The Broward County School Board will vote Tuesday on whether it should direct the superintendent to devise a plan to cut school district staff by 1,000 positions each year for three years.
School board member Jeff Holness added an item to Tuesday’s board meeting agenda that, if passed by the board, would require Superintendent Howard Hepburn to develop and present a “comprehensive staffing alignment plan” by the May 12 workshop meeting that reduces staff by 3,000 positions over three consecutive years. The board would then vote to approve the plan no later than June 30, according to a summary on the agenda.
“While our School District is performing well academically, we have serious financial concerns,” Holness said in a statement. “We must be resolute in taking action to put our District on a more stable financial path, where we can properly compensate our teachers and staff and efficiently meet the needs of our students.”…