Jacob Majors from the PCPS ESE department! Jacob is a clerk specialist with the ESE team. “I love serving our community,” he ...

It’s a Focused on Excellence Friday! Congratulations to our next winner: Rebecca Martinez from Bethune Academy. Rebecca is ...

How can parents and guardians effectively voice their questions or concerns? Polk County Public Schools encourages families to start with the staff member closest to the situation. Often, that’s the ...

The music building at Jewett Middle Academy has officially been named in honor the late Johnny Bernard Neal Jr. Neal spent ...

Please be aware that starting July 1, 2026, Polk County Public Schools will charge a fee for any private school student and PEP students who participates in district sports by joining a PCPS school ...

Applications for PCPS Early Childhood programs are now live! Parents can apply for Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK), Title I pre-K and Head Start for the 2026-27 ...

A team of Jewett Middle Academy students have officially been crowned masters of mathematics! The Jewett Middle team finished in first place at the Ridge Chapter MathCounts competition, held last ...

We’ve updated our website with more calendars through the 2028-29 school year. Please visit polkschoolsfl.com/calendars to see the complete list. English calendars ...

It’s exciting to realize that we are coming into the final stretch of weeks before the end of the school year! There is still a lot of work to be done. We will be wrapping up student testing next ...

Polk County Public Schools must always strive to take necessary actions that protect student privacy, ensure a safe learning environment, and minimize classroom disruptions. We have seen an increase ...