Brevard County School District
| Brevard Public Schools | |
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| Address | |
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2700 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Viera, Florida 32940-6601 |
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| Information | |
| Superintendent | Dr. Desmond K. Blackburn |
| Enrollment | 74,000 (September 7, 2015) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Brevard County, Florida |
| Website | http://www.brevardschools.org/ |
Brevard Public Schools is a school district serving Brevard County, Florida, and based in Viera, Florida. Coordinates: 28°14′53.60″N 80°44′9.64″W / 28.2482222°N 80.7360111°W
In 2015, the district had about 74,000 students. 24% attend a school other than the one to which they are assigned. In 2009, the School Board was Brevard's largest local government employer with 9,500 workers of whom 5,000 are teachers. The superintendent of schools is Dr. Desmond K. Blackburn.
Board members run as non-partisan.
District 1 - Misty Haggard-Belford (Vice Chairman)
District 2 - John Craig
District 3 - Tina Descovich
District 4 - Karen Henderson
District 5 - Andy Ziegler (Chairman)
The budget for 2008-9 was about $1 billion. Roughly half is operating; about half is capital outlay. Board members were paid $35,000 annually in 2011.
In 2010, there were 7,000 students whose parents were employed by the federal government which pays no local real estate taxes. The budget is fairly dependent on real estate taxes. As a result, the federal government contributes money through the Federal Impact Aid program by way of compensation. However, in 2010, the amount had dropped from an expected $43 million to $5 million due to cuts in the federal budget.
In 2011, $232 million was budgeted for teachers salaries.
Clifton Colored Schoolhouse was built around 1890 in north Merritt Island. It was one of two early schools for blacks in the county.
Disparities existed between black and white schools including teacher salaries. The first attempt in Florida to change this system occurred in 1938 when the NAACP brought suit in Brevard.
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