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8:40 am – 3:00 pm

Wednesday dismissal 2:00 pm

Office Hours: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Lakeside Academy

1455 Twin Creeks Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32095

Lakeside Academy (School “OO”) will serve kindergarten through 8th grade and will be located on approximately 40 acres on Twin Creek Drive within the Beacon Lake portion of the Twin Creeks DRI development in northcentral St. Johns County.  It will accommodate approximately 1500 students.

This school has been designed to provide both traditional and non-traditional settings.  Classroom areas accommodate groupings by grade or as multi-age students using teaching teams.  Moveable walls between classroom pairs facilitate the team-teaching approach.  Common area with computer labs and kitchen areas allow for flexibility of instructional methods and group learning activities.  These features enable teachers and paraprofessional to work cooperatively to facilitate learning for students through a variety of methods. 

This schools’ spaces include 32 primary classrooms; 22 intermediate classrooms; 6 science labs; resources rooms; skills labs; exceptional education spaces, art rooms; music rooms; physical education spaces; vocational education labs; a media center and support spaces; an administrative suite; food service and dining facilities; stage; multipurpose room; student and public restrooms; and custodial spaces. 

Lakeside Academy will be funded through a combination of the Certificates of Participation (COPs), Proportionate Share Mitigation funds and School Impact Fees.  The school is expected to be completed in the summer of 2024 and open for the 2024-2025 school year.

School District News

"Supporting Gifted Children in Developing Executive Functioning Skills" Virtual Discussion on November 12

Please join us on November 12, 2024, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm for a virtual discussion titled "Supporting Gifted Children in Developing Executive Functioning Skills." The discussion will be led by keynote speaker and SJCSD District Counselor Dr. MaryRose Kaplan.

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"Special Olympics Florida: How to Get Your Student Involved" Virtual Discussion on December 3

Please join us on December 3, 2024, from 6pm to 7:30pm for a virtual discussion titled "Special Olympics Florida: How to Get Your Student Involved." This informative session will highlight free unified youth sports leagues - basketball, soccer, flag football, golf - and other community sports programs that provide inclusive environments for athletes of all ages and abilities.

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FortifyFL App

FortifyFL is a website and app developed at the direction of the Florida Legislature. Any student, educator, parent or member of the public can report school safety concerns directly to law enforcement and school administrators anonymously and easily through the FortifyFL app or getfortifyfl.com.

School Access

This is just a reminder that anyone (parent, guardian, friend, neighbor, aunt, uncle) must have school access to attend an event at Lakeside Academy, have lunch with a student and/or attend an awards assembly. If you have not already done so, please complete the School Access Form. The process for approval may take up to 4 weeks, so please fill out the application sooner than later for any guests that would like to have school access. Once the application is approved, school access will be valid for three years.