Elizabeth Ashmore, a third-grade teacher at Padgett Elementary, is the 2024 Polk County Teacher of the Year! Richard Reich, the registrar at East Area Adult School, is our district’s School-Related Employee of the Year. Story: polkschoolsfl.com/news/pcps_anno…

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A2 I have the opportunity to mentor students through lunch, reading books together and playing games! Mentor new APs through monthly visits and check-ins #BuildHOPEedu

A3 #BuildHOPEedu We did a mentoring program with the local high school. HS students worked with our students on social and emotional skills

A3 #BuildHOPEedu At my school I need to be more proactive in looking for mentors from the community and strategically partner students with mentors

Today at Caldwell Elementary we celebrated every student and teacher with a "progress parade" followed by the most epic confetti canon house assembly ever! #LovePolkSchools

Padgett Elementary held a progress parade for students this week, organized by Beth Ashmore, the Polk County Teacher of the Year. Lake Gibson High cheerleaders came out to help celebrate Padgett students, but also surprised Ashmore with this show of appreciation.📣 Lake Gibson High School

Thanks to the Polk County Public Schools InTec team for a great training session this afternoon for the #TechLiaison team! #LovePolkSchools

Congratulations to Elizabeth Ashmore – the 2025 District Teacher of the Year for Polk County! Polk County Public Schools #FL74Strong

PCPS employees can regularly nominate their colleagues to be featured on social media (and win some great prizes). Come read about Mandy Matha from Caldwell Elementary: polkschoolsfl.com/news/focused_o…

Celebrating our accomplishments and the start of even better things to come! #FirstDayForTeachers Caldwell Elementary #LovePolkSchools

Great visual shared by Mme Lockhart via Stephanie Stollar! Strong Tier 1 instruction reduces the need for extra interventions, ensuring students who need intensive support get it. Let’s prioritize strong foundational teaching for every student. #MTSS

We spent 15 minutes of our teacher workday yesterday making signs and posters to welcome our students back after #HurricaneMilton I can't wait to check on my Caldwell Elementary Cubbies today. #LovePolkSchools

Rhea Hansen, M.Ed 💜☕🐊 Love all the posters made! It was so wonderful to be back together!!

BREAKING NEWS from PCPS Election HQ! Students at Padgett Elementary went to the polls today to cast their ballots for extra recess, or a no-homework pass. The results are in, and extra recess won with nearly 63% of the vote. Clearly, the recess voters were not playing around. 🗳️

In the wake of Hurricane Milton, Lakeland's Musick Roofing is awarding new roofs to five PCPS educators! Story: polkschoolsfl.com/news/musick_ro… 🏡