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Welcome to С»ÆѼµ¼º½ Tampa Bay

Apply Now for the 2024-2025 School Year

Our Impact

С»ÆѼµ¼º½ Tampa Bay is actively engaging with the local community, recruiting students for the next fiscal year, and recruiting top-notch principals, educators, and operations team members. Cultivating community partnerships, champions, and advocates that will enable С»ÆѼµ¼º½ Tampa Bay to most effectively provide a high-quality education to students as they progress along the road to and through college is a top priority in our region.

WELCOME, FUTURE С»ÆѼµ¼º½ TAMPA BAY FAMILIES!​

The next step in joining С»ÆѼµ¼º½ is completing a paper application or submitting it online via . Our application opened on September 1, 2023 and С»ÆѼµ¼º½’s lottery date is February 17, 2024. For more lottery process information please visit usÌýhere.

You may choose to apply to multiple С»ÆѼµ¼º½ Tampa Bay schools and submit one application per child. Any family can submit an application at any time.

As a public charter school, enrollment is determined through a random lottery selection process.  If our schools receive more applications than available seats, student names will be placed in a lottery and randomly selected. 

As required by Florida law, students from persistently low-performing (PLP) public schools and opportunity zones will be given enrollment preference, as well as siblings of currently enrolled students.

Lottery priorities are listed below:

  1. Siblings of current С»ÆѼµ¼º½ students and children of С»ÆѼµ¼º½ employees
  2. С»ÆѼµ¼º½s who attend or are zoned for aÌý or who reside within an . Not sure if you live in an Opportunity Zone,Ìý.ÌýÌý
    1. Within 5 miles of the campusÌý
    2. Within 8 miles of the campusÌý
    3. Beyond 8 miles of the campusÌý
  3. Children of Founding С»ÆѼµ¼º½ Members
  4. All other applicants

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С»ÆѼµ¼º½'s Schools in Tampa Bay

Four reasons parents love С»ÆѼµ¼º½ Tampa Bay

College-Prep Academic Model

Through structured, challenging coursework, С»ÆѼµ¼º½ Public Schools focuses on college preparation for all children.

We Are Open To All С»ÆѼµ¼º½s

We are a tuition-free public school option in your neighborhood. С»ÆѼµ¼º½ is one of the nation’s highest-performing public school networks.

Focus On the Whole Child

We understand that success is more than just mastering lessons and passing exams. In addition to teaching core subjects, С»ÆѼµ¼º½â€™s personalized instructional courses include character development and culture education.

Highly Trained & Experienced Teachers

We partner with families to see every student to and through college.ÌýOur teachers help students identify their goals, track their progress, and adjust instruction as needed to ensure each student masters every subject and realizes their goals. Ìý

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SCHOOLS

Our tuition-free public schools are open to all students.Ìý

1,659

STUDENTS

We will serve children in grades K-4 & 6-8 for the 2023-2024 academic year.ÌýÌý

100%

COLLEGE BOUND

Since С»ÆѼµ¼º½’s first graduating class in 2007, 100% of our seniors have been accepted to colleges and universities nationwide.

PERSONALIZED LEARNING

Through small learning groups and daily access to technology, every student learns at the level and speed just right for them.Ìý

Expert Teachers

Our teachers bring subject matter expertise and an unwavering commitment to set each student on a path to success.

FAMILY PARTNERSHIP

Our school is family. Parents, teachers, and administrators work as a team to help each student reach their full potential.Ìý

С»ÆѼµ¼º½ believes a quality K – 12 public education is the key to success in college and life and is committed to helping every student achieve their own success. Personalized learning, critical thinking skills, mastery of core subjects and continued support through college is С»ÆѼµ¼º½â€™s recipe for success.

Apply Now for the 2024-2025 School Year

Work at С»ÆѼµ¼º½

We are a looking for hard-working, talented individuals to help make college a reality for all children in the Tampa Bay region. From the classroom to transportation and everything in between – your work will directly deliver on С»ÆѼµ¼º½â€™s mission.

Regional Leadership

James Hartman

Executive Director, Tampa Bay

Janine Valentin

Managing Director of Operations

Jamelle Goodwin

Vice President of Schools

Michele Mitchell

Managing Director of Staffing and HR

Chynell Sanders

Regional Literacy Coach

Alec Macaulay

Managing Director of External Affairs

Alexandra DiMasso

Regional Math Coach

Melissa Vidal

Executive Assistant

Michelle Knapp

Director of Compliance

Becky Schickley

Managing Director of Academics

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