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McKeel Academy seeks to open Mulberry campus; plans small elementary with innovation studio

Polk County School Board · October 29, 2025
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McKeel Academy officials told the Polk County School Board at a work session Oct. 28 that they intend to open McKeel Academy Mulberry in August 2026, repurposing the Kingsford site and serving roughly 430 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade.

McKeel Academy officials told the Polk County School Board at a work session Oct. 28 that they intend to open McKeel Academy Mulberry in August 2026, repurposing the Kingsford site and serving roughly 430 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade.

The application presentation, given by Alan Black, chief strategic officer for the Schools of McKeel, said the Mulberry campus would replicate the curriculum model of McKeel Academy Central and include a central "innovation studio" offering robotics, 3‑D printing and other hands‑on…

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