South Polk Pre-School

Located in Cleveland, Tenn., Waterville Community Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through grade five and provides an educational environment that promotes student learning. The school emphasizes on thinking skills, basic skill instruction, creativity, practical application and cooperation among students. The school has a library that offers a range of dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, magazines, archives and education-related sites as additional resources to students; and it also organizes family reading nights. Operated by Bradley County Schools, Waterville Community Elementary School has a team of speech and language therapists, special education teachers and nurses. It also has a counselor who assists students in the process of growing physically, socially and educationally.

The Family Resource Agency works to improve the quality of life of children, adults and families. It administers the Family Violence Program, which includes shelter, help line, crisis counseling, referral, advocacy and support services for the victims of domestic violence and rape. The Family Resource Agency also trains and educates the community on domestic and sexual violence. It supports the Head Start program, which features comprehensive, early childhood education for the families of Bradley, Polk, McMinn and Meigs counties in Tennessee. The Family Resource Agency is located in Cleveland, Tenn.