Public Office

The School Board of Broward County is a part of Broward County Public Schools. It is comprised of more than five members, including a chairman and vice chairman. The organization works for meeting the educational needs of students. The School Board of Broward County features an online section that offers information regarding various policies, procedures and regulations. It conducts several meetings for implementing a variety of legislative actions. The organization is located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and also publishes newsletters, as well as conducts workshops. In addition, the School Board of Broward County has developed a draft of privacy practices related to the use of medical information about employees and students. Broward County Public Schools is an educational system that operates various elementary, middle and high schools, as well as charter institutions.

The Office of Information Technology is governed by Broward County in Florida. The office is an internal service agency that manages customer advocacy and information technology security and strategic planning divisions. It also operates an application services division that provides internal application development and software procurement assistance to the county agencies. The division maintains a staff of more than 40 people. It supports over 100 application systems, such as vendor-developed systems and Web-based applications. The division provides the documentation of policies, procedures and project listings. The county government manages aviation, economic, public works, transportation, and finance and administrative services departments.