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Superintendent proposes year-and-a-half study of Lake Placid junior–senior high model after community objections
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Longshore said no final decision has been made on merging Lake Placid Middle and Lake Placid High into a 6–12 (junior–senior) model and proposed a year-and-a-half review including workshops and school visits; parents and community members urged more transparency, data and town halls.
Superintendent Dr. Longshore told the Highlands County School Board that there is no final decision yet to merge Lake Placid Middle School and Lake Placid High School into a junior–senior high (6–12) model and proposed taking a year and a half to study the idea, visit example schools and hold workshops and community meetings.
The proposal, first raised by district and community leaders, drew multiple public speakers at the meeting who said the announcement felt sudden and demanded more transparency and stakeholder input. Parent Katie Wilson told the board she and other parents were “increasingly frustrated with the direction of leadership” and called the unannounced shift “reckless,” saying Lake Placid Middle has had high principal turnover and that the…
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