Ninth Grade Students and Parents take note. A new state-mandated high school graduation requirement, including an Algebra I “End of Course” (EOC) examination, is coming to a high school near you in Polk County Public Schools (PCPS) for the 2011-12 school year.

Lake Wales, FL -- The Horticultural Science Class at Roosevelt Academy in Lake Wales has been named one of three Class Finalists in the 2011 Florida Green School Awards Program.  There were 103 applications in the contest, with 16 finalists being selected in one of four categories.  Roosevelt Academy was the only public school from Polk County to be named as a finalist.

November 28 Special Budget Workshop

The Polk County School Board will conduct a Special Budget Workshop on Monday, Nov. 28 at Winter Haven High School, Media Center Small Conference Room, 600 6th Street SE, Winter Haven. The work session will begin at 9 a.m.

The purpose is to hear a presentation by Dr. Jim Hamilton to the School Board on how the state’s education budget is constructed, how school districts receive and manage funding, and what the outlook is so far in terms of the state education budget.