A new year is rapidly upon us, and Peter Traceit is clearing out the sand tunnels for easy access to news you can use. There isn’t much dirt piling up at 600 SE 3rd Avenue in Fort Lauderdale as all schools and district buildings are pretty much closed for the next two weeks. Traceit understands that the best creeping and sneaking is done in the pits of quiet darkness, so the sleuthing continues. Superintendent Vickie Cartwright was hired(February 24, 2022), fired (November 14, 2022), fired (November 15, 2022), and then rehired (December 13, 2022). But the rehire is unclean. The dirt left on the table says the searches for interim superintendent and superintendent are still underway. And to add insult to injury, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Daniel Foganholi to serve two years as District 1 Board member when Ron Velez, the winner of the seat, could not be sworn in because he failed to secure clemency for a 25 year old felony conviction. Foganholi is the former DeSantis appointed Board member who made the motion to fire Cartwright in November. What a dirty mess! […]