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The Broward County School Board was poised to vote on the contract of incoming superintendent Peter Licata on Thursday, beginning a new era of leadership for the district. But not enough board members showed up to take a vote, meaning his planned start on Monday will be delayed by days, if not weeks.
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The Broward County School Board has selected career educator Peter Licata to be the district's next top leader. He's spent 29 years as a teacher, principal and administrator in neighboring Palm Beach County public schools.
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Broward residents could know who will be the next leader of the county's public schools by the end of the week. The three finalists have now fielded questions from a group of principals and community members as part of a marathon of interview panels.
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The board met Tuesday to pick their top three candidate for superintendent.
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A frequent applicant, a Haitian-American, an internal candidate and leaders from Detroit and Houston: these are the profiles of the semifinalists in the search for the Broward County school district’s new superintendent.
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The pool of semifinalists include an internal candidate, an administrator in neighboring Palm Beach County, and other career educators who have worked in Detroit, D.C. and Houston public schools.
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On The South Florida Roundup, we spoke about the Broward County Public School Board's contentious closed-door meeting that has led to a push to have students carry clear backpacks for safety reasons.
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Dr. Jesus Jara, superintendent of the Clark County School District in Nevada, dropped out of consideration to oversee Broward County schools. His decision came less than a day after seeking to run the nation's sixth-largest school district.
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The Broward County School Board voted to accept more applications for the district's top job, after the superintendent of the Las Vegas-area school district — the country's fifth largest — voiced interest in the post.
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Twenty-six people applied to be the next superintendent of Broward County Public Schools. But the district's search consultant says he's only really confident in two. Florida politics are partially to blame, he says.
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Broward County Public Schools' interim leader is not on the list of applicants who want to become the next permanent superintendent, but a top district administrator is.
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The historic flooding caused damage at a dozen schools, but the nine that suffered the worst were in Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood.