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Location Map BARTOW, FL 33830 Polk County
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District Poverty Rate 17.8% (data source)
Non-White Students 68.1% (data source)
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Last Updated December 3, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (169)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Oscar J. Pope Elementary SchoolStep 9 Execute the Plan 0
Alta Vista Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 7
Alturas Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Auburndale Central Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Bartow Elementary AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Carlton Palmore Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 4
Chain Of Lakes Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 6
Cleveland Court Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Combee Academy Of Design And EngineeringStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Davenport School Of The ArtsStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Denison Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Eagle Lake Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Eastside Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Floral Avenue Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Fred G. Garner Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
George W. Jenkins Senior HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Highland City Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Horizons Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
James E. Stephens Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
James W. Sikes Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Jewett Middle Academy MagnetStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
John Snively ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMYStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lake Alfred Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lake Gibson Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lake Shipp Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lakeland Highlands Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lakeland Senior High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 5
Lawton Chiles Middle AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lincoln Avenue AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Magnolia Montessori AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Mckeel Academy Of TechnologyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Mckeel Elementary AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Mclaughlin Middle School And Fine Arts AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
MI ESCUELA MONTESSORIStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Mulberry Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Scott Lake Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
South Mckeel AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Southwest Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Tenoroc High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Union AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Westwood Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
WILLOW OAK SCHOOLStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
WINTER HAVEN ELEMENTARY 21CStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Winter Haven Head StartStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Winter Haven Senior High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 4
ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Auburndale Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Bartow Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Bartow Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
BARTOW YOUTH ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
BELLA CITTA ELEMENTARYStep 0 No Progress 0
Ben Hill Griffin Jr Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Berkley Accelerated Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Berkley Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Bethune AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
BILL DUNCAN OPPORTUNITY CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Bok AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLKStep 0 No Progress 0
Chain Of Lakes Collegiate HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Citrus Ridge A Civics AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Clarence Boswell Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
COMPASS MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Crystal Lake Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Crystal Lake Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Cypress Junction MontessoriStep 0 No Progress 0
Dale R Fair Babson Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Daniel Jenkins Academy Of Technology Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
DAVENPORT ELEMENTARYStep 0 No Progress 0
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Discovery Academy Of Lake AlfredStep 0 No Progress 0
Discovery High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Dixieland Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
DON E WOODS OPPORTUNITY CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Dr. Ne Roberts Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Dundee Elementary AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Dundee Ridge Middle AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
ECKERD CONNECTSStep 0 No Progress 0
Edgar L. Padgett ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Edward W Bok Academy NorthStep 0 No Progress 0
Elbert Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Fort Meade Middle-Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Frank E. Brigham AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Frostproof Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Frostproof Middle-Senior HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Garden Grove Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
GAUSE ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIPStep 0 No Progress 0
Gibbons Street Pk CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Griffin Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Haines City Headstart CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Hartridge AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Highlands Grove Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Hillcrest Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
HOSPITAL HOMEBOUNDStep 0 No Progress 0
Inwood Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Janie Howard Wilson SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
JEAN O'DELL LEARNING CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Jere L. Stambaugh MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Jesse Keen Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Jewett School Of The ArtsStep 0 No Progress 0
Kathleen Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Kathleen Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Kathleen Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Kingsford Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lake Alfred Polytech AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Lake Gibson Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lake Marion Creek Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lake Region High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lake Wales Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lakeland Montessori Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lakeland Montessori School HouseStep 0 No Progress 0
LANGUAGE & LITERACY ACADEMY FOR LEARNINGStep 0 No Progress 0
Laurel Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lena Vista Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Loughman Oaks Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
MAYNARD A TRAVISS TECHNICAL ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
MAYNARD A TRAVISS TECHNICAL COLLEGEStep 0 No Progress 0
Medulla Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Mulberry Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Navigator Academy Of Leadership DavenportStep 0 No Progress 0
NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
North Lakeland Elementary School Of ChoiceStep 0 No Progress 0
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLSStep 0 No Progress 0
Palmetto Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Philip O'brien Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Pinewood Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Polk Avenue Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Polk City Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S CENTRAL CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
POLK COUNTY SHERIFFS REGIONAL DETENTION CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Polk Full Time EschoolStep 0 No Progress 0
POLK GRAD ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
POLK HALFWAY HOUSEStep 0 No Progress 0
Polk Pre-Collegiate AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Polk State College Collegiate High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
POLK STATE LAKELAND GATEWAY TO COLLEGE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Polk Virtual FranchiseStep 0 No Progress 0
Polk Virtual Instruction (Course Offerings)Step 0 No Progress 0
Polk Virtual Instruction ProgramStep 0 No Progress 0
Purcell Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
R. Bruce Wagner Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
R. Clem Churchwell Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER)Step 0 No Progress 0
Ridge Community High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
RIDGE TECHNICAL ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
RIDGE TECHNICAL COLLEGEStep 0 No Progress 0
RIDGE TEEN PARENT PROGRAMStep 0 No Progress 0
Ridgeview Global Studies AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Rochelle School Of The ArtsStep 0 No Progress 0
ROOSEVELT ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Rosabelle W. Blake AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Sandhill Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Shelley S. Boone Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sleepy Hill Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sleepy Hill Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Socrum Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Southwest Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Spessard L Holland ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Spook Hill Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
TRANSITION SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Valleyview Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
VICTORY RIDGE ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Wahneta Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Walter Caldwell Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Wendell Watson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Winston Academy Of EngineeringStep 0 No Progress 0
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Florida State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
State Law Link http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statuTes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1003/Sections/1003.21.html
Law Notes (b) Each district school board, in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education, shall adopt policies authorizing a parent to request and be granted permission for absence of a student from school for:
1. Religious instruction or religious holidays.
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Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 9
Execute the Plan
125
November 18, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
124
November 13, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
123
April 22, 2025
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
103
April 12, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
103
April 10, 2025
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
103
March 20, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
103
February 2, 2025
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
100
January 18, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
93
January 4, 2025
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
92
January 4, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
91
December 13, 2024
Step 8
Train Your Team
86
October 9, 2024
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
86
September 27, 2024
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
85
August 23, 2024
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
84
August 13, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
84
June 20, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
78
June 15, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
78
June 6, 2024
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
78
May 17, 2024
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
73
May 14, 2024
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
69
May 11, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
57
May 7, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
33
May 4, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
32
May 1, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
25
April 26, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
14
March 25, 2024
 
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