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Polk schools pursue Pre-K expansion at vacated McLaughlin site; district to vet providers
Summary
Polk County School Board discussed converting a vacant McLaughlin Middle High facility into an early learning center and directed staff to vet potential provider partners using a rubric presented to the board.
The Polk County School Board on Feb. 11 discussed plans to repurpose a vacated facility on the McLaughlin Middle High campus into a pre-kindergarten site and directed staff to proceed with vetting prospective provider partners.
Superintendent Hyde said the district has evaluated the building and found it has five classrooms with restrooms, a main office, clinic, fenced play areas, independent entrance, a clinic and staff planning space; the site was last used prior to the 2020 school year. Hyde told the board that “if the classrooms remain unchanged, you're looking at anywhere from 80 to 90 students total. If some of those spaces are flexed and split in half ... you could almost get to a hundred, hundred or a 20, hundred and 30 total students on that campus being served.”
The board was briefed on the selection process. Hyde said the…
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