"On October 2, 1899 the first two public schools in what would one day become Broward County opened their doors. Ivy Cromartie, Fort Lauderdale's first teacher, welcomed nine students into the wood-frame schoolhouse located on South Andrews Avenue, South of the River. Pompano's first teacher, Mary Butler also greeted nine students. Each teacher earned $40 per month. Since students needed to work in the farm fields, the school term was only four to six months long."

So begins a history of Broward County Public Schools on the Broward County Public Schools website.