The Broward County (Florida) School District has notified 300 employees that their jobs may be eliminated after this school year as part of a cost-cutting reorganization plan.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that the affected positions include 11 elementary school counselors, 17 exceptional student education counselors, 16 social workers, 21 clerical support assistants and 40 district management positions, according to a document provided by the school district.
The proposed cuts also include 53 non-teaching positions associated with schools that are closing in the 2026-27 school year, district spokesman John Sullivan said.
In total, the district is eliminating the 856 positions, most of which are already unfilled. The total includes some positions that were on the books but not actually funded during the 2025-26 school year, a district document states. The total savings for 512 filled and unfilled positions that were funded this school year is about $45 million, an executive summary states.
The district is trying to “right size” in response to years of declining enrollment. The School Board has directed Superintendent Howard Hepburn to cut 1,000 jobs per year for the next three years.
