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The Cygnet School Board of Directors

Dr. Wendy Bradshaw

President

Dr. Bradshaw founded The Cygnet School. She obtained her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction in 2015 and has over two decades of experience in the field of education.  In addition to serving as the board president, she is the Director of the school and is the parent of a Cygnet student. She has served on the board of several non-profit organizations including the Children's Home Society and the RCE Foundation. 

Matt Wade
Director

Mr. Wade is a local business owner and has decades of experience in financial management. He has served on the board of several non-profit organizations, including Mission Possible of Lakeland.  He is also the father of two current Cygnet Students.

Doug Bowne

Director

Mr. Bowne graduated from Florida Southern College (1972) with a degree in Accounting. Mr. Bowne served as the President of MidFlorida Schools Credit Union for over twenty years and has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including Talbot House Ministries and the United Methodist Temple Church Council.

Alice Bailey Ward
Director

Mrs. Ward graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Elementary Education. Mrs. Ward served as a teacher for Polk County Public Schools for over thirty years and has served as an adjunct professor at Florida Southern College.

NON DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Cygnet admits students of any race, color, gender, and national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. ©2022 by The Cygnet School.

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