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Three Broward schools would close and a number of others in the southern half of the county would face major changes, under a proposal Superintendent Howard Hepburn is recommending to deal with declining enrollment. Broward Estates Elementary in Lauderhill, Olsen Middle in Dania Beach and Oakridge Elementary in Hollywood would close under the proposed plan presented Monday night at a town hall ...
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Superintendent Vickie Cartwright and School Board Chairman Torey Alston received a letter from the state Department of Education’s inspector general’s office directing the district to respond by Nov. 28 to a complaint of possible waste and overpayment.
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One School Board member called the payments "sneaky," but most said they were satisfied with Interim General Counsel Marylin Batista’s assertion that these were “separation agreements," not “severance agreements."
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State law limits severance for most public employees to six weeks of pay, but these administrators got payouts ranging from 19 to 39 weeks.