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Controlled Open Enrollment Underway, Deadline is April 30
Polk County Public Schools is moving forward with controlled open enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year. The process of controlled open enrollment gives students throughout Florida an opportunity to attend a school other than their zoned school. During controlled open enrollment, families seeking
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School Library Month: Meet Jane JergensenApril 9, 2021It’s School Library Month, which makes it a perfect time to share a news item about Jane Jergensen, the library media specialist at Lena Vista Elementary. (Bonus tidbit: Jane’s daughter, [Read More]
Controlled Open Enrollment Underway, Deadline is April 30April 9, 2021Polk County Public Schools is moving forward with controlled open enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year. The process of controlled open enrollment gives students throughout Florida an opportunity [Read More]
Mulberry Middle Students Send Postcards to Space, Leading to a Remarkable Act of KindnessApril 8, 2021In mid-January, a rocket launched from a site in the West Texas desert and headed into space, becoming yet another successful mission for the aerospace firm Blue Origin. More than a thousand miles [Read More]
Kindergarten Registration Now Available for 2021-22April 6, 2021Registration is underway for new students entering kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year. Parents and guardians should register their child as soon as possible to ensure that their [Read More]
PCPS Celebrates National School Library Month: Meet Nikki IatarolaApril 5, 2021It’s National School Library Month! Every year, the American Association of School Librarians sets aside the month of April to celebrate the contributions of school librarians and the role of school [Read More]
Tenoroc High to Add Cambridge AICE Program in 2021-22April 5, 2021Tenoroc High has been approved to offer the prestigious Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) program to students beginning in the 2021-22 school year. Tenoroc will join [Read More]
Fine Arts Festival to Take Place in Winter Haven on April 9-10April 1, 2021Polk County Public Schools will host a pandemic-safe version of our annual All-County Fine Arts Festival on April 9 and 10. “The arts have been going on in all of the schools during the pandemic. Our [Read More]
A Message From Superintendent Byrd About 2020-21 State Assessment DataMarch 31, 2021From Superintendent Jacqueline M. Byrd: “Assessments are important tools in public education, and now more than ever, that’s exactly how they should be used: as tools to gauge learning loss and [Read More]
Super Search Update: Check Out Our Semifinalists’ Responses to Key QuestionsMarch 30, 2021Want to know more about the six semifinalists seeking to become the next PCPS superintendent? The Super Search page has been updated with their written answers and video responses to important [Read More]
PCPS Job Fairs Announced for AprilMarch 30, 2021PCPS has two online job fairs coming up soon: – We’re holding a teacher transfer fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 10. This online event is only for current PCPS teachers [Read More]
