Dear Meadowbrook Elementary Families & Community, 

Welcome to the Meadowbrook Elementary School website.  We hope you find many useful resources here and continue to periodically visit to learn about upcoming school events, programs and recognitions. 

A few key updates:

• Family Meet & Greet is set for August 15 (see flyer on landing page)
• The first day of school is August 16
• Visit www.browardschools.com/BTS to complete all required start of year forms
• Open House is set for August 31 (see flyer on landing page)
• Registration remains open…visit the office to register
• Our after-school provider, Community After School, is registering for the 22-23 school year
• Breakfast and lunch are FREE for all students this school year

I am very excited to continue into my fourth year as principal at Meadowbrook Elementary School.  Our theme for 2022-2023 is “Soaring on Strong Wings” and our vision remains “Meadowbrook will provide rigorous standards-based instruction to meet the needs of the 21^st Century learner in a safe and secure learning environment.”  We look forward to working with our students, families, PTA, community and Partners in Education to make this a very special year for Meadowbrook Elementary School.  We invite you to join us in our vision and reaching our goals.  Follow me on Twitter at @MeadowbrookElem and contact the office at 754-323-6500 to confirm that your contact information, address and cell phone is current.  

My experience:

• Nova Southeastern University Specialist degree in Educational Leadership
• University of Florida Bachelor & Masters degree in Elementary Education
• Elementary School Teacher in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (7 years)
• Elementary School Assistant Principal in Broward County Public Schools (6 years)
• Elementary School Principal in Broward County Public Schools (15 years)

Personal:

• My son graduated from University of Central Florida with computer science engineering degree and currently lives in Seattle, Washington
• My daughter is in her third year at University of Florida studying industrial engineering
• My wife is an elementary school teacher with Broward County Public Schools

The Meadowbrook Community, Teachers, Students & Staff are proud of these accomplishments:

• “A” School in 2004, 2006, 2009 & 2010
• “B” School in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2017 & 2018

A few key accomplishments from 2021-2022:

• Started school year 100% face to face for 700 students during pandemic
• Distributed 500+ laptop computers to students
• Held intervention camps and tutoring programs
• Completed myriad teacher and staff PD
• Held in-house field trips, field days, clubs and Grade 5 graduation
• Effectively implemented COVID protocols and increased sanitization practices
• Experienced extremely few COVID cases among student and staff
• Strengthened Dual Language Program in Grade K-5
• 2021-2022 Academic Accomplishments (compared to prior year)
  • Increased Grade 4 Reading by 10 points
  • Increased Grade 5 Reading by 1 point
  • Increased Grade 4 Math by 16 points
  • Increased Grade 3-5 Math by 2 points
  • Increased ELA Learning Gains by 23 points
  • Increased Math Learning Gains by 33 points
  • Increased ELA Learning Gains (Low 25%) by 12 points
  • Increased Math Learning Gains (Low 25%) by 6 points
  • Increased Total School Grade Points by 64 points

 Sincerely,

David Levine, Proud Principal