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Before 1965, Polk County maintained two separate school systems, one for white students, and a separate system for non-white students. In 1963, a group of parents of Black students attempted to have their children admitted to the all-white schools. When their applications were denied by the school board, they filed suit in federal district court.
Telephone. (770) 748-3821. Fax. (770) 748-5131. Website. www.polk.k12.ga.us. The Polk County School District is a public school district in Polk County, Georgia, United States, based in Cedartown. It serves the communities of Aragon, Braswell, Cedartown, Rockmart, and Taylorsville. During the 2020-2021 school year, enrollment was listed as ...
Southeast Polk Community School District, (often shortened to SEP, SE Polk) is a public school district located in suburban Des Moines and rural Polk County, Iowa, including the towns of Altoona, Mitchellville, Pleasant Hill, Runnells, and the surrounding rural areas. The district also stretches into small portions of Jasper and Marion Counties ...
Three schools, including McLaughlin Middle School, voted to remain as a regular Polk County Public School. McLaughlin has since added a fine arts academy in the hopes of attracting more students.
The Polk County School district has 94,957 non-charter school students enrolled and another 18,231 at public charter schools for the month. Polk County schools student enrollment at more than ...
The school is now one of four middle schools to have an arts focus in Polk County. In 2011, McLaughlin was designated an Arts Achieve! Model School by the Florida Alliance for Arts Education. Through the 2013-2014 school year, it helped other schools around Florida develop their visual and performing arts programs. [2]
As COVID-19 activity spikes statewide, Polk County schools are seeing a rise in student and staff absences because of respiratory illnesses. Polk County Health Department officials say over the ...
The school, more commonly known as "George Jenkins" or “GJ”, is part of the Polk County Public Schools system. It was founded in 1993 and named after George W. Jenkins, founder of Publix, the Lakeland-based supermarket chain. The school was opened to relieve overcrowding at Lakeland High School, Kathleen High School, and Bartow High School.