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September School Board Schedule; Sales Tax Oversight Committee Meeting

August 20, 2010

September 7 Work Session, Board Meeting, Public Hearing

The school board will meet in a work session at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 7 in the superintendent’s conference room of the district administrative office, 1915 South Floral Avenue, Bartow.

An attorney-client session for approximately 30 minutes has been scheduled during this work session. The attorney-client session will involve the school board, the superintendent and school district legal counsel.

A school board meeting will be held 5 p.m., Tuesday, September 7 in the auditorium of the district administrative office.

A public hearing will be held during the September 7 school board meeting to discuss the final 2010-2011 budget and millage rates. The public hearing will be held no earlier than 5:01 p.m. A vote to adopt the 2010-2011 budget will be held following this public hearing. Information on this hearing is available from Mark Grey, (863) 534-0542, mark.grey@polk-fl.net.

Click here or call (863) 534-0521 for work session and board meeting agendas.

Sales Tax Oversight Committee

The public is invited to a Tuesday, September 7 sales tax oversight committee meeting to be held at the school district administrative office, 1915 South Floral Avenue, Bartow. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the facilities department conference room. The sales tax oversight committee, composed of community members, was formed by the school district after voters approved a 2003 referendum authorizing an additional ½-cent sales tax for school construction. Contact Larry Helton, the school district’s director of planning and concurrency, at (863) 519-7562 or larry.helton@polk-fl.net for further information on the meeting or the sales tax oversight committee.

September 28 Work Session, Board Meeting, Public Hearing

The school board will meet in a work session at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 28 in the superintendent’s conference room of the district administrative office.

A school board meeting will be held 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 28 in the auditorium of the district administrative office.
Two public hearings beginning no earlier than 1:31 p.m. will be held during the September 28 meeting. The public hearings concern the following topics:

  • To consider changes to Exceptional Student Education policies and procedures. Information on this public hearing is available from Nancy Woolcock, (863) 519-8169, nancy.woolcock@polk-fl.net.
  • A policy regarding the breakfast program in schools. Information on this hearing is available from Marcia Smith, (863) 534-0592, marcia.smith@polk-fl.net.

Click here or call (863) 534-0521 for work session and board meeting agendas.


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