After years of delaying efforts to downsize a district with shrinking enrollment, the Broward School Board gave its strongest indication to date on Tuesday that it’s ready to start closing schools.

Most School Board members supported a proposal to close six of seven recommended schools for the 2026-27 school year recommended by Superintendent Howard Hepburn.

A majority of board members even said they are willing to sell or lease their own headquarters, the high-rise K.C. Wright administrative building in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and move operations to closed or low-enrolled schools.

The schools most board members supported closing are:

— Bair Middle in Sunrise.

— North Fork Elementary in Fort Lauderdale.

— Plantation Middle, with Plantation High becoming a 6-12 school with a publi

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