With the new Apopka K-8 school about 40 percent complete, a community meeting will be held on Thursday, September 2 at 6 p.m. virtually and in-person at the Wolf Lake Elementary School cafeteria to give an update on the project.
Orange County School Board District 7 Member Melissa Byrd is inviting members of the public to the community meeting.
Currently known as Site 90-K8-N-7, the school will have a capacity of about 1,200 students and relieve overcapacity in the northwest Apopka area, namely the Wolf Lake Elementary and Middle schools.
Initiated in late January, construction of the $49 million K-8 school has been given 15 months to wrap with an expected May 2022 end date, in time for opening for the 2022-2023 school year.
At its December 16, 2020, meeting, the Apopka City Council unanimously approved the major development plan for the K-8 school. The building will be 141,952 square feet on an estimated 15-acre tract with the address of 4650 and 4700 Jason Dwelley Parkway.
According to city documents, the K-8 school’s major development plan details the construction of the main school building, gymnasium, a track and ball fields, hardcourts and a drop-off/pick-up area.
The plan also reserves an area for future portables to be installed as needed.
To attend the community meeting virtually, register at https://tinyurl.com/OCPS90build.
To attend in-person in the Wolf Lake Elementary cafeteria, RSVP to lauren.roth@ocps.net. Masks will be required for the in-person meeting.
More information about the meeting here: Site 90-K8-N-7 meeting invitation.
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