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The Broward School District made a series of blunders when it entered into a $2.6 million office rental contract, including failing to demonstrate a need for the space, failing to negotiate favorable terms for the lease and selecting a space that was too small to meet the district’s needs, public documents reveal.

Superintendent Howard Hepburn sent a three-page after-action review to School Board members on Nov. 18, explaining what prompted the district to rent space from the nonprofit group Handy to house more than 100 facilities employees, as well as lessons learned. The South Florida Sun Sentinel also identified a number of questionable actions during a review of public records, prompting Hepburn to send out an updated review on Nov. 20.

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