District Resource Guide - Polk County School District

Re-entry for Regular Education Students
• All students (except those identified as ESE) enrolling either as a returnee from a
DJJ (Department of Juvenile Justice) facility or a new enrollee from a juvenile
facility must enter via the Polk District Re-Entry Hearing Process. The purpose of
this process is to insure that each returning student is placed in a school setting
which will provide necessary supervision to facilitate the support, safety and
security of the entering student and the educational program of the receiving
school.
• A Hearing Officer will review data from the DJJ facility, the student’s Juvenile
Probation Officer (JPO) and appropriate school sources. An analysis of this
information will be the basis of the final decision related to the student’s school
placement.
• In many cases, sufficient data will indicate the appropriateness of an immediate
enrollment in the zoned school. The circumstances of other cases will indicate a
need for a step-down assignment prior to re-entry into a zoned school.
• It may be necessary to hold a formal hearing to review all pertinent information
prior to a decision related to re-entry/enrollment. Each re-entry hearing will
include, at a minimum, a hearing officer, student/parent, a representative of DJJ or
the JPO. Other individuals (school representatives, counselors, etc.) may be
present as appropriate.
• To schedule consideration of a student via the hearing process, contact Mrs.
Cheryl Hallman at 863-499-2954.
No student either returning from a DJJ facility or enrolling as a new student
from a DJJ facility should be enrolled prior to official notification from the
Hearing Officer.
No Contact Orders
• Temporary and Final Injunctions are to be faxed to Cheryl Hallman at 863-284-
4248.
• Contact Cheryl Hallman by phone or email to verify the order has been received.
• Additional questions, call Cheryl Hallman at 863-499-2954.