The proposal from Fortress Secured LLC set a total project cost of $182.2 million and a construction timeline of 22 months ...

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

If all goes as scheduled, Polk County Public Schools will interview finalists for the general counsel position by mid-April.

The BTS proposal was unsolicited and submitted under provisions from Section 255.065 of the Florida Statutes ... Pitts said ...

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

The big story: As Florida has expanded its education voucher program, school district officials have raised concerns about ...

Polk County has issued 6,886 citations to drivers in the first half of the school year, who were caught on camera failing to stop, when a school bus stop arm is out.

The district said the closure will also allow for additional recovery time for those who are affected by these viruses.

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

THE NEW CHAIR OF THE POLK COUNTY SUPERVISORS SAYS TRANSPARENCY WILL BE ONE OF HIS TOP PRIORITIES. MATT MCCOY WAS ELECTED CHAIR OF THE BOARD LATE LAST WEEK. TWO NEW SUPERVISORS ALSO TOOK OFFICE ...

Four years after the process began, the Polk County School Board has taken a decisive step toward the creation of a new high school in the Poinciana area, though its doors will not open before 2028.

Not all volunteers in Polk County Schools will face an increased ... During Tuesday’s School Board work session, Heid said that not all volunteers will have to undergo Level 2 screenings.