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July 3, 2009
Tax Rolls Drop Not As Bad As Feared
Earlier
By Tom Palmer
THE LEDGER
"The loss in the value of taxable property in Polk County moderated
somewhat from an earlier estimate, according to figures released
Thursday by Polk County Property Appraiser Marsha Faux's office. The
July 1 estimate is $30.3 billion, up from..."
To view the remainder of this article click on this link:
http://www.theledger.com/article/20090702/NEWS/907025052/1410?Title=Tax-Rolls-Drop-Not-As-Bad-As-Feared-Earlier
FCAT School Grades Released
The overall grade for the school district is a B.
Polk's grade summary is as follows:
A-53 schools
B-26
C-26
D-8
F-1
69 percent of Polk schools received an A or B
92 percent of Polk schools received an A, B or C
Visit the Florida Department of Education Website at
www.fldoe.org to check for an
individual school's grade and a complete FCAT grade summary or click
here for a list of all school grades.
School Board Adjusts Tax Millage, Employee Health Benefits
(June 23, 2009)
The following are results of two school board votes during the Tuesday,
June 23, 2009 board meeting.
Tax Millage
The board approved (over my objection) to levy an additional .25
discretionary tax millage as authorized by the state legislature
effective with the 2009-2010 school year. The new millage rate will
appear in the tax bills mailed out in November 2009.
Due to an estimated decreased value of properties across Polk County,
the additional millage should still result in a decrease compared to
prior year’s school taxes for the average homeowner.
The school board voted for the discretionary millage to support students
and instructional and support personnel.
Employee Health Benefits
The school board approved a new health plan for its employees and
retirees. The following is a summary of the health plan as authored by
the school district’s risk management department.
The School Board of Polk County has enjoyed the opportunity to provide
its employees with outstanding health care coverage through its
self-funded insurance plan. For several years, there have been no plan
design changes and no premium increases to employees while health care
costs have been rising. At this time, the health plan expenses are
exceeding the premiums and the health plan is losing money. Significant
plan design changes are now necessary to reduce the expenses in the plan
in order for the plan to remain financially viable.
On June 23, 2009, the School Board approved options for the October 1,
2009 Plan Year that we believe will provide a comprehensive health plan
for all employees while addressing the need to reduce costs. Employees
will have the opportunity to continue a plan that is provided by the
School Board at no cost to the employee and at the current dependent
rates. Additional “Buy-up” options will also be available during the
Open Enrollment.
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The School Board of Polk County
Bartow, Florida
District 7 covers northeast Lakeland, north to Lake County and east to
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