Two charter school companies submitted letters to the School District of Manatee County indicating interest in taking over district facilities under a new state law.
On Tuesday, Florida’s “Schools of Hope” law went into effect, which allows charter school companies to “co-locate” in unused or underperforming public school facilities. The School District of Manatee County received letters from two companies vying for the same spaces.
Both companies are interested in using Lincoln Memorial Middle School and the Sara Scott Harllee Center as “co-location” sites and transforming them into charter schools…