The School Board in Action

GRAMMY Foundation Partnership Agreement Continues
Back in 2001, the Board approved a partnership agreement with the GRAMMY Foundation that allows students and staff at Parkway Middle School access to the Leonard Bernstein Center (LBC) for learning strategy for student achievement. That agreement is being extended and amendments will reduce the participation fee from $57,000 to $20,000; provide the District with assistance from the LBC on marketing and publicizing the school's magnet program; and provide for continued access to teacher training and LBC materials.

WPBT Partnership to Develop Media Literacy Curriculum
WPBT Channel 2 - the local contact for the National Television Arts and Sciences Association - has offered to work with the District to implement and/or expand the Media Literacy Curriculum. Developed by the association in conjunction with both journalists and educators, the curriculum provides students with better understanding of how media affect our world and what career opportunities exist within the industry, both in front of and behind the cameras.

Agreement Amendment Helps Teen Girls Stay in School
Last June, the Board approved a cooperative agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice to provide dropout prevention educational services. These services are provided to delinquent youth in short-term offender programs, residential treatment, intensive probation, halfway houses, detention centers, intervention/prevention programs and Associated Marine Institutes. An amendment to this agreement now allows a new, direct agreement with Lighthouse Care Centers of Florida, a residential program for girls ages 13-18 that are at moderate risk. The program will be administered for these students at Whispering Pines School in Miramar.

Bit of History
The countywide replacement of wood-frame structures with concrete schools began in 1915. Among those replaced was Davie School. Dedicated May 10, 1918, the lower floor of the new school had four classrooms and the second floor housed the principal's office, a library and an auditorium with long wooden benches that could seat up to 500 people. In 1923, electric lights were added at a cost of $750. Though its original appearance was changed slightly by a hurricane in 1926 and by additions in the 1950s, the building - now known as Old Davie School - remains one of the least altered elementary school buildings in South Florida.

Learn more about the history of Broward County Public Schools by visiting the District's Web site (www.browardschools.com). Click on "About Us" and select "Our History."