Polk County Public Schools, Parents

Diversity Resources

Florida Department of Education

• Education Acronyms
• Family and School Partnership for Student Achievement Act
• Bureau of School Improvement
• Selected Resources Used to Assist In School Improvement Efforts
• Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement
• Just Read, Florida!

Articles & Memos

• Martin Luther King - History & Politics Out Loud
• A Different Mirror: A Conversation with Ronald Takaki / Joan Montgomery Halford
• FL DOE: Enrollment of Limited English Proficient Students in Required Intensive Reading Courses
• National Task Force on Minority High Achievement

Websites

• AVID at a Glance
• Broward Multicultural Education
• Center for the Improvement of Child Caring
• The Civil Rights Project Harvard University
• CollegeBoard: SpringBoard
• Commissioner's Taskforce on African American History
• Florida African American Education Alliance - About Us
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• League of United Latin American Citizens
• National Council of La Raza
• National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Parent Expectations Support Achievement (PESA)
• Southeastern Equity Center
• University of South Florida: Diversity & Equal Opportunity Office

National Hispanic Heritage Month

• The White House: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
• Fact Monster: Hispanic Heritage Month
• National Park Service: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
• Scholastic: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage Month - Florida: A Tapestry of Cultures
• Recommended Reading from Just, Read, Florida!
• Hispanic Heritage Month booklet (PDF, 1MB)
• Hispanic Heritage Month booklet (DOC, 74KB)
• Hispanic Heritage Month Suggested Student Activities & Web Resources

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