POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DUTIES

Vote To Elect Marcus Wright, Jr. for Polk County School Board, District 2 on August 20th, 2024. THE CAMPAIGN TO ELECT MARCUS WRIGH, Jr. would like to thank you for your support.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Polk County School Board include:

• RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD
  
  The School Board is responsible for the organization and control of the public schools of the District and is empowered to determine the policies necessary for the effective operation and the general improvement of the school system. The Board is constituted by the State Constitution and Florida statutes.
  
  
• BOARD POWERS
  
  The School Board shall be a body politic and corporate, and, as such, capable of suing and being sued; contracting and being contracted with; acquiring, holding, possessing, and disposing of real and personal property; taking and holding in trust for the use and benefit of the District, any grant or devise of land and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property.
  
  As prescribed by law, the general powers of the Board are the determination of educational policies; the adoption of such rules and regulations to supplement those prescribed by the State Board and the Commissioner of Education as will contribute to the more orderly and efficient operation of the school system; the determination of minimum standards; and the performance of any duties that are assigned to it by law or by State Board regulations and that are found by it to be necessary for the improvement of the school system in carrying out the purposes and objectives of the Florida Constitution and Florida statutes.
  
  The Board shall perform all duties found in Florida statutes and shall provide educational opportunity as required by Florida statutes.
  
  
• MEMBER POWERS
  
  School Board members as individuals do not separately possess the powers that reside in the Board. Board members shall have authority only when acting as a Board legally in session. The Board shall not be bound in any way by any statement or action on the part of any individual Board member, except when such statement or action is pursuant to specific official instructions of the Board.
  
  
• PURPOSE OF THE BOARD
  
  A School Board is a legal entity for providing a system of public education within a geographic area of the State of Florida. The system was created by, and is governed by, State statutes. Members of a Board are, therefore, State officers chosen by citizens to represent them and the State in the legislative management of the local schools.
  
  The Board has the dual responsibility for implementing statutory requirements pertaining to public education and for meeting the desires of the citizens. While the Board has an obligation to determine and assess citizen desires, it is understood that when the citizens elect delegates to represent them in the conduct of specified educational programs, they, at the same time, endow their representatives with the authority to exercise their best judgment in determining policies, making decisions, and approving procedures for carrying out the responsibility.
  
  The Board declares and, thereby, reaffirms its intent to:
  
  A. maintain open communications with citizens of the District. The Board shall keep them informed of the progress and problems of the District, and the citizens shall be encouraged to bring their thoughts and concerns about the educational system to the attention of this body;
  
  B. establish policies and make decisions on the basis of declared educational philosophy and goals;
  
  C. and act as a truly representative body for citizens in all matters related to programs and operations. The Board recognizes that ultimate responsibility for public education rests with the State, but the Board has been assigned specific authority through statute, and the Board shall not relinquish or fail to exercise that authority.
  
  

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The Polk County School Board, District 2 includes the following Schools:

Alta Vista Elementary • Bella Citta • Bethune Academy • Boone Middle • Citrus Ridge: A Civics Academy • Daniel Jenkins Academy • Davenport Elementary • Davenport High School • Davenport School of the Arts • Don Woods Center • Dundee Elementary Academy • Dundee Ridge Middle Academy • Eastside Elementary • Haines City Senior • Horizons Elementary • International Baccalaureate East • Lake Marion Creek Middle • Laurel Elementary • Loughman Oaks Elementary • Palmetto Elementary • Ridge Community Senior • Sandhill Elementary

Let’s works together to make the
“WRIGHT CHOICE FOR ALL!”

Please help us Elect Marcus Wright, Jr. for Polk County School Board, District 2. We ask for your support to ensure that Marcus Wright, Jr. is elected to serve the people of Polk County, Florida.