Students, Teachers, and Parents
LWCS Superintendent Search- Citizen Participation
We received 60 responses from citizens between April 26 and May 10, 2025, to several survey questions.
Thank you to all citizens who took the time to take the survey, and to the trustees who reviewed the summary.
Summary of Survey Responses
Julie Conrad-Peters has accepted the offer to become the next Superintendent of the Lake Wales Charter School System.
Statewide Education News
Florida College Access Network Legislative Recap – 2025-Florida-Legislative-Recap-Final.pdf
FL Department of Education weekly communication June 2-6 - DPS-WKLY-2025-62.pdf
Resources Developed in Polk
Be The Future from Polk Vision
College and Career Readiness from Polk County Public Schools
School Contact Information
Take Stock in Children
Mentors needed in Lake Wales
- Make a positive impact on a high school student and help them earn a scholarship.
- 2 times a month for 30 minutes.
- Additional information is available at https://takestockinchildren.org
Possible Model for Supporting Families?
Plano (Texas) Independent School District
(includes 3 minute video)
Changing Paradigm of Public Education (TED Talk by Sir Kenneth Robinson from 2010)
Job and Career Resources
PLUS Library Access for K-12 Students
- Partnership program with the Polk County Library Cooperative, LWCS, and PCPS
- For more information click here or contact the Lake Wales Public Library