Broward County Public Schools will begin a three-meeting town-hall series on September 30, 2026, with a session at Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines. The district announced the meetings on September 28 as Superintendent Howard Hepburn invited the public to discuss enrollment trends, financial pressures and school funding.
The first meeting is scheduled for 6:30–8 p.m. at 12800 Taft Street. Two additional sessions are listed for October 7 at the K.C. Wright Administration Center in Fort Lauderdale and October 14 at Monarch High School. The district says all three share the same evening time window.
A central subject is the Secure the Next Generation referendum renewal on the November 3 general-election ballot. BCPS describes it as a continuation of an existing one-mill property tax, rather than a newly created levy. The renewal remains a question for voters; the town halls do not enact it.
According to the district, referendum funding supports compensation supplements for eligible employees, school safety and mental-health services, including funding affecting charter schools. Those are the purposes BCPS presents for the measure. Readers should distinguish the district’s explanation and advocacy for continuation from an independent prediction about what voters will decide.
This is a countywide issue. Residents of Miramar, Plantation and Fort Lauderdale are part of the same broader school-funding conversation even when a meeting takes place in another Broward municipality. The September 30 venue is in Pembroke Pines, not Miramar. That distinction matters when making travel plans or sharing an event card.
The public can use the meetings to seek clarity about implementation. Useful questions include how funds are allocated, how spending is reported, which positions depend on the renewal and what budget decisions would follow either outcome. Those are questions for officials, not conclusions this article assigns in advance.
The district’s referendum page also links explanatory materials in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole and Portuguese. That gives households several ways to review the proposal before attending. Readers should consult the actual ballot information and current district materials instead of relying only on a promotional headline.
BCPS says livestream details for the October 7 meeting will be announced. A remote option should be checked once the district publishes specific access information; we are not supplying an unverified stream or assuming every session will be broadcast.
The next practical dates are September 30 for the first conversation and November 3 for the vote, with the district’s calendar the place to verify any changes before traveling.
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