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Eastside Elementary to phase to K–8 'Academy' with leadership, agriscience and aerospace pathways
Summary
Eastside Elementary will transition to a K–8 model called Eastside Academy of Leadership and Innovation over three years, offering leadership coursework, a student‑run bank with Suncoast Credit Union, agriscience/aquaponics and aerospace/STEM pathways to create career‑awareness before high school.
Eastside Elementary is set to become Eastside Academy of Leadership and Innovation, a phased K–8 conversion that school leaders say will keep local students in a single campus while offering career pathways and leadership training.
Dr. Mike Lastra, Eastside’s principal, presented a three‑year phase‑in plan at the joint meeting. The district will add sixth grade in the first year, seventh grade the following year and…
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