Polk County Public Schools
The Exception Student Education Department of the Polk Public Schools is having a free workshop for parents and guardians of students with special needs or disabilities.
The workshop will have information about the various graduation and diploma options and opportunities beyond graduation including employment, training and further education.
The workshop will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the school district’s Exceptional Student Education office building at the Bartow Municipal Airport business complex. The building is on 2nd Street in the airport, off U.S. Highway 17.
Contact Jolene Ahlschwede at (863) 647-4258 to register for the workshop or for further information.
A public hearing will be held during the Tuesday, November 18 school board hearing to consider a change in school board policy.
The public hearing will begin no earlier than 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 18 in the auditorium of the school district administrative office, 1915 South Floral Avenue, Bartow.
The proposed policy change would affect the area of school board operations. A copy of the proposed policy is available by contacting the Legal Services Department at (863) 534-0773.
The English for Speakers of Other Languages Department (ESOL) of the Polk Public Schools is holding a Spanish-language workshop for all parents and students about college applications and scholarship opportunities. The “Path to Scholarships Workshop” will be held in Spanish on Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Jim Miles Professional Development Center, 5204 U.S. Highway 98 South, Lakeland. There is no cost to attend.
The workshop will include college and scholarship information and information about assistance available to attend a college or university.
The workshop presenter will be June McBride, educator and author and founder of the Outreach Youth Empowerment organization.
Contact the ESOL administrator at any Polk County high school to register or learn more about the workshop.
(This is the previous ítem translated into Spanish)
El Departamento de ESOL (Inglés para Hablantes de Otros Idiomas) de las Escuelas Públicas de Polk celebrará un taller español para todos los padres y los estudiantes acerca de las aplicaciones para becas y oportunidades de carreras universitarias ‘’El Taller Ruta para Becas" se llevará a cabo en español el sábado, 6 de diciembre de 2008, de 8 a.m. a 3:30 p.m. en “Jim Miles PD Center,” 5204 U.S. Highway 98 South, Lakeland. No hay costo para participar en la reunión.
El taller incluirá información sobre becas y acerca de la ayuda disponible para asistir a un colegio o universidad.
El taller será presentado por June McBride, educador, autor y fundador de la organización Outreach Youth Empowerment organization.
Póngase en contacto con un administrador de cualquier escuela Superior de Polk County para registrarse u obtener más información sobre el taller.