Sawgrass Bay Elementary

As we approach the end of the school year, it’s time to start preparing for Chromebook collection. In just a few weeks, all student-issued Chromebooks will need to be returned, cl...

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4-10! We want to celebrate with videos of students discussing how a favorite teacher has made a difference for them. Please have your child rec...

TAVARES – Two credit rating agencies issued reports this week praising Lake County Schools for prudent spending and robust policies and practices that guide the district’s finances...

TAVARES – The International Education group at Cambridge University Press & Assessment has named Lake County Schools as the 2024-25 U.S. District of the Year in the Medium catego...

April is Month of the Military Child! This special recognition, established by former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986, serves as a reminder that military children pl...

2025 ELC (Extended Learning Centers) Summer Camp registration opens at 8 a.m. on March 26 for district-operated elementary and K-8 programs. Enrollment is limited and spaces will ...

All schools and district offices will be closed for Spring Break on Monday, March 10, through Friday, March 14. We will reopen and resume classes on Monday, March 17.

MOUNT DORA -- Lake County Schools' annual STEAM Bowl is a hands-on test of students' science, technology, engineering, art and math skills. This years event kicked off Monday, Marc...

Parents, guardians and other stakeholders are invited to take a survey that will help Lake County Schools plan for the upcoming school year and align funding for our Title IV gr...

In celebration of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, the Florida Department of Education is sharing a new career-focused video created in partnership with the Florida Cha...

Exciting news for parents of soon-to-be preschoolers! Enrollment for Lake County’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program kicks off on March 19, 2025, at 9:00 AM ...

TAVARES – Lake County Schools is accepting applications from Lake County residents for 2025-26 Educational Choice transfers. The Open Enrollment window will remain open through Apr...

Focused on encouraging families to save as early and affordably as possible, our partner Florida Prepaid College Savings Plans has reduced Prepaid Plan monthly prices for newborns ...

Lake County Schools invites all students and parents to participate in the 2025 Stakeholder Surveys. As in past years, parents and students will be surveyed on a variety of topics ...

TAVARES – The 2025-26 school year will begin on Aug. 11, 2025, and it will end on May 29, 2026, for Lake County public school students. The 2026-27 school year will begin on Aug....

The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida encourage students to participate in the Black History Month student art and essay contests with the theme “ Honoring Af...

Schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

TAVARES -- Three Lake County teachers received a surprise visit today from Superintendent Diane Kornegay and a caravan of representatives from the district, the Education Foundati...

TAVARES -- Lake County's 2023-24 high school graduation rate is 93 percent for district-operated schools, an increase of 1 percentage point over the 2022-23 graduation rate, which ...

TAVARES -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody came to Tavares on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day to present an award to Samba, a vape detecting dog that works for th...