The City of Oakland Park is supporting Broward County Public Schools’ efforts to raise money. The school system is presenting voters with a referendum renewal that will appear on the August 23, 2022, primary election ballot. The new Secure the Next Generation Referendum would increase voters’ investment in education from a half-mill to one mill to continue securing funds for all public schools – and will now also include charter schools.
The goals are to recruit and retain high-quality teachers and eligible staff by increasing compensation supplements and maintain and enhance school resource officers and school safety staff and maintain and enhance essential programs, such as mental health services
