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Presentation By The Hollywood Education Advisory Committee, Recognizing Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Superintendent Robert W. Runcie For Being Selected As Florida's 2016 Superintendent Of The Year By The Florida Association Of District School Superintendents (FADSS).
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Staff Recommends: Presentation of Item.
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Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Superintendent Robert W. Runcie was selected as Florida's 2016 Superintendent of the Year by the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS). Superintendent Runcie received the honor Wednesday, December 2, 2015, during a joint meeting of FADSS and the Florida School Boards Association in Tampa.
Mr. Runcie was appointed BCPS Superintendent in October 2011, and is now entering his fifth year leading the sixth largest public school system in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida.
During his tenure as BCPS Superintendent, Mr. Runcie was instrumental in spearheading community support for an $800 million General Obligation Bond in November 2014, which passed with 74 percent voter approval. This additional revenue source provides BCPS with needed funding for safety and modernization of schools, as well as updated technology, as part of its SMART (Safety, Music & Art, Athletics, Renovation and Technology) initiative.
Additional BCPS education initiatives under Mr. Runcie's leadership include:
* Becoming a national model for rethinking school discipline through its intervention strategy called PROMISE, which is creating positive outcomes for BCPS students and the community.
* Implementing innovative programs and engaging learning opportunities for all students including scholastic chess for all 2nd and 3rd grade students; the largest debate program in the nation - in all high schools and expanding in middles schools; computer science courses in all high schools; and expanding dual language programs and investing in music and the arts...
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