Polk County Public Schools, Community
Featuring the latest news from across the district.
The Library Media Services Department of the Polk Public Schools is recruiting males to be reading volunteers for students. There will be a meeting for potential volunteers at 7:30am on Friday, November 20th at the Jim Miles Professional Development Center. Call (863) 647-4714 or 647-4710 with questions. Click here for more information.
Step by step instructions will be provided during a Town Meeting on December 10, 2009 at Polk State College, Winter Haven Campus. The meeting will begin promptly at 6 pm and end at 7:30pm.
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Project Hearth and the Polk Education Foundation are partnering together for the fifteenth year to administer Project Fill-A-Bucket. Buckets are given to students in the Polk County public school system who meet the federal criteria as homeless, or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Click here for more information.
This license plate shows that you care about education in Polk County. When you pay for this plate, the additional $20 will be returned to Polk County classrooms through grants and services of the PEF. The $20 is also tax deductible. These tags are available at your local tag office. Purchase You Tag Online!
The Polk County School Board has an outstanding volunteer program, with over one million service hours donated by nearly 30,000 volunteers each year. With so many needs to fulfill there is no doubt that we can put you to work helping us to educate our students!
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A total of $85,000 was raised at the tournaments and due to our match from the Florida Prepaid Foundation allowed us to purchase $170,000 worth of scholarships.
