Category: Brevard Public Schools

Brevard Public Schools has begun implementation of a new health education curriculum in all of its K-12 schools to meet state requirements.

Brevard Public Schools proudly joins the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) in recognizing January as National Mentoring Month.

Brevard Public Schools announced the appointment of Cindy Lesinski as the new Chief Financial Officer for the district. Lesinski was selected following several rounds of interviews and research by the district and will replace Pennie Zuercher who resigned in October of 2019 after serving Brevard Public Schools for the past three years.

On November 25, Superintendent Mullins, along with nine cabinet members, school board representatives, and the president and vice president of the Brevard Federation of Teachers, headed back to school for the day.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the finalists for 2020 Teacher of the Year and Employee of the Year have been announced.

The Orlando Magic is offering BPS families exclusive discounts of up to 35% off select games through December 30, 2019.

The ground has been broken and the walls are going up. The countdown has begun on Brevard Public Schools’ new elementary school to be located in Viera and to open in August with the start of the 2020-2021 school year.

Please be advised that Brevard Public Schools is required to make up one of the three days schools were closed last month due to Hurricane Dorian, in order to meet instructional requirements.

Kennedy Space Center is recruiting high school students for crew member positions to work on weekends and during the 2019 winter holidays.

The City of Cocoa Office of Economic Development, in coordination with CareerSource Brevard, will host a free job fair on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Cocoa Civic Center, located at 434 Delannoy Avenue, Cocoa, FL 32922.

Brevard Public Schools and the Brevard Federation of Teachers agreed Thursday to several improvements in work conditions, tentatively settling on a contract that already included significant pay raises.

With pay raises settled, Brevard Public Schools and the Brevard Federation of Teachers will resume contract negotiations Thursday, turning their attention to improvements to work conditions for more than 4,800 teachers, counselors and others covered by the contract.

Brevard Public Schools and the Brevard Federation of Teachers agreed Tuesday on salary increases for 2019-2020, likely avoiding the public conflicts over pay that marked the previous year.  

Brevard Public Schools and its teachers’ union appeared close to an agreement Monday on salary raises that would be the among the largest in Central Florida, according to Brevard Public School officials.

Classroom teachers in 37 Brevard County public schools will be eligible for the Florida Department of Education’s new Best & Brightest retention bonuses of up to $2,500. 

Negotiating teams for Brevard Public Schools and the Brevard Federation of Teachers have agreed to return to negotiations on salary increases and work conditions.

Brevard Public Schools made its opening salary offer Tuesday to teachers represented by the Brevard Federation of Teachers. The district expected to negotiate in good faith over the next several days on a significantly better pay raise for teachers in 2019-2020. However, BFT leaders declined to negotiate Tuesday and said they were “done” for the week.

Brevard Public Schools will be closed through Thursday due to Hurricane Dorian. This includes all schools and district-related offices. There will be no extra-curricular activities, sports or childcare services through Wednesday. “We will continue to keep our staff and families updated as we go along,” said Brevard Public Schools Officials. “In the meantime, please stay informed and stay safe.”

Brevard Public Schools will be closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday due to Hurricane Dorian. This includes all schools and district-related offices. There will be no extra-curricular activities, sports or childcare services through Wednesday. “We will continue to keep our staff and families updated as we go along,” said Brevard Public Schools Officials. “In the meantime, please stay informed and stay safe.”

revard County Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, per an announcement from Brevard Public Schools on Friday.