Get Ready to Read! BCPS is Excited to Join Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® with 40,000 Free Books to Students

 October 23, 2018

 

Read for the Record® with 40,000 Free Books to Students

Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is excited to participate in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® on October 25, 2018, joining millions of readers across the nation to read the book, Maybe Something Beautiful.      

In addition, through a partnership between BCPS, the Children’s Services Council and multiple Broward County early childhood stakeholders, a free copy of Maybe Something Beautiful will be provided to each pre-kindergarten and kindergarten child in Broward County. That’s 40,000 books for 40,000 children!

Superintendent Robert W. Runcie helped ‘jumpstart’ this year’s Read for the Record event, reading to students at Colbert Elementary School (pictured below). Guest readers across the District on October 25, include School Board members and representatives from sports teams, local businesses, organizations, libraries and more. To register as a guest reader, visit www.handsonbroward.org.

 

Media are invited to cover the following Read for the Record® events:

 

 

School

Address

Thursday, October 25 –Time:

Community Guest(s) or Special Activity

Bethune Elementary School

2400 Meade Street

Hollywood, FL 33020

9:30 a.m.

Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders

Northside Elementary School

120 NE 11th Street

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

8:30 a.m.

Lawyers for Literacy and

Local Elected Officials

Sawgrass Elementary School

12655 NW 8th Street

Sunrise, FL 33325

8 a.m.

Florida Panthers and JetBlue

Tamarac Elementary School

7601 N University Drive

Tamarac, FL 33321

9:30 a.m.

Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders

The community can follow the District’s Read for the Record® activities via social media on Twitter @browardschools and on Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, and share photos using #BrowardReads and #ReadForTheRecord.

For additional information, including how local companies or organizations can get involved, contact BCPS Executive Director of Early Learning Language Acquisition Dr. Lori Canning, at 754-321-1953 or via email at lori.canning@browardschools.com.

 

BCPS is Excited to Join Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® with 40,000 Free Books to Students

 

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ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
“Committed to educating all students to reach their highest potential.”
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth-largest school district in the nation and the second-largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962. BCPS has more than 271,500 students and approximately 175,000 adult students in 234 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 88 charter schools. BCPS serves a diverse student population, with students representing 204 different countries and 191 different languages. Connect with BCPS: visit the website at browardschools.com, follow BCPS on Twitter @browardschools and Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, and download the free BCPS mobile app.

 

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