5 hours ago Share The School Board of Manatee County has changed its meeting times in hopes of accommodating district staff and the community.
The School Board of Manatee County will assemble at new times beginning with its May 25 regular school board meeting.
The board will now meet at 10 a.m. for the meeting on the second Tuesday of each month and at 5 p.m. for the meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month.
The board currently meets at 5:45 p.m. for every regular meeting.
With some meetings going past 10 p.m., the board unanimously approved the time change in hopes of accommodating School District of Manatee County staff who have been working all day and community members and district employees who want to attend and participate in public comments.
Lakewood Ranch’s Ellie Herrera had never thought about sending her children to a charter school, but after hearing about Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy, she’s taking it into consideration.
Herrera has a sixth grader at R. Dan Nolan Middle School and a first grader at Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School and is preparing for her 5-year-old to enter kindergarten next year.
About Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy
Charter Schools USA partnered with Southwest Charter Foundation, a nonprofit that runs eight charter schools across Florida including Manatee Charter School, to plan the opening of Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy.
Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy will be a K-12 school focused on science and health with a mission of its students becoming lifelong learners.