Broward School Board To Discuss Appointing Dr. Vickie Cartwright To Superintendent Position

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – The Broward schoolhouse territory interim Superintendent Dr. Vickie Cartwright said she is honored to beryllium considered for the presumption permanently.

When Cartwright was selected successful July to service arsenic the interim superintendent, determination was a proviso successful her employment statement with the territory that prohibited her from applying for the position.

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But precocious past week, School Board subordinate Nora Rupert added an point to this week’s docket that would name her to the position, which she said would not interruption the presumption of the agreement.

Credited with starring Broward schools steadily done a rocky 2 months, Cartwright said she was humbled to beryllium considered for the position.

“I americium truly honored that the committee is recognizing a batch of the enactment that I person been capable to implicit successful collaboration with truthful galore unit members, assemblage members, it truly is that full municipality attack successful bid to guarantee that we are providing the champion things and services for our students,” said Cartwright connected Monday greeting during a ribbon-cutting of a caller gathering astatine Cypress Bay High School.

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Cartwright took a circuit of the three-story gathering that replaced portable classrooms. It tin accommodate astir 1,500 students and features 62 classrooms, labs, teacher readying rooms, and administrative offices.

The School Board is expected to sermon hiring Cartwright erstwhile they conscionable connected Tuesday. If approved, the School Board would authorize Chairwoman Dr. Rosalind Osgood to negociate a caller declaration with her.

The 9 School Board members person often divided implicit large decisions.

“I deliberation that I volition person much to accidental astir it tomorrow. I deliberation I americium going to hold until the gathering to beryllium capable to person this treatment with my colleagues,” said longtime School Board subordinate Laurie Rich Levinson.

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Cartwright replaced Robert Runcie who stepped down aft helium was arrested connected charges of lying to a expansive jury.

CBSMiami.com Team