Families have five weeks to enter lottery for magnet programs or career academies.
Tag: Polk County Public Schools
Posted inPeople, Schools
Student from Lakeland Earns Full Scholarship to Duke University
Alexander Andrade, who attends the Bartow IB School, is also a Presidential Scholar and a National Merit semifinalist.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Lakeland School Employee Accused of Inappropriate Relationship With Student
The man was in charge of an in-school suspension program at Kathleen High School when the relationship started.
Posted inPublic Safety, Schools
3,888 Warnings Issued For Drivers Who Didn’t Stop For School Buses
Starting this week, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office can issue $225 citations for violations.
Posted inHealth, Schools
Polk Students Used Telehealth 11,308 Times in Two Years
In the second year of the school district program, mental health sessions rose while physical health visits declined.
Posted inPublic Safety
Lakeland Police Are Enforcing School Zone Speeds and Proper Turns
Tickets are up 64% over the number given out in all of last year.
Posted inSchools
Nearly 120,000 Polk County Public School Students Return to Class
Teacher vacancies are lower than last year, but the school district still has open positions.
Posted inSchools
Polk School District Earns a ‘C’ For Third Year
The district missed earning a B by one point. Fourteen area schools saw their grades improve.
Posted inPublic Safety, Schools
Polk Installs Cameras to Cite Drivers Passing Stopped School Buses
All 511 buses are being equipped with cameras that start recording when the stop arm has been extended.
Posted inPolitics, Schools
Forum for Polk County School Board Candidates Tackles Tough Issues
Six candidates are vying for three seats in the Aug. 20 election.