Polk County Public Schools

Rachel Pleasant, Senior Director of Communications, has a virtual chat with Lois Horn-Diaz, a gifted teacher from R. Bruce Wagner Elementary and 2017 Polk Teacher of the Year - known to her students as 'Mrs. Beep Beep". They discuss what an elementary gifted program looks like and what are the needs of gifted students, as well as covering teacher during the COVID-19 pandemic, as Lois is one our districts virtual teachers. People of PCPS is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify, and as a video podcast on our YouTube channel. To learn more about our podcasts, go to polkschoolsfl.com/podcasts. This episode is brought to you through the generous support of Joe Fisher's office at Mid-State Educators Insurance. For more information, visit insurepolk.com