Future First: Partnering With Broward County Public Schools
Today we are visiting with Broward County Public Schools Superintendent, and Children's Services Council Member, Mr. Robert W. Runcie. With a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard and a master's in business administration from Northwestern University, Mr. Runcie began his career in management consulting and technology. He then worked in the Chicago Public Schools system in different roles, including as Chief of Staff to Arne Duncan, later President Obama's Secretary of Education. In October 2011 he was selected as Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools and in 2016 he was selected as Superintendent of the Year by the Florida Association of Districts Superintendents.
There are so many points where the work of the CSC and Broward County Schools intersect to complement each other to improve the lives of children that it's hard to know where to begin. Let's start with some of the initiatives we have collaborated on since the beginning of your tenure:
1) Ending the school house to jail house pipeline: PROMISE
2) Minority Male Success Task Force
3) Early Care and Education
4) The Grade Level reading Campaign (Dan Gohl) and its four pillars:
- School Readiness
- Parent Engagement
- Attendance
- Preventing Summer Slide
Some areas include those that are CSC funded, for example:
1) School Nurses
2) Elementary (MOST), Middle (Youth FORCE) and High School (21st Century, Leap High, STEP, BOSS) afterschool programs
3) Swim Central
4) Hunger relief programs, such as Harvest Drive, supper program in partnership with Florida Impact
5) Broward Back to School Community Extravaganza (uniforms, backpacks, supplies and shoes)
For more information about the CSC, please visit www.cscbroward.org.
The Children's Services Council of Broward County is an independent taxing authority which was established by a public referendum on September 5, 2000, and reauthorized via referendum on November 4, 2014, which, through Public Act, Chapter 2000-461 of the laws of Florida, authorized the Council to levy up to 0.5 mills of property taxes. The role of the Council is to provide the leadership, advocacy and resources necessary to enhance children's lives and empower them to become responsible, productive adults through collaborative planning and funding of a continuum of quality care. To learn more about programs and services the Children's Services Council funds, please call (954) 377-1000.
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