Parent Announcements
Free Back to School Immunizations
The Immunizations Program office of the Polk County Health Department will be
providing, for a limited time, school immunizations FREE of charge at the Specialty Care
Building in Bartow located at 1255 Brice Blvd. Click here for dates and more information.
Resources from the Florida Department of Health
Click here to view resources on: Florida Discount Drug Card Program, Polk Walk-In Clinics, and Cover Florida Health Insurance Plans.
PreKindergarten Programs
Polk County Schools' PreK Programs are now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 school year. Click here for more information about School Readiness/VPK and Head Start including our proposed locations for the 2009-2010 school year. The applications for both programs are now available in the school offices at these sites or on our Voluntary PreK page now.
Free Summer Meals Available For Children
The Polk County Public Schools Foodservice Department provides free, nutritious meals to children this summer at approximately 100 sites across Polk County. More...
Back to School Blast 2009
Free Family Event: Saturday, August 1, 2009 10:00AM - 2:00PM at the Lakeland Center. Includes fun hands-on activities, free health screenings, and backpack of school supplies for PreK-5th grade (while supplies last). Online registration will begin July 1st and run through July 26th. Click here to register online. More...
7th Grade Immunization Requirements
Attention Parents of 6th Grade Students: The Florida Department of Health requires 7th graders to have the following immunization: Tdap (1 dose) Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis. Documentation of the Tdap is required BEFORE your child starts 7th grade. More...
Florida's Positive Behavior Support Project
Over the last seven years, Florida's PBS Project has trained over 500 schools in Florida, including 57 schools from Polk County. Eleven schools are now being recognized as achieving Model School status! More...
Parent Involvement
Your involvement and participation in your child's education is vital to academic success.
We encourage you to communicate frequently with the staff at your child's school and school district administrators. All parental feedback is taken very seriously, and we use that information to help us provide a school environment that is conducive to student learning and high achievement.
Click here for more ways to get involved...
