schools

Dillard High School Dillard High School is a historic public middle and high school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school was established in 1907 as Colored School 11 and was later named for black-education advocate James H. Dillard. It is a part of Bro ...

6-12 (1907) *

Lauderhill 6-12 STEM-MED Lauderhill 6–12 STEM-MED is a magnet school in Lauderhill, Florida that serves the sixth and twelfth grades. It is a part of Broward County Public Schools. The high school portion is the first to open in the city of Lauderhill. It mostly serves ...

Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy, previously Millennium Middle School, is a secondary (middle and high) school in Tamarac, Florida. It is a part of Broward County Public Schools. Students living in an attendance zone are assigned to Millennium ...

High schools

* Atlantic Technical College and Technical High School (1973) *

Blanche Ely High School Blanche Ely High School is a high school located in Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida. The school is named for Blanche Ely, former principal and social activist. In addition to Pompano Beach, Ely serves a portion of Deerfield Beach and a ...

(1951) *

Boyd H. Anderson High School Boyd H. Anderson High School (also called "Boyd Anderson", or "B.A."), is a suburban public high school located in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. It is a part of Broward County Public Schools. Boyd H. Anderson serves: all of Lauderdale Lakes, an ...

(1971) *

Broward Virtual Education High Broward Virtual School (BVS) offers full-time and part-time enrollment to students in grades K-12 through an online educational delivery system. Home educated students in grades 6-12 may enroll part-time as well. BVS offers students the opportu ...

(2001) *

Charles W. Flanagan High School Charles W. Flanagan High School is a public high school in Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States. The school's mascot is a falcon. History The school was named after Charles W. Flanagan, a former Pembroke Pines mayor. The school opened in 199 ...

(1996) *

Coconut Creek High School Coconut Creek High School is a high school located in Coconut Creek, Florida, which teaches grades 9–12. Coconut Creek High serves: southern Coconut Creek, and parts of Margate, Florida, Margate, North Lauderdale, and Pompano Beach. The scho ...

(1971) *

Cooper City High School Cooper City High School, also referred to as CCHS, is a high school located in Cooper City, Florida, which teaches grades 9– 12. The school includes standard high school curriculum plus specialized classes devoted to career development inclu ...

(1971) * College Academy @ BCC (2001) * Coral Glades High School (2004) * Coral Springs High School (1975) *

Cypress Bay High School Cypress Bay High School is a public high school located in Weston, Florida open for students in grades 9−12. Cypress Bay is part of the Broward County Public Schools district. The school offers 33 Advanced Placement ( AP) courses, the Camb ...

(2002) * Dave Thomas Educational Center - formerly North County Educational Ctr. (1986) *

(1907) *

Deerfield Beach High School Deerfield Beach High School (DBHS) is a public high school in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is part of the Broward School District and has an enrollment of approximately 2,400. The school features the IB Middle Years Programme or Pre-IB, whic ...

(1970) *

Everglades High School Everglades High School is a public school located in Miramar, Florida, United States. The school serves approximately 2,425 students from Miramar and Pembroke Pines in grades 9 through 12. The current school hours are from 7:40 a.m. to ...

(2003) *

Fort Lauderdale High School Fort Lauderdale High School is a high school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that serves students in grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. Founded in 1899 as a school for whites, the high s ...

(1899) * Hallandale High School (1973) *

Hollywood Hills High School Hollywood Hills High School is a high school in Hollywood, Florida. Attendance zones The school serves sections of Hollywood and Davie. - Compare this map to attendance boundary maps and/or street addresses of particular schools. - Compare wi ...

(1967) *

J. P. Taravella High School J. P. Taravella High School is a secondary school located in Coral Springs, Florida which teaches grades 9–12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. The school was named after Joseph Phillip Taravella (1919–1978), ...

(1980) *

McArthur High School McArthur High School is located in Hollywood, Florida. It serves students from both Hollywood and Pembroke Pines in grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. History Alfred Ryll (former Mayor ...

(1961) * McFatter Technical College and Technical High School (1985) *

Miramar High School Miramar High School is a public high school located in Miramar, Florida. The school opened in 1970 and serves students residing in southwest Broward County; however, magnet students may hail from elsewhere in the county. Miramar High School ...

(1970) * Monarch High School (2003) * Northeast High School (1962) *

Nova High School Nova High School is a public high school located in Davie, Florida and is part of the Broward County Public Schools district. It is one of four schools that comprise the Nova Center for Applied Research and Professional Development, the other ...

(1960) * Piper High School (1971) *

Plantation High School Plantation High School (commonly referred to as PHS) is a high school located in Plantation, Florida, part of the Broward County Public Schools district. As of 2023, the school serves 1,834 students in grades 9 through 12. It was originally lo ...

(1963) *

Pompano Beach High School Pompano Beach High School (formerly Pompano High School, Pompano Beach Senior High School and The Pompano Beach High School Institute of International Studies) is a college-preparatory school located in Pompano Beach, Florida, which instructs g ...

(1928) *

Sheridan Technical College and High School Sheridan Technical College and Technical High School is a public post-secondary technical educational institution and a magnet school in Broward County, Florida. It has three campuses: Main Campus in Hollywood, West Campus in Pembroke Pines, an ...

(1967) *

South Broward High School South Broward High School (SBHS) is a marine science magnet school located in the Royal Poinciana neighborhood of Hollywood, Florida, United States. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. South Broward High had a ...

(1952) *

South Plantation High School South Plantation High School is a four-year public high school located in the city of Plantation, Florida in the United States. SPHS is part of the Broward County Public Schools school district, which is the sixth-largest district in the nation ...

(1971) *

(1990) *

Stranahan High School Stranahan High School, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was officially opened in 1953 as an elementary school. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. Originally for white students only, In 1963 Chester Seabury be ...

(1953) *

West Broward High School West Broward High School is a secondary school located in Pembroke Pines, Florida serving students in grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. West Broward High has an FCAT school grade of "''A' ...

(2008) * Western High School (1981) CoralGladesHightSchoolCS-22Jun2008

Middle schools

*Apollo Middle School *Arthur Ashe Middle School (closed, now
a campus of Atlantic Technical College) *Attucks Middle School *Bair Middle School *Broward Virtual Middle *Coral Springs Middle School *Crystal Lake Middle School *Deerfield Beach Middle School *Driftwood Middle School *Falcon Cove Middle School *Forest Glen Middle School *Glades Middle School *Indian Ridge Middle School *Lauderdale Lakes Middle School *Lyons Creek Middle School *Margate Middle School *McNicol Middle School *New Renaissance Middle School *New River Middle School *Nova Middle School *Olsen Middle School *Parkway Middle School of the Arts *Pines Middle School *Pioneer Middle School *Plantation Middle School *Pompano Beach Middle School *Ramblewood Middle School *James S. Richtards Middle School *Sawgrass Springs Middle School *Seminole Middle School *Silver Lakes Middle School *Silver Trail Middle School *Sunrise Middle School *Tequesta Trace Middle School *Walter C. Young Middle School *Westglades Middle School *Westpine Middle School *William Dandy Middle School Deerfield-elementary

Central Charter School

Elementary schools

*Annabel C. Perry PreK-8 *Atlantic West Elementary School *Banyan Elementary School *Bayview Elementary School *Beachside Montessori Village (K–8) *Bennett Elementary School *Mary M. Bethune Elementary School of the Arts *Boulevard Heights Elementary School *Broadview Elementary School *Broward Estates Elementary School *Castle Hill Elementary School *Central Park Elementary School *Challenger Elementary School *Chapel Trail Elementary School *Coconut Creek Elementary School *Coconut Palm Elementary School *Colbert Elementary School *Collins Elementary School *Cooper City Elementary School *Coral Cove Elementary School *Coral Park Elementary School *Coral Springs Elementary School *Country Hills Elementary School *Country Isles Elementary School *Cresthaven Elementary School *Croissant Park Elementary School *Cypress Elementary School *Dania Elementary School *Davie Elementary School *

Deerfield Beach Elementary School The Deerfield Beach Elementary School is a historic school in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is located at 651 Northeast 1st Street and is in the Broward County Public Schools school district. On April 16, 1990, it was added to the United States N ...

*Deerfield Park Elementary School *Dillard Elementary School *Discovery Elementary School *Dolphin Bay Elementary School *Charles Drew Elementary School *Driftwood Elementary School *Eagle Point Elementary School *Eagle Ridge Elementary School *Embassy Creek Elementary School (1992) *Endeavour Primary Learning Center *Everglades Elementary School *Fairway Elementary School *Flamingo Elementary School *Floranada Elementary School *Forest Hills Elementary School *Stephen Foster Elementary School *Fox Trail Elementary School *Gator Run Elementary School *Griffin Elementary School *Gulfstream Academy of Hallandale Beach K-8 *Hawkes Bluff Elementary School *Heron Heights Elementary School *Hollywood Central Elementary School *Hollywood Hills Elementary School *Hollywood Park Elementary School *Horizon Elementary School *James S. Hunt Elementary School *Indian Trace Elementary School *Martin Luther King Elementary School *Lake Forest Elementary School *Lakeside Elementary School *Larkdale Elementary School *Lauderdale Manors Elementary School *Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School *Liberty Elementary School *Lloyd Estates Elementary School *Manatee Bay Elementary School *Maplewood Elementary School *Margate Elementary School *McNab Elementary School *Meadowbrook Elementary School *Miramar Elementary School *Mirror Lake Elementary School *Morrow Elementary School *Nob Hill Elementary School *Norcrest Elementary School *North Andrews Gardens Elementary School *North Fork Elementary School *North Lauderdale Elementary School *North Side Elementary School *Nova Blanche Forman Elementary School *Nova Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School *

Oakland Park Elementary School The Oakland Park Elementary School is a historic school in Oakland Park, Florida, United States. The school, part of Broward County Public Schools, is located at 936 Northeast 33rd Street. On June 9, 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Reg ...

*Oakridge Elementary School *Orange Brook Elementary School *Oriole Elementary School *Palm Cove Elementary School *Palmview Elementary School *Panther Run Elementary School (1998) *Park Lakes Elementary School *Park Ridge Elementary School *Park Springs Elementary School *Park Trails Elementary School *Parkside Elementary School *Pasadena Lakes Elementary School *Pembroke Lakes Elementary School *Pembroke Pines Elementary School *Peters Elementary School *Pines Lakes Elementary School *Pinewood Elementary School *Plantation Elementary School *Plantation Park Elementary School *Pompano Beach Elementary School *Quiet Waters Elementary School *Ramblewood Elementary School *Riverglades Elementary School *Riverland Elementary School *Riverside Elementary School *C. Robert Markham Elementary School *Rock Island Elementary School *Royal Palm Elementary School *Sanders Park Elementary School *Sandpiper Elementary School *Sawgrass Elementary School *Sea Castle Elementary School *Sheridan Hills Elementary School *Sheridan Park Elementary School *Silver Lakes Elementary School *Silver Palms Elementary School *Silver Ridge Elementary School *Silver Shores Elementary School *Stirling Elementary School *Sunland Park Academy *Sunset Lakes Elementary School *Sunshine Elementary School *Tamarac Elementary School *Tedder Elementary School *Thurgood Marshall Elementary School *Tradewinds Elementary School *Tropical Elementary School *Village Elementary School * Walker Elementary School *Watkins Elementary School *Welleby Elementary School *West Hollywood Elementary School *Westchester Elementary School *Westwood Heights Elementary School *Wilton Manors Elementary School *Winston Park Elementary School *Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School Education Centers *Atlantic Technical College *Arthur Ashe Campus *Beachside Montesorri Village *Bright Horizons Center *Charles Drew Family Resource Center *Cross Creek School *Cypress Run Education Center *Endeavour Primary Learning Center *Gulfstream Academy North *Pine Ridge Ed. Center *Quest Center *Gulfstream Academy North *Gulfstream Early Learning *Henry Perry Center *Whiddon Rogers Education Center *Whispering Pines Center *Wingate Oaks Center

Former segregated schools

At first all the nonwhite schools were, as elsewhere, elementary schools. In part through the efforts of principals

Blanche General Ely and Joseph A. Ely Blanche Euturpe General Ely (December 7, 1904 — December 23, 1993) was born in Reddick, Florida, the daughter of Deacon John General and Sarah Enock General. Her mother died when she was an infant, and she was raised by her father and her stepmot ...

, by the end of the segregation era there were three nonwhite high schools in Broward County: Crispus Attucks in Hollywood, Dillard in Ft. Lauderdale, and Blanche Ely in Pompano Beach. *B.F. James Elementary School, Hallandale * Bethune Elementary, 2400 Meade St., Hollywood *

, Pompano, opened 1952, still in use * Braithwaite School, a

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, opened 1929, demolished * Carver Ranches Elementary School, 2201 S. 44th Ave., West Hollywood, now West Park * Charles Drew Elementary School * Chester A. Moore Elementary School, 912 Pembroke Rd., Hallandale, demolished * Collins Elementary School, 1050 NW 2nd St., Dania * Colored School No. 11, NW 3rd Ave. and 2nd St., Deerfield Beach, later known as Dillard School, then Walker Elementary School, 1925. Building houses the

Old Deerfield School Old Deerfield School is a historic school in Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States. It is located at 232 North East 2nd Street. Designed by A.E. Lewis it was built by Edgar S. Tubbs in 1920. On May 5, 1999, it was added to the U.S. National Reg ...

Museum. *

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High School, Hollywood * Dania Colored School, 1905, in the St. Ruth Missionary Baptist Church. Another school built 1917. * Davie Negro School * Deerfield Colored School, opened 1903, first school for African Americans in Broward County * Dillard Elementary School, 1959. At one time was Dillard High School, Ft. Lauderdale. * Fort Lauderdale Colored * Hallandale Rosenwald School, 1929 * Lanier Junior High School, 1st Ave. and 9th St., Hallandale * Hammondsville Colored School * Liberia Rosenwald School, also known as Attucks School, 3600 NW 22 Ave., Hollywood, 1929 * Lincoln Park Elementary, 600 NW 19th Ave. * Markham Park Elementary School * Oakland Park Negro School, later Carter G. Woodson Elementary School, 3721 NE 5th Ave. * One-room school at Pompano Migratory Labor Camp * Pompano Colored School, 718 NW 6th St., 1928, renamed Coleman Elementary School in 1954, demolished * Pompano Project Elementary School * Sanders Park Elementary School * Sunland Park Elementary, 919 NW 13th Ave. BrowardPublicElementary