Polk County Public Schools
Two public hearings will be held during the previously announced school board meeting of Tuesday, June 22. The public hearings will begin no earlier than 5:01 p.m. in the auditorium of the district administrative office, 1915 South Floral Avenue, Bartow.
One public hearing will provide information concerning the school district’s strategies to meet the requirements of Florida Statute 1003.03(1), Constitutional Class Size Maximums. Contact Dr. Bruce Tonjes at (863) 534-0521 for further information on this public hearing.
Another public hearing will discuss contracts for charter schools Compass Middle, ACE, Life Skills Center East and Montessori Middle. Contact Carolyn Bridges at (863) 519-8738 for further information on this public hearing.
The public is invited to a Thursday, June 24 summit on the subject of school concurrency.
The summit includes the Polk County Board Of County Commissioners, elected officials from 15 municipal governments, the Polk County School Board and members of the Florida delegation in the state legislature. Staff members from each of those entities will also attend the summit. Concurrency provides coordinated planning among county and municipal governments and the school district to ensure school capacity is available at the time of residential development.
The summit will include an update of educational facilities completed, under construction, in planning stages and facility usage information. A portion of the program will highlight advances in educational offerings and achievements. There will also be time allotted for members of the public to ask questions of elected officials and participant staff members.
The summit will be Thursday, June 24, 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the banquet hall of the Lake Eva Complex, 799 Johns Avenue, Haines City.
Contact Larry Helton at (863) 534-0811 for further information on the Concurrency Summit.
