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Tag: School Board

James Dunn
Posted inCrime / Justice

Consultant Faces 7 Misdemeanor Charges for ‘Ugly’ School Board Campaign Texts

by Kimberly C. Moore March 11, 2023March 11, 2023

James Dunn is charged with violating Florida election laws regarding disclosing the funding of campaign messages.

Posted inSchools

Conservative Group is Targeting More Public School Library Books

by Kimberly C. Moore January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

County Citizens Defending Freedom objects to 15 titles to be placed at two new Polk County schools.

Posted inSchools

School Board Gets Tutored on $2.3 Billion Budget

by Kimberly C. Moore January 13, 2023January 19, 2023

Polk’s school district is 24th largest in U.S. but ranks 995th our of 13,588 districts in funding

Posted inPeople

Heid Receives High Rating, Contract Extended To 2027

by Kimberly C. Moore December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

Six School Board members rated the superintendent as highly effective and one rated him as effective.

Posted inPolitics

Nolte Says Campaign Finance Issues Are ‘Being Taken Care Of’

by Kimberly C. Moore December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Questions have been raised about a record showing the new School Board member contributed $5,200 in cash to his campaign.

Jim Tagget
Posted inSchools

School Board Delays Vote on 37,000 Library Books After Complaints

by Kimberly C. Moore December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

Protesters requested more time to review the books, which will outfit the media centers at two schools under construction

Posted inSchools

School Board Welcomes New Members, Retains Wyatt as Chairwoman

by Kimberly C. Moore November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Justin Sharpless and Rick Nolte were sworn in to office, as Lisa Miller and Kay Fields begin their second and fifth terms respectively.

Posted inSchools

School Board Thanks Departing Colleagues Lynn Wilson, Sarah Fortney

by Kimberly C. Moore November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

Wilson retired from the board after eight years; Fortney was narrowly defeated in her re-election bid.

Posted inPolitics

Election Roundup: Voters Return Lisa Miller to School Board

by Barry Friedman and Kimberly C. Moore November 8, 2022November 23, 2022

Other winners: Laurel Lee and Scott Franklin for U.S. House, Colleen Burton for Florida Senate, Martha Santiago for County Commission, John Flynn for County Judge. Polk environmental lands measure passes.

Posted inSchools

School Board Candidate Backed By Dark Money From National Conservative Group

by Kimberly C. Moore October 10, 2022October 25, 2022

Jill Sessions’ bid to join the Polk County School Board is backed by a national conservative political action committee that funded a video mentioning her and three other local candidates ahead of the August primary.

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