Applications are being accepted now through Jan. 15 for Sanders Memorial Elementary STEAM Magnet School.
At a news conference this morning, Pasco County Schools officials announced the kickoff of the application period for the district’s first magnet school, which will specialize in science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Sanders, located in Land O’ Lakes, is slated to open next August for the 2015-16 school year.
The magnet school represents an ongoing desire by the school district to expand educational options for its students, school superintendent Kurt Browning said.
Families throughout the county are welcome to apply to Sanders which, unlike traditional schools, has no geographic boundaries for its students. It’s being built on the grounds of the original Sanders school, and is expected to accommodate 762 students from kindergarten through fifth grade.
Because nearby Connerton and Oakstead elementary schools are overcrowded, the school district will give a higher priority to applicants currently attending those schools. Officials also will give a higher priority to children living within a mile of Sanders, and to siblings of children who have been accepted to Sanders, if space is available.
Those wishing to learn about Sanders, or who want to take a virtual tour, can visit PascoSchools.org, and click on the Sanders banner at the top of the screen.
Read more about Sanders Memorial Elementary STEAM Magnet School in the Dec. 10 print edition of The Laker/Lutz News.
