Polk County Public Schools, Staff
2010 American History Grant Manager
Phone: 519-3708
FAX: 519-8523
2006 American History Grant Manager
Phone:
519-3708
Polk County School District received a U.S. Department of Education grant in the amount of $861,094 that will provide training and resources for 50 history teachers in Polk for three years. The grant established partnerships with Dr. Sean Adams and Dr. Matt Jacobs of the University of Florida, National Council for History Education, Museum of Florida History and the Smithsonian Institution
In October 2002 Polk received a U.S. Department of Education grant in the amount of $908,000 to promote the teaching and learning of American History in the district. The grant established partnerships with Dr. Mike Denham and the Center for Florida History at Florida Southern College, the Ledger, Teachers” Curriculum Institute, Dr. Robert Cassanello of UCF, Polk County Historical Society, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. The grant will conclude at the end of the 2005-2006 school year.