Page 12 - Frederick Heid News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Nearly four dozen families are suing Polk County schools to drop its mask mandate for students. The School Board is set to vote on the issue June 8.

While nearly 6,000 support staff will receive this one-time bonus, there are two exceptions. Employees hired after January 15, 2021 and teachers who received a raise of more than 2% from the Teacher Salary Increase Allocation are not eligible.  There is also an $800 bonus for teachers who conducted blended learning - teaching both in-person students and online students simultaneously. “They would have to teach both sets of students at the same time,” said PCPS spokesman Jason Geary. “Teachers who taught online in the morning and in-person in the afternoon or vice versa would not qual...

LAKELAND — Incoming Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid was on the job Wednesday afternoon as he transitions into the position after the School Board voted 5-1 Tuesday night to approve his contract. School Board member Lynn Wilson did not attend the meeting because he is self-quarantining with COVID-19 symptoms. Kay Fields was the lone dissenting vote. Her opposition, she said, was not against Heid — she successfully lobbied her colleagues to vote unanimously for him — but that his $255,000 salary is $17,000 more than outgoing Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd’s...

The Polk School Board decided to vote on its mask mandate policy on June 8 so the new superintendent, Frederick Heid, can take part in the discussion.

This story has been updated to correct Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd's salary, which is $238,000, not $237,000. BARTOW – Incoming Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said he wants to be treated like any other school administrator when it comes to salary and health insurance. The Polk County School Board will vote on Heid’s contract at Tuesday night’s board meeting, which includes a salary of $255,000 and health insurance for Heid, but not his wife and son — he will cover the cost for their insurance just like school employees do for spouses and children. “I...