February 21, 2013
Task force: Outsource part of Broward school bus service
The Broward County
schools facilities task force on Wednesday proposed a dramatic
alternative to fixing the bleeding transportation department —outsource
one of its bus terminals to a private company. "There's no way for you
to know if what you're doing is the best until you have something to
compare it to,"Charlotte Greenbarg, vice-chair of the task force, told
the school board. She wants the district to pilot the idea with one
terminal in order to compare costs and management operations.
Legislation Gives Florida School Districts More Flexibility On Class Sizes
A bill that would change the way schools are penalized for not complying with class size requirements
is getting bipartisan support so far in Tallahassee….Georgia Slack, a
lobbyist for Broward County Public Schools and a consortium of school
boards, said the goal is not to change class size requirements.
Upcoming Allen West appearance sparks complaint
He's out of office, but former Congressman Allen West
is still attracting controversy. This time it's over a speech he's
scheduled to give Saturday night to one of the Broward School Board's
advisory committees. A civic activist who's tangled before with West is
outraged, arguing it's the wrong venue for the defeated one-term
congressman, best known for his incendiary attacks on President BarackObama and other Democrats.
If Allen West could teach in Broward schools, surely he can speak
You know what's wrong with Allen West giving a talk to a Broward school district advisory group this weekend? Nothing.
Broward schools audit finds security firm overbilled
A
private security firm hired to protect Broward school district
properties was overbilling for the service, according to an internal
audit presented to Broward School Board members Wednesday. The audit
documented more than $129,000 in overbilling by Georgia-based U.S.
Security Associates, and faulted the district’s “inadequate” oversight
of the charges, many of which have been paid.