Category: South Florida Schools

The Broward School District has agreed to return most graduation ceremonies to rented venues after a plan to move them to three high school gymnasiums generated a firestorm of controversy. Superintendent Howard Hepburn issued a memo to Broward School Board members late Friday announcing the change in plans. The School Board heard from numerous students, parents and elected officials at a Wednesday meeting opposing the use of high school gyms. Related Articles Gymnasium graduation plan prompts heated Broward School Board debate Broward moves some...

A controversial plan to make major changes to Broward middle and high school student schedules was quashed by the School Board on Tuesday. The proposed $35 million cost-cutting measure ended the same way it began a few weeks ago  —behind closed doors. The proposal would have ended traditional block scheduling as well as personalization periods, or study halls, in secondary schools. It also would have limited the ability of teachers to make extra money by teaching classes beyond their normal load. The idea was rolled out a few weeks ago during a closed session and first shared with union...