Lakeland School System

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

Lakeland School System
Location
10001 US-70, Lakeland, Tennessee, U.S.
United States
District information
MottoLearn. Grow. Lead.
GradesK-12
EstablishedDecember 2013
Vice-presidentBrent hopper
SuperintendentDr. Ted Horrell
Schoolsles,lps

Lakeland Elementary School

    Lakeland Preparatory School
    Students and staff
    TeachersBrent Hopper, William Coleman
    Other information
    Websitelakelandk12.org

    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 Bolton 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, with its founding principal Mrs. Nancy Rouse. It has a capacity of 1,000 students. The school has grades K-4 attending the school currently, with its current principal Ms. Joretha Lockhart. The school used to have fifth-grade classes attending the school, but that changed in 2017 due to the opening of Lakeland Preperatory School.

    Lakeland Preparatory School (formerly known as "Lakeland Middle Preperatory School"), 20-acre (8.1 ha), opened in the Fall of 2017 under the leadership of its first principal, Mr. Matt Adler.[7] The school has grade-five through ten classes attending the school currently, with its current principal Ms. Corrie Martin and vice princpal Ms. Jeana Decker. For now, grades 11-12 go to Arlington High School through an inter-local agreement with Arlington Community Schools.[8]

    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. 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. "Students in grades 10-12 living in Lakeland are zoned attend Arlington High School through an inter-local agreement with Arlington Community Schools".


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