Seminole County Public Schools

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Seminole County Public Schools
Seminole County Public Schools.gif
SCPS official Logo
Address
400 East Lake Mary Boulevard

Sanford
,
Seminole
,
Florida
32773-7127

United States
Information
TypePublic
SuperintendentWalt Griffin[1]
GradesPK-12
Websitehttp://www.scps.k12.fl.us/

Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS) is a public school district that covers Seminole County, Florida. As of September 2006, the total district wide enrollment was 66,351 students.[2]

History[]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, as of August 2021 Seminole County allows parents to opt out of their children wearing masks, but if there is no parental opt-out students must wear masks.[3] In August 2021 17% of students were exempted.[4]

School board[]

The District School Board is elected on a non-partisan basis. Members serve four year terms.

  • School Board District 1: Kristine Kraus
  • School Board District 2: Karen Almond
  • School Board District 3: Abby Sanchez
  • School Board District 4: Amy Pennock
  • School Board District 5: Tina Calderone

Schools[]

The district operates 57 traditional schools. This includes nine high schools, 12 middle schools, and 36 elementary schools.

High schools[]

Middle schools[]

  • Lawton Chiles Middle School
  • Greenwood Lakes Middle School
  • Indian Trails Middle School
  • Jackson Heights Middle School
  • Markham Woods Middle School
  • Millennium Middle School
  • Milwee Middle School
  • Rock Lake Middle School
  • Sanford Middle School
  • South Seminole Academy
  • Teague Middle School
  • Tuskawilla Middle School

Elementary schools[]

Charter schools[]

There are the four charter schools that are accountable to SCPS.[5]

  • Choices in Learning Elementary Charter School
  • Galileo School for Gifted Learning
  • United Cerebral Palsy School
  • Seminole Science Charter School

Home schools and virtual schools[]

The district operates home school and virtual school programs.

Voluntary Pre-K[]

The district operates voluntary pre-K at selected locations within the District.

Magnet schools[]

Seminole County Public Schools has 11 magnet schools, offering a total of 12 different magnet programs.

Elementary schools[]

Middle schools[]

High schools[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.scps.k12.fl.us[better source needed]
  2. ^ "Selected statistics on enrollment, teachers, dropouts, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students, by state: 1990, 2000, and 2006" (PDF). Digest of Education Statistics 2008. U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. 18 March 2009. pp. 129–139. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  3. ^ Toohey, Grace (2021-08-07). "Seminole County schools to require masks for students unless parents opt out, matching Orange's decision". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  4. ^ Postal, Leslie (2021-08-18). "In Seminole, almost 17% of students opt out of wearing masks at school". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  5. ^ "Charter Schools". scps.k12.fl.us. August 22, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

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