Lakeland School System

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Lakeland School System
Lakeland School System Logo.jpeg
Location
1001 US-70, Lakeland, Tennessee, U.S.
District information
MottoLearn. Grow. Lead.
GradesK-12
Established2014
SuperintendentDr. Ted Horrell
Schools

Lakeland Elementary School

Lakeland Middle Preparatory School
Other information
Websitelakelandk12.org

The Lakeland School System (LSS) is a municipal school district serving the city of Lakeland, Tennessee, United States, within Greater Memphis. Lakeland Elementary School is within the district.[1]

In December 2013 the district selected as its superintendent Dr. Ted Horrell, the principal of Germantown High School,[2] and a former principal of Millington Central High School.[3]

As of January 2014 the school district established a survey on Surveymonkey to gauge parental attitudes on several issues. As of that year, the residents are served by Shelby County Schools with elementary students attending Lakeland Elementary School and more than 1,200 students from Lakeland in higher grades attending campuses in Arlington and Bartlett.[4]

Attempted Bolton Annexation[]

In early 2014, some residents of the community sought annexation with Lakeland, partly so the unincorporated area could join a municipal school district. Bolton includes Barret's Chapel Elementary School and Bolton High School.[5] The vote for annexation went before the Lakeland City Board on June 12, 2014 and failed. One resident of the community told the Board that "10 times more residents have petitioned you not to annex than have petitioned you to annex."[6]

Schools[]

Lakeland Elementary, 20-acre (8.1 ha), opened in 2001 as a school within Shelby County Schools. It has a capacity of 1,000 students. Lela Garlington of the Memphis Commercial Appeal stated that the school "could have roughly 820 or so students for its kindergarten to fifth-grade classes."[4]

Lakeland Middle Preparatory School opened in the Fall of 2017 under the leadership of its first principal, Mr. Matt Adler.[7]

Additionally, the school district is starting construction on the new , which will serve grades 5-12.[8] It is expected to be completed around the summer of 2022, and will open in the fall of the same year.[9] Students who live within Lakeland (for 9-12) are currently attending schools in Arlington, such as Arlington High School which is part of the Arlington Community Schools System.

References[]

  1. ^ "Schools." Lakeland School System. Retrieved on March 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Smith, L. Taylor. "Lakeland and Arlington pick superintendents for new school districts." The Commercial Appeal. December 23, 2013. Retrieved on March 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Lakeland TN School Superintendent". Lakeland School System. February 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Garlington, Lela. "Lakeland seeks input on school issues." Memphis Commercial Appeal. January 23, 2014. Retrieved on March 11, 2014.
  5. ^ Bailey, Clay. "Some in unincorporated Shelby County looking to Lakeland for annexation." Memphis Commercial Appeal. January 22, 2014. Retrieved on March 11, 2014.
  6. ^ Bahm, Carolyn. "Final vote: No Bolton annexation". Bartlett-Express.com. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Adler named founding principal of Lakeland school".
  8. ^ "Loan approved to fund new Lakeland high school". WMC Action News 5. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2021-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Construction on track for fall 2022 opening at new Lakeland high school". Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News Daily Memphian. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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