FORT LAUDERDALE -- Representatives from the National Wildlife Federation will honor The School Board of Broward County, Florida at the Board’s July 24 meeting (1:30 p.m. time certain) as the first school district in the nation to be certified by the Federation.  The meeting will be held at the K.C. Wright Administration Center, 600 SE Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale.

According to a press release issued by the National Wildlife Federation, the District was selected for its “comprehensive approach to environmental education and creative creation and use of outdoor learning spaces.”  Over 40 percent of the District’s schools are Certified Schoolyard Habitats and 25 percent of its students are active in outdoor learning.

Additionally, the School Board will:

•     Consider supporting the Florida School Board Association’s Resolution on High Stakes Testing.