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Board names FSBA advocacy representatives and appoints Kenneth Kipp to attendance-boundary committee
Summary
The Polk County School Board approved board members to serve as its Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) advocacy representative and alternate and appointed Kenneth Kipp to the attendance boundary committee.
At its July 29 meeting the Polk County School Board approved Board Member Kaye Fields as the district's FSBA advocacy committee representative and Board Member Keyes as the alternate, and appointed Kenneth Kipp to the attendance boundary committee.
Board members described Fields' work on advocacy and Keyes' willingness to serve as important for representing Polk at the statewide association in Tallahassee. Keyes explained he recommended Kipp for the attendance-boundary committee because Kipp previously served as vice chair of the panel, had long community service in Haines City including time as mayor and city commissioner, and also worked for the district from 1998 to 2022.
Nut graf: The appointments are intended to fill leadership and expertise needs: an FSBA representative to participate in statewide advocacy and an attendance-boundary committee member with local government and district experience to help guide boundary decisions amid growth.
Ending: The appointments were approved on voice votes and are effective immediately; Kipp will participate in upcoming committee work on attendance boundaries.
