Broward County Public Schools


Broward County Public Schools is a public school district serving Broward County, Florida, is the seventh largest public school system in the nation. During the 2016–2017 school year, Broward County Public Schools served 271,517 students enrolled in 327 schools and education centers district wide. The district is headquartered in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

History

William 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. In 1994 Frank Petruzielo became the superintendent.

School Board

The current Superintendent of schools is Robert Runcie. The members of the school board, which oversee the district, are as follows:
On February 14, 2018, a former student opened fire at a Broward school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 17 others.
Superintendent Robert Runcie and the School Board have faced criticism for their handling of policies and the lack of guidance assisted to the shooter. In April 2018, student Kenneth Preston revealed an investigation into an $800 million dollar bond for safety and building projects that the school board had not carried out efficiently. His findings prompted Senator Marco Rubio to request an investigation by both the Departments of Education and Justice.
On February 13, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis made an announcement alongside families of victims killed in the shooting that he had petitioned a statewide grand jury investigation based in Broward County.

Schools in Broward County

During the 2016–2017 academic school year, the District served 271,205 students. The district covers a total of 286 institutions: 138 elementary schools, 43 middle schools, 33 high schools, 16 adult/vocational schools, 16 centers, and 56 charter schools.

6-12 secondary schools

in Coral Springs
in Coral Springs

Middle schools

in Deerfield Beach
in Miramar

Elementary schools

At first all the colored schools were, as elsewhere, elementary schools. In part through the efforts of principals Blanche General Ely and Joseph A. Ely, by the end of the segregation era there were three colored high schools in Broward County: Crispus Attucks in Hollywood, Dillard in Ft. Lauderdale, and Blanche Ely in Pompano Beach.
in Parkland