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Board receives revisions to student progression plan and first look at middle‑school rezoning maps

Polk County School Board · February 24, 2026
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Summary

Staff reviewed proposed updates to the student progression plan — including statutory changes to third‑grade promotion, acceleration criteria, and PE/HOPE language — and presented network‑analysis rezoning maps for middle schools that favor preference zones over simple radii because of geographic barriers.

Polk County staff on Feb. 24 presented two planning items that affect student placement and progression: proposed updates to the district's Student Progression Plan and a first round of middle‑school rezoning maps based on network analysis.

Student progression plan: Anne Everett summarized edits to the progression plan prompted by statute and practice. Key changes include revised mid‑year and full‑year acceleration measures (aligning SAT‑10 with district progress‑monitoring measures), updated third‑grade promotion…

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