Lakeland schools overview
Lakeland School System
School reorganization, student policies, staffing, and facility planning in the official board record.
How is the shared middle and high school campus changing?
Lakeland Preparatory had served multiple grade levels as one organization. The board voted to split grades 5-8 into Lakeland Middle Preparatory School and keep the high school separately organized on the same campus.
December 8
Board approved the split beginning in 2026-27.
Middle-school leader
Corrie Martin chose to continue as middle-school principal.
February 2
Board selected the name Lakeland Middle Preparatory School.
Shared campus
The records describe separate organizations, not a new separate building.
The minutes do not provide a full transition budget, staffing chart, or family-facing schedule for the split.
What the public record shows
Major projects
Middle and high school reorganization
Approved for 2026-27The district is separating its shared-campus middle and high school programs into distinct school organizations.
- Board approved the school split.
- Board named the grades 5-8 school Lakeland Middle Preparatory School.
Funding
Not stated in the collected minutes.
District-office boardroom and atrium work
Emergency windows approved; proposal requestedThe board approved emergency atrium-window replacement and asked its facilities committee for a proposal to finish the boardroom.
- Board authorized emergency window replacement and requested a completion proposal.
Funding
Not stated in the collected minutes.
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