Educators, business community team up
PHOTO BY PEGGY KEHOE
Ernie Cooper (in background) led a meeting of Bartow area school leaders and business people Friday morning at Bartow High School. The group plans to meet monthly to discuss and implement ways to help schools, which benefits the business community as well.
From the country schoolhouse feel of Alturas Elementary to the busy three-campuses-in one Bartow High School, principals have common goals and problems, and Bartow’s business community wants to help them.
During the first of planned monthly meetings, area principals, Polk Public Schools district staff and members of the business community got together Friday morning for a synergy meeting at BHS.