May 15, 2013
Prom-bound students help crash victims
Western High School students aid driver of rolled over minivan
Western High School seniors heading to prom stopped to help the victims of a rollover crash on Interstate 595. The crash happened about 6:43 p.m. Saturday. Limousine driver Danny Izzi had picked up the 20 students and was taking them to a beach hotel when he saw the Honda Odyssey flip over right in front of him.
http://www.local10.com/news/prombound-students-help-crash-victims/-/1717324/20147860/-/7ahklx/-/index.html
Students Headed to Prom Help Crash Victims
A group of 20 students headed to prom – along with their limousine driver – helped rescue five adults and two children, who were trapped in a van after they crashed on Interstate 595 Saturday. http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Students-Headed-to-Prom-Help-Crash-Victims/207495091
Broward school district won't eliminate zero as a grade
The Broward School Board rejected a proposal to make 50 the lowest score a student could earn, after it drew overwhelming opposition Tuesday. Parents and teachers said eliminating scores of zero through 49 was unfair because students who try but fail would earn the same score as those who turn nothing in. They said simply adjusting grades would not help struggling students and ultimately send the wrong message.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/education/fl-eliminating-zero-grade-broward-20130514,0,5792484.story
Support voiced for Broward school facilities shakeup
[ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/ ]Broward County schools will likely eliminate most construction-related jobs, as a majority of School Board members say dramatic action is needed to fix the troubled facilities department. Superintendent Robert Runcie drafted a reorganization plan that eliminates 45 of the 70 employees in the Facilities Design and Construction department and would outsource most functions to private companies. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/education/highered/fl-broward-schools-facilities-reorg-20130514,0,3359330.story
Broward superintendent proposes outsourcing facilities department
Arguing that its expertise and focus is the education business — and not the construction business — Broward’s school district is considering outsourcing much of its long-troubled facilities department. The proposal, in which about 40 of the department’s 65 jobs would be eliminated, is being pushed by Superintendent Robert Runcie, and comes at a time when Broward’s school-building activities have largely dried up under state budget cuts and the steady loss of students to competing charter schools. http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/14/3397735/broward-superintendent-proposes.html
Creek now looking for part time officers to fill SRO spots
This school year is almost over, but in the fall, [ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/us/florida/broward-county/coconut-creek-PLGEO100100403010000.topic ]CoconutCreek elementary schools will most likely have new School Resource Officers (SROs). Coconut Creek is moving forward with the hiring of three previously retired officers. The city will be testing out a new program of hiring retired officers for the seasonal job of keeping watch over the area's elementary schools – [ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/education/schools/elementary-schools/coconut-creek-elementary-school-OREDU0000283.topic ]CoconutCreek Elementary, [ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/education/schools/elementary-schools/tradewinds-elementary-school-OREDU0000379.topic ]TradewindsElementary, and [ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/education/schools/elementary-schools/winston-park-elementary-school-OREDU0000387.topic ]WinstonPark Elementary. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/coconut-creek/fl-ccf-sroposition-0509-20130511,0,5864724.story
Blanche Ely High School teacher punished after alleged sex talk
A Broward reading teacher has been suspended for 13 days without pay after her overly permissive classroom environment led to rampant student misbehavior and students feeling emboldened enough to ask the teacher about her past sexual encounters. http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/14/3397548/ely-high-school-teacher-suspended.html
