School Board Workshop and Special School Board Meeting

The Broward County Public Schools School Board Workshop and Special School Board Meeting took place October 6, 2026. The workshop focused primarily on the district’s “Redefining Our Schools” proposals amid declining enrollment and approximately 60,000 empty seats. Staff presented options affecting 10 schools, including consolidations, grade reconfigurations, and potential campus repurposing; no final closure decisions were made. Staff estimated that closing the 10 schools could yield about $12 million in recurring savings, while board members discussed an approximate $6 million in one-time transition costs as a rough estimate. The board requested further analysis of alternatives, special education placements, transportation, facilities, and potential community partnerships, with updated proposals planned for November 4 and a final board decision scheduled for December. Staff also reported active negotiations on a term sheet for the Cis Trunk Rising campus, and that a performance-based agreement with KIPP Miami for William Dandy Middle School is fully executed; any sole-occupancy arrangement and related service costs would require a separate agreement for board approval. A five-high-school pilot providing free Broward County Transit access for after-school activities is also being developed.

At the special meeting, the board considered multi-agency school resource officer agreements, with discussion citing an estimated $23.4 million total cost and approximately $119,000 per officer annually; the transcript ends before the vote result is shown. The board also discussed a possible one-time reimbursement of up to $300 in classroom-supply expenses for staff who became ineligible under revised state funding arrangements, but no action is recorded in the transcript. For the 2028–29 calendar, board members expressed support for the later-starting option, though no formal vote is shown. The workshop additionally included a policy review; the vendor-relations policy was withdrawn from consideration, while several other policies were deferred to follow the required rulemaking process.