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Broward's superintendent recommends closing 10 schools in 2027-28, and the School Board votes Dec. 15
The 5AM Fort Lauderdale team
If your child is at a school on Superintendent Howard Hepburn's list, here's where it stands. Hepburn is recommending closing seven elementary schools and three middle schools in 2027-28. The nine-member School Board has the final say and votes Dec. 15. District staff also put a 26-school option on the table for discussion.
The district added a 26-school option beside the 10-school recommendation
Sources: WLRN, Miami Herald
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Hepburn's recommendation | 10 |
| Option for discussion | 26 |
- Banyan Elementary (Sunrise): students to Discovery and Village elementaries
- Lloyd Estates Elementary (Oakland Park): to North Andrews Gardens, Oakland Park
- William Dandy Middle (Fort Lauderdale): to Parkway Middle
- Vote: Dec. 15, nine-member School Board, majority needed
Board member Allen Zeman wants 26 closures. He says the 10 on the list are 2.5% of students while enrollment is declining 5.5% a year. Leaders of the Broward Teachers Union disapproved at Wednesday's workshop. William Dandy Middle's campus is expected to become a KIPP Miami site.
Empty seats are costing the district money
- 61,000+
- empty seats districtwide
- $430 million
- less in the district's $3.5 billion budget
- $1.2 million
- average yearly savings per closure from last year's six
- 17
- schools closed in three years if the 10 are approved
Source: WLRN
Sources: WLRN, Miami Herald