Polk County Public Schools

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Support Services Division

The John "Sonny" Powell Transportation Service Center, Located at 1430 Hwy. 60 Bypass E., Bartow, FL 33830

Our Transportation staff is one of the best in the State of Florida. We safely transport over 44,000 students in excess of 42,000 miles each school day. That equals 1.44 times the circumference of the Earth driven EVERY day in order to bring our children to their place of learning and home again.

Polk District Schools consistently provides quality services to the students of Polk County, while maintaining one of the lowest per pupil expenditures for student transportation in the State of Florida. Last year, Polk District Schools had one of the lowest per pupil transported expenditure in Florida, thereby maximizing the revenue spent in our District's classrooms.

Administration:

Fred Murphy
Assistant Superintendent
534-7309 Ext. 51168

Shana Lastinger
Administrative Secretary
534-7314 Ext. 51173

Ashley Hall
Disaster Preparedness Clerk
519-8067 Ext. 56709

Shannon Degamon
Management Information Systems (MIS) Specialist
534-7182 Ext. 55150

Scott Reeves
Solid Waste Management and Recycling Specialist
534-5052 Ext. 51738
Click here to view Waste and Recycling Green Initiatives

Business and Inventory

All phone number area codes are 863

Name: Title: Phone:
Elaine Rentz Business and Inventory Control Specialist 534-7311
Candy Isaac Payroll Clerk Specialist (Areas 5, 6 and 7) 534-7310
Kim Kelly Payroll Clerk Specialist (Areas 1, 4 and 9) 534-7317
Candice O'Neal Payroll Clerk Specialist (Area 8) 534-7323
Ann Rentz Payroll Clerk Specialist (Areas 2, 3 and 6) 534-7320

Visit our Staff Directory to contact any staff member via e-mail.