Polk County Public Schools
| Name: | Title: | Phone: |
|---|---|---|
| Wilma Ferrer | Senior Director, AAE | 534-0691 |
| Eileen Schofield | Administrative Secretary | 534-0688 |
| TBA | Senior Coordinator, Assessment | 534-0690 |
| Donna Buckner | Senior Coordinator, Accountability | 534-0717 |
| Ted Dwyer | Senior Coordinator, Research & Evaluation | 534-0736 |
| Alex Huynh | Assessment Specialist, Research & Evaluation | 534-0979 |
| Fax | Assessment, Accountability & Evaluation | 534-0770 |
| Located at the Jim Miles Professional Development Center: | ||
| Rob Campbell | Senior Coordinator, Testing & Data Analysis |
647-4895 |
| Richard Giroux | Warehouse Technician | 647-4240 |
| David Fawcett | Clerk Specialist | 647-4240 |
| Linda Sanders | Scanning Clerk | 647-4240 |
| Fax | Assessment, Accountability & Evaluation Warehouse | 647-4709 |
Our office acts as district liaison for Florida's System of School Improvement and Accountability, coordinates the School Improvement Plan process, and coordinates school and district reporting, including status of schools on state standards and critically low school criteria.
We oversee the district's standardized achievement testing. This includes scoring services, administering state tests used for accountability, and a variety of reports on all tests that describe academic progress in our district. Schools use these reports to improve instructional programs for students.
We conduct and report studies of which programs are working well and where improvements can be made. We also provide educational research resources to schools and departments. We facilitate research conducted in Polk County Schools in accordance with School Board Policy. Research Request forms (available here) should be submitted to the Senior Coordinator, Research & Evaluation, AAE.
We provide resources to schools who are creating or already have School Advisory Councils. SAC's assist in decision making and approval of expenditures of District Lottery Funds and School Recognition Funds, as well as review the School Budget, help determine the School Improvement Plan, help others understand the School Improvement Plan, support the School Improvement Plan Implementation, evaluate the School Improvement Plan, and help make the school the best it can be.
The School Public Accountability Report contains several types of data(indicators)designed to inform parents and the general public about the progress of Florida's public schools. This report meets the public reporting requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and includes certain additional information of interest on the status of Florida's schools.
Visit the Schools section of the website to view each school's SPAR.