Broward County Public Schools

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, Dr. 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, following four board members being replaced by Governor Ron DeSantis. In December 2022, the newly elected board members rescinded her firing. Dr. Vickie Cartwright later resigned in 2023. Peter B. Licata 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 (Chair) • District 6 – Adam Cervera, Esq. • District 7 – Nora Rupert • District 8 (At Large) – Dr. Allen Zeman • District 9 (At Large) – Debra Hixon ==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) • Peter B. Licata (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 in Parkland, Florida, 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 Ron DeSantis vowed to remove Runcie from his office, although he conceded that only the school board could do so. In May 2021, after the grand jury indicted him for perjury during their investigation, Runcie announced his intention to step down. 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 public opposition 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 Florida Board of Education voted to prevent the district from doing so and could replace elected board members. DeSantis withheld funding from school districts that required masks. ==List of schools==

During the 2023-2024 academic school year, the District served 251,106 students. • 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 • Castle Hill Elementary School • Central Park Elementary School • Challenger Elementary School • Chapel Trail Elementary School • Coconut Creek K-8 • Coconut Palm Elementary School • Colbert Elementary School • Collins Elementary School • Cooper City Elementary School • Coral Cove K-8 • 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 • 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 • Harbordale Elementary School • Hollywood Central K-8 • 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 • 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 STEAM Academy K–8 • 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 • Broward Estates Early Learning 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, 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. • Bethune Elementary, 2400 Meade St., Hollywood • Blanche Ely High School, Pompano, opened 1952, still in use • Braithwaite School, a Rosenwald school, 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 Museum. • Crispus Attucks 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.{{cite book in Parkland in Coconut Creek ==See also==