FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. \u2014 The Broward County School District is facing serious budget challenges and declining enrollment. <\/p>\n
There are several Broward County School Board seats up for election this year. <\/p>\n
In District 1, there are two people seeking the seat. They are in incumbent, Maura McCarthy Bulman, and her opponent, Carmen Gimenez. <\/p>\n
Gimenez is a former candidate for governor and for mayor of Hallandale Beach. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn my opinion, Gov. DeSantis is right when he mentioned that Broward County School Board is a disaster,\u201d she said. \u201cI represent two universities. The private University of Angola in the United States and Los Angeles University in Florida and Georgia, so I know what is the best way for our kids to be guided to have a bright future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Broward County\u2019s District 1 includes Dania Beach, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, West Park, and part of Miramar.<\/p>\n
Gimenez is hoping to unseat Bulman, who was elected in 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been my greatest honor to represent District 1 on the school board for the past two years,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m running for a full year term to continue the work that I\u2019ve started, improving our facilities, bringing programming to my schools, trying to get more enrollment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bulman, an attorney, addressed the school district\u2019s budget challenges and the board\u2019s decision to close underenrolled school campuses.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019ve made some very difficult decisions this year, and we\u2019re gonna have to keep doing that to be fiscally responsible, to right size the district, and to make sure that we are using the best care of our taxpayer dollars,\u201d Bulman said. <\/p>\n
Gimenez told Local 10 if elected, she plans to \u201cmodernize the district\u2019s school bus transportation system\u201d and discussed how she would address the budget shortfall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to talk to the state of Florida government party who is dedicated to give us funds to Broward Schools,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
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