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School board members press for unified response after Schools of Hope letters name two Manatee campuses
Summary
Board member Miss Felton told the Oct. 10 workshop that Manatee County Schools received two Schools of Hope letters and urged a coordinated, public response; district staff said they will document existing programs and facilities and prepare responses as required by state rule.
School board member Miss Felton raised the Schools of Hope letters during the Oct. 10 Manatee County School Board workshop, saying the district had received two notices that operators intend to open so‑called “Schools of Hope.”
“I know I know because it's been all over everywhere that the public has been seeing the stories…This is on our dime, families out there,” Miss Felton said, urging parents and community groups to organize and pushing the board to fight proposed operators’ access to district facilities.
Felton said the letters name Lincoln Middle School and the Harley Center and quoted operators’ five‑year enrollment projections that she said would amount to a takeover of whole facilities — citing a five‑year projection of 963 students for Lincoln and 782 for Harley in operator…
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