February 7, 2013
Students grow food, learn nutrition
Program encourages Broward County students to eat more fresh food
A
new program is teaching students in five Broward County Public schools
about healthy eating and growing vegetables. ”Go ahead, just pull them
out. Wow, look at the carrots,” said science teacher Noel
Morgado-Santos. His students are harvesting and observing the carrots
they've grown in their new garden in Lauderhill.
Broward School District releases three year plan
Broward
County Public Schools (BCPS) has announced distribution of the
District’s new Three-Year Strategic Plan. The BCPS Strategic Plan was
developed with the assistance and input of the BCPS community. In brief,
the plan highlights three primary goals and provides a structure for
“Strengthening the Paths to Success.”
Broward School Board approves salary increases for employees
The
School Board of Broward County, Florida approved salary increases on
February 5, 2013, for approximately 4,568 Broward County Public Schools
employees.
Alex Collins delays signing with Arkansas: 'The family is not on the same page'
While
Northeast receiver Stacy Coley and Miramar linebacker Jermaine Grace
ended intense speculation Wednesday by signing with the University of Miami, another prized local recruit who had turned down the Hurricanes against his mother’s wishes stole the
spotlight with his strange National Signing Day saga. South Plantation running back Alex Collins was set to sign with Arkansas on Wednesday morning after announcing Monday night on Fox Sports South that he had chosen the Razorbacks over Miami, Florida State, Florida and Wisconsin.
Embattled BCPS Transportation director blows the whistle on rampant corruption, nepotism
Chester
Tindall, 50, may hail from the “Windy City” of Chicago, but his brief
tenurehere has been nothing short of stormy. “I was brought down here to
reform the system,” stated the embattled but unbowed head of the
Broward County Public School’s Transportation Department.
