FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – The Broward faculties superintendent has launched a brand new memo recommending the closure of seven faculties beginning subsequent faculty yr.
The memo highlights a number of modifications amid a shrinking district finances and declining enrollment within the county.
Below BCPS Superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn’s plan, Sunshine Elementary in Miramar would shut, and people college students would transfer to Fairway Elementary.
College students from Panther Run Elementary in Pembroke Pines could be moved to Chapel Path Elementary, college students from Blair Center in Dawn could be despatched to Westpine Center, and college students from Seagull Various Excessive Faculty in Fort Lauderdale could be moved to Whiddon Rogers Schooling Middle.
Palm Cove Elementary in Pembroke Pines would additionally shut, with college students transferring to Pine Lakes Elementary. Moreover, Plantation Center Faculty would shut, and college students could be transferred to Plantation Excessive Faculty, which might turn into a grade 6-12 faculty.
North Fork Elementary Faculty would even be on the chopping block, with these college students despatched to Walker Elementary or cut up amongst 4 faculties.
“It’s the start of a strategy of right-sizing our services in order that we will have the best amount of cash being spent on portray, carpentry, and plumbing as we do on educating our college students,” stated Broward Faculty Board Member Dr. Allen Zeman.
Zeman stated the varsity district can also be constructing new services within the new yr and laid out different plans.
“We’ve acquired two extra coming subsequent yr already. We’ve acquired a brand new Okay-8 opening in Pembroke Pines. Because of that, there’s two dramatically beneath enrolled elementary faculties recognized later this yr that may shut in a subsequent yr, not till 2027-2028 yr, but it surely’s seven [schools] immediately,” he stated.
This previous Monday, at a faculty district workshop, Hepburn stated the district has misplaced 9,000 college students over the previous yr and has a virtually $95 million finances shortfall.
“We’ve to take drastic measures to verify our fund steadiness stays in an excellent state and we will proceed to supply the identical stage of service to our college students and households,” stated Hepburn.
Whereas change is coming, faculty board officers say it’s for the higher.
“It might be a mile or two farther, but it surely’ll have higher schooling occurring. It’ll have extra applications occurring. It’ll be operated in a means that enables their pupil to do extra, various things, actions, and sports activities. So on the finish of the day, though it might be inconvenient to go to a unique faculty, and I acknowledge that totally, your pupil is gonna be going to a greater faculty should you’re instantly affected by these closures immediately,” stated Zeman.
The varsity board will convene in January to make a closing determination on Hepburn’s suggestions.
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