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Polk updates school improvement process; 56 schools now flagged CSI, SIPs to be published Nov. 1
Summary
Polk County's Division of Schools briefed the board on the district's school improvement plan process, statutory designations (ATSI/TSI/CSI), and timelines: SIPs were submitted to the state Aug. 1 and will be published Nov. 1; midyear reflections are due Feb. 1, 2026.
Byron Morrison, senior director in the Polk County Division of Schools, told the school board at its Aug. 23 work session that the district completed submission of school improvement plans (SIPs) to the state and is emphasizing monitoring and midyear reflection.
Morrison said the district used the state's SIMS 2 platform to meet statutory and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements and that the division provided a series of help sessions for principals, assistant principals and charter leaders. "On July 18, all SIPs were due to the regional assistant superintendents for…
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