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League Of Women Voters Of Palm Beach County

To Host ‘Hot Topic Lunch’

On School Year 2024 With Palm Beach County (PBC) School Superintendent Michael Burke

And Gordon Longhofer, PBC Classroom Teachers Association President

The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County penny sales tax expires next year.
(LWVPBC) is inviting residents and parents to an upcoming If approved by voters, these funds will
lunch event focused on local education, including the proposed help purchase, maintain, and repair/refurbish
half-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot and how facilities and equipment to create a positive
it would benefit our local public education system. learning environment for Palm Beach County
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. students. All district-operated and charter
Hot Topic Discussion, In-Person schools in Palm Beach County will benefit
School Year 2024 from this measure.
The State of Education in Palm Beach County Where: Hilton Palm Beach Airport, 150
• Guest Speaker: Michael Burke Australian Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL
As the superintendent of the high-performing School 33406
District of Palm Beach County, he is passionate about ensuring Registration Fee: $40
academic excellence and paving the way to post-graduate Notes:
success for the more than 170,000 students who attend 182 • Doors open at 11 a.m. Lunch begins at
district-operated schools. He is deeply committed to the School 11:30 a.m., the program starts at noon.
Board’s mission to educate, affirm, and inspire each student in • Advance registrations and payment must
an equity-embedded school system. As superintendent of the be made online at www.lwvpbc.org.
tenth-largest district in the nation, Burke also oversees Palm • Walk-ins cannot be accommodated. The
Beach County’s largest workforce of nearly 23,000 people. fee is nonrefundable.
• Guest Speaker: Gordon Longhofer • The deadline to register is Sept. 6.
As president of the Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers The League of Women Voters of
Association, he represents more than 13,000 teachers. He began Palm Beach County is a nonpartisan political
teaching in 1983 in Oklahoma and has been here since 1988, organization of women and men of all ages
teaching math and vocal music at Pahokee Middle High School and backgrounds, encouraging informed and
for 18 years. His wife, oldest son, and daughter-in-law are also active participation in government through
teachers. Longhofer has been an advocate for teachers as a union education and advocacy. The League of
representative, board member, negotiations team member, and Women Voters of the United States believes
vice president. He also serves on the Governance Board and that voting is a fundamental citizen right that
the Goals and Budget Committee of the Florida Education must be guaranteed.
Association, as well as the Government Relations Committee. For more information about the League of
One topic of discussion will be the proposed half-cent Women Voters of Palm Beach County, please
tax increase that would take place in 2026, after the full visit lwvpbc.org or facebook.com/lwvpbc.

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