82 www.gflalliance.org Education for our company and others region.” inthe two systems, in hiring is and critical retaining talent best the employment outcomes and interconnectivity the between are working together with business the to sector integrate educational system, where K-12and both highereducation number of National Certified Board Teachers.Our robust system and country inthe state leadsthe of inthe is largest the (BCPS) accreditedSchools fully K-12school high-quality academic programs. Broward County Public with outstanding leadership and faculty, offering numerous Broward County we have universities several and colleges IT simpler and more accessible for 250,000enterprises. In workstyles making complex and cloud services, enterprise and virtualization technologies, Citrix powers mobile “With market-leading cloud, collaboration, networking Citrix Real Estate&Facilities Vice President Guy Desautels South Florida BusinessJournal Photo byMark Freerks Education 83

Photo Courtesy of Florida Atlantic University Atlantic Photo Courtesy of Florida Seamless Education 80 percent that indicate forecasts Economic technical will require occupations future of Business Specific identify their workforce businesses As Centers Technical Broward requirements, Broward Sheridan), and McFatter (Atlantic, universities four-year the area’s College and to programs state-of-the-industry implement the and students of interests meet the career In employers. of local requirements staffing the have students areas, career of a multitude a seamless through progress to opportunity the within system education workforce sectors. business various boast state-of- Centers Technical Broward informed facilities, and the-art equipment skilled industry-validated and faculty and E-learning programs. educational been in a expanded have opportunities programs education workforce of variety who serve better to students the needs of In options. scheduling flexible require Centers Technical the Broward addition, on solutions business-training provide business at campuses, center technical specific training address to online and sites industry district’s The schedules. needs and and career many honored have partners national with programs education technical excellence. of awards science and parenting preparation programs. programs. preparation parenting science and arranging, floral as diverse as classes With an and sculpture yoga, tennis, Spanish, of thousands computers, to introduction their applying enjoy residents Broward new skills. learning and talents Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance economic sourcebook Fort Greater echnical and Adult/Community Career, T Career, Education highly today’s for students Preparing on the cornerstone is careers technical Career, school district’s the Broward which Technical, Adult and Community Education A multitude built. are programs (CTACE) provide activities and courses programs, of cross-curricula and both interdisciplinary high Broward’s goalfor The instruction. academically students graduate to is schools post- for prepared technologically and an enter to and secondary education/college high-skill, occupation. high-wage in-demand starting programs offers district The school in exploration and awareness career with through progresses and middle school specialized post-secondary high school and addition, In programs. education technical community and adult the district offers services and to programs education ethnically and economically of thousands Programs residents. County Broward diverse include Adult Basic Education, Adult Educational General Education, Secondary Speakers for (GED), English Development Family/ (ESOL), Other Languages of Vocational Literacy, Intergenerational for programs and Instruction Preparatory Adults with Disabilities. education/lifelong Fee-based community academic, include offerings course learning artistic, social health, cultural, recreational, The district’s overall graduation rate has has rate overall graduation district’s The points 10 percentage over by increased of 76.5 with percent years, five the last over in 2011. graduating seniors

In 2000, the state of Florida implemented implemented Florida of 2000, the state In under Education for A+ Plan the Governor’s are performances districts’ school which F scale. Broward A through an graded on B grade from A or earned an consistently has began. process the grading since the state In each of the last 10 years, the Council 10 years, the last of each In specifically Schools has City the Great of achievement. student BCPS for singled out nation’s of the of 66 is a coalition council The systems. school public urban largest Recognized for Student Achievement Prize Broad the BCPSfor a 2011 finalist was the California-based by Broad presented (also year the third was It Foundation. the district a was 2009) that in 2008 and to be the considered award the for finalist of education, in the field Prize” “Pulitzer $150,000 in of a minimum guarantees which students. for scholarships college building a skilled workforce for today and tomorrow. building a skilled workforce for County Broward Public Schools Schools (BCPS) Public is County Broward in the system school public the sixth largest in 232 230,000 students country nearly with includes That centers. education and schools than serve which schools, 76 charter more award- district The alsohas 29,000 students. serves virtual and winning schools more education continuing and 150,000 adult than fully accredited BCPS the largest is students. annual an With in the country. school system BCPS $1.9 billion, is of budget operating With economy. also the area’s a vital part of 7,000 than full-time 26,000 more and nearly the district school is part-time employees, employer. largest the county’s an important foundation for the region’s high quality of life, while life, of quality high region’s the for foundation important an Greater Fort Lauderdale’s robust educational system provides educational system provides robust Greater Fort Lauderdale’s Education education beyond high school. Through www.browardschools.com, www.ctace.com, Council (FKC), and several accrediting approved agreements, high school and adult www.browardtechcenters.com, and www. organizations for religious, proprietary students may earn post-secondary college mycommunityschool.com. and special needs programs. The major credits toward industry-recognized technical accrediting organizations in Florida are certificates and degrees. Independent and Private Schools approved by the Florida Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale has more than Academic Nonpublic Schools (FAANS),

Education In Career and Technical Education, Magnet 60 private and independent schools that which in turn is recognized by the Florida Programs, the College Academy, Technical meet a variety of student academic and Department of Education. Dual Enrollment and Smaller Learning personal needs. Accredited non-public Communities, students receive a rigorous schools hold memberships in organizations More than 30,000 children in Broward and relevant curriculum and maximum such as the Southern Association of attend non-public schools, which opportunities to meet individual goals. Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Florida offer programs from early childhood Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), education through 12th grade. These For more information about Broward the Association of Independent Schools of schools welcome calls for information County Public Schools programs, visit: Florida (AISF), the Florida Kindergarten and are happy to arrange family visits

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• Seven Broward high schools ranked AP course enrollment and the number of AP $4.3 million in athletic scholarships in 2012. among the “Best High Schools” in the nation examinations taken. More than 5,000 Broward County students for 2012 by U.S. News & World Report. Three received state scholarships through the high schools (out of over 22,000) received • The district offers a full range of magnet Florida Bright Futures Programs. gold medals – representing the top 3 percent school programs, from arts and drama to of high schools in the country. Those schools science, and technology, engineering and • The Energy Tools for Schools program, are Cypress Bay, Pompano Beach and mathematics to International Baccalaureate initiated by the district’s Energy Conservation William T. McFatter Technical high schools. to meet the needs and talents of students. Department, has helped reduce electrical Receiving silver medals were Atlantic The district has 35 magnet programs in consumption. After three years, the program Technical, Cooper City, Fort Lauderdale and 48 schools at elementary, middle and high has helped the district save nearly $14 Nova high schools. school levels. million in electrical costs and is currently on track to save an additional $7 million • The Washington Post included 13 Broward • The district’s Innovative Schools provide for fiscal year 2012. Florida Power and County high schools in its High School students unique or thematic instruction. Light (FPL) recently received the Greater Challenge list of top 1,800 public high Students attending Innovative Schools receive Fort Lauderdale Alliance’s “Educational schools in the nation. Joining an elite group extra experience and exposure in a particular Excellence Builds Business Partnership of public high schools nationwide were Coral theme. The district has four elementary, eight Award,” for its role in developing the “Energy Glades, Coral Springs Charter, Everglades, middle and two innovative high schools. In Tools for Schools” conservation program. Hallandale, International School of Broward, addition, 19 schools located in the Coral Monarch, Northeast, Nova, Parkway Springs, Everglades and Hallandale Innovation • BCPS environmental website - www. Academy, South Broward, South Plantation, Zones offer innovative programs. BrowardSchoolsGoGreen.com - showcases West Broward, and Western. According to the District’s efforts to “go green” and serves The Washington Post, schools on the list • The district has more than 14,000 full- as an educational tool for students, staff and represent only 9 percent of schools across time, instructional staff members. The the community. the country. average experience of a Broward teacher is 16 years, and nearly 56 percent of Broward • In what is likely a first for any collegiate • Newsweek magazine named three BCPS teachers hold advanced degrees (e.g. high school in the nation, 100 percent of the high schools to its list of America’s Best master’s degree or doctorate.) 2010, 2011 and 2012 graduates of the College High Schools for 2012. Included in the list Academy at earned an AA of 500 high schools from across the nation • National Board Certification is an advanced degree along with their high school diploma. were: Cypress Bay (232), Marjory Stoneman teaching credential that is designed to Douglas (275) and Pompano Beach (342). recognize effective and accomplished • music teacher Alvin teachers. BCPS leads the state and is Davis, BCPS Teacher of the Year 2012, and • In 2010/11, the district’s high schools second in the nation with a total of 1,783 the state’s Top Teacher of the Year for 2012, combined to offer more than 1,000 Advanced board-certified teachers. was one of four finalists for 2012 National Placement (AP) classes encompassing 33 Teacher of the Year. Davis was honored by college-level courses. Between 2008/09 • Broward County students were awarded President Barack Obama during a Rose and 2010/2011, BCPS saw an increase in $143 million in academic scholarships and Garden Ceremony in Washington, DC.

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