Polk County Public Schools signed a contract last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on its approximately 500 ...

The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program is having a big impact on students in Polk County schools, but it is in urgent ...

Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said that he does not expect Crystal Lake Elementary to need another year to achieve a C grade.

Whitney Gibson has two children – a fifth grader and eighth grader – in Polk County schools. She said they have avoided getting sick by taking a lot of zinc and “washing hands, staying away ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

Online applications are now open for free Head Start, voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) and special needs preschool programs ...

The district says it currently has nearly 800 students and more than 60 staff members with reported illnesses.

Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid offered ... The law, passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature in 2023, elevates the screening of volunteers from Level 1 to Level 2, which ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — A North Georgia school district closed its buildings Friday to take preventative measures because of the flu and norovirus. The Polk School District says there have been ...

Polk County Public Schools reopened the volunteer renewal and application process for volunteers needing a Level 1 screening on Monday. Vaccines Doctors concerned about drop in childhood vaccination ...