Exceptional Student Education Polk County
ESE Advisory Meetings

Attention Parents and Caregivers

Polk County has started a new Parent Advisory Council for Students with Disabilities! This
is your opportunity to be a part of this collaborative team between our community and our
schools.

  • Open discussions on how the group wants to form and run the committee
  • The importance of using a positive approach in this new collaboration.
  • How to better  improve communication between parents and the school district
  • Improving CBI (Community Based Instruction)
  • Improving the development of IEP goals
  • Better training for parents and teachers
  • Budget cuts and spending
These are just a few of the topics discussed. We encourage all parents of ESE students to
attend these meetings.
Next ESE parent Advisory Meeting

Jim Miles Professional Development  Center
5204 US Hwy 98 S
Highland City 9am-11am.
For more information, contact the ESE department at
863-647-4258  Hope to see you there!
Administration
All phone number area codes are 863
Name: Title & Location: Phone: Fax:
Nancy Woolcock Assistant Superintendent of Learning Support 534-0931   

Norma Hayes ESE Director 534-0930 519-8407

Leslie Allore Senior Manager
Northwest Area Office
304 North Fern Road, Lakeland, FL 33801 499-2826 499-2882

Teri Crace  Senior Manager
Northeast Area
945 N Buena Vista Blvd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850 956-2082 956-2088

Lisa Martin Senior Manager
Southwest Area - Lakeland Highlands Middle
740 Lake Miriam Drive, Lakeland, FL 33813
648-3248 648-3254

Teri Bronson Senior Manager
Southeast Area Office
1785 East Wabash, Bartow, FL 33830 534-7480 519-3627

Nancy Skelly Senior Manager
Countywide - Karen Siegel Academy
945 N. Buena Vista Blvd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850 968-5123 968-5124

Vacant Senior Manager
Transition - Bartow Municipal Airport
#270, Bartow, FL 33830 534-0934 519-8861

Angela Bottom Senior Manager
Bartow Municipal Airport
#270, Bartow, Fl 33830 519-8870 519-7559
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Holly Sutherland
Polk County Schools
Low Prevalence Facilitator
Welcome to the new ESE information page. We hope to keep
you informed of all district updates with regards to ESE and our
children.  
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I would like to introduce myself, my name is Laura Taft and I am now on board with FDLRS in the position of
Parent/Transition Specialist. I am excited about this position and looking forward to working with parents,
guardians, and agencies. I have been a teacher of children and young adults with disabilities for 30 years
and was the Director for Special Olympics and VSA for two of those years. I have posted a date for
parents/guardians to remember below. I hope to meet many of you soon,
Sincerely,
Laura Taft
Parent/Transition Specialist
FDLRS
647-4258

Save the Date:
ESE Parent Support Group
First Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 11am at the Jim Miles Professional Development
Center, 5204 US Hwy 98 South, in Lakeland.For more information contact: Cheryl Marino 298-5609 or
cheryl.marino@polk-fl.net