Polk County Public Schools
Polk school board members will participate in a meeting of the Central Florida Public School Boards Coalition at 9:30 a.m., Monday, November 9. The meeting will be held at the Orange County Public Schools Administrative Office, 445 West Amelia St., Orlando. Information: (407) 317-3200
The school board will meet in a hearing with the Polk Education Association immediately following the previously announced 1:30 p.m. school board meeting of Tuesday, November 17. The hearing will take place in the auditorium of the district administrative office, 1915 South Floral Avenue, Bartow. Information: Jose Farinas, (863) 534-0731.
The artwork of Polk middle school students will be featured at the Polk Museum of Art from November 24 to January 3. The title of the show is “Art Out Loud: Middle Schools Exhibition.” The Polk Museum of Art is located at 800 East Palmetto St., Lakeland. The show will be displayed during normal museum hours and the museum’s standard admission fees apply. Information: (863) 647-4727.
The public is invited to a Tuesday, December 1 sales tax oversight committee meeting held at the school district administrative office , 1915 South Floral Avenue, Bartow. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the facilities building of the district administrative office. The sales tax oversight committee, composed of community members, was formed by the school district after voters approved a 2003 referendum authorizing an additional 1/2-cent sales tax for school construction. Contact Larry Helton, school district director of planning and concurrency, at (863) 519-7562 for further information on the meeting or the sales tax oversight committee.
Polk Life & Learning, a public school in Bartow serving special needs students throughout Polk County, holds its 21st Annual Country Store and Craft Sale fundraiser on Thursday, December 3, Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5.
The public is invited and the event includes a rummage sale, plant sale, arts and crafts, a chicken dinner and silent auction. The event is noon to 4 p.m on December 3 and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 4. The chicken dinner costs $5 and is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, December 4 and includes baked beans, cole slaw and Texas toast. Drinks and desserts are extra. Take out is available. The rummage sale is the only Saturday event and begins at 8 a.m. on December 5. The silent auction includes restaurant certificates, theme park passes and Florida sports teams events. Click here to make an online bid for silent auction items.
Polk Life & Learning is located at 1130 South Floral Avenue, Bartow. The Country Store and Craft sale fundraiser is used to enhance resources and curriculum. Information: (863) 534-7440.
