By July 2026, high schools cannot start earlier than 8:30 a.m. The change will likely require the district to buy more buses and hire more drivers.
Tag: Polk County Public Schools
Posted inEducation
Teachers to Get Owed Raises Thursday as Union and School District Resolve Pay Dispute
Thousands of teachers, paraeducators and secretarial staff will receive raises retroactive to July 1 in Thursday’s paycheck.
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Polk County School Board to Spend $920K For Bus Tracking System
PCPS has been field testing the system, which includes a parent app and tablets that can read student IDs.
Posted inArts & Culture
Lake Gibson HS Singing Telegrams Bring Love for Valentine’s Day for 17th Year
Students fanned out across Lakeland to deliver 71 singing telegrams on Wednesday.
Posted inPublic Safety
Lives Cut Short: 21 Polk County Students Have Died Since June
The extraordinary number of deaths has left classmates, parents, teachers and staff grieving.
Posted inEducation
Lakeland 8th Grader Shines at Polk County Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Middle and high school winners now advance to the state science fair at the RP Funding Center on April 2-4.
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Lake Gibson High School Student Nabs One of the Top Honors at 80th Annual Polk County Youth Fair
Lake Gibson’s Emmalee Robertson earned reserve grand champion in the Commercial Market Steer division
Posted inPolitics
Political Consultant Convicted of Spreading Lies About School Board Member Lisa Miller
James Dunn was placed on probation and ordered to pay court and investigative costs.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Spate of Violent Juvenile Gang Crimes Shocked Lakeland in 2023
The judicial circuit that handles Polk County cases is the toughest in the state for prosecuting juveniles.
Posted inEducation
Book Challenges May Cost Polk County Public Schools $25,000 This Year
Two Lakeland women have challenged at least five books in 10 Polk County high schools.