Board of Commissioners of Lakeland 

Public Meeting

The Board of Commissioners of Lakeland, Tennessee will hold a Public Hearing on the following Ordinance(s) entitled:

• AN ORDINANCE TO ADD A NEW SECTION TO THE CITY OF LAKELAND’S MUNICIPAL CODE AUTHORIZING THE CREATION AND FUNDING OF A MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF LAKELAND AND TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND AT A SPECIAL RE...FERENDUM TO BE HELD ON MAY 10, 2012

• AN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE SALES AND USE TAX IN THE CITY OF LAKELAND FROM 2.25% TO 2.75% AND TO REQUEST A REFERENDUM OF THE PEOPLE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

The Public Hearing will be held at City Hall, 10001 U.S. Highway 70, Lakeland, Tennessee on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 6:30 P.M.    

Dates To Remember

January 31-          Box Tops & Label Counting

February 1 -       5th Grade Writing Assessment

February 2-        Ground Hog Day

February 3-        Box Tops Pick-up

February 6-14-   iStation Testing

February 7 -       Interims Go Home

February 9 -       Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7 pm

February 10-      No School (In-service)

February 17-      LES Spirit Day(change from Feb 9)

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PTA Purposes

To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship.

To raise the standards of home life.

To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.

To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.

To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.

PTA Mission

To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before governmental agencies and other
organizations that make decisions affecting children;

To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and
protect their children; and

To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools
of this nation.