Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Noon Agenda: Vote on the new 2021-2022 PTA Executive Board Slate from nominations that were accepted through Friday, April 30th at 6:00 PM - see nominations below.
Vote will be completed at the Thursday, May 20th General Assembly Meeting
President: Jennifer Kouffman
Treasurer: Tricia Moffet
Recording Secretary: Ashley Lorton
Corresponding Secretary: Jay Ford
VP of Elementary: Pilar Topping
VP of Middle: Stefanie Alt
VP of Ways & Means: Jen Hutchinson
VP of Pre-Prep: Ansley Darling
VP of School Support: Jackie Dreksler
VP of Yearbook: Trish Schaefer
Board of Director Meeting
Lutz Preparatory School, Inc. is operated by a board of directors made up of community members with diverse and strategic expertise. Please click HERE for a full listing of our current board members and the assigned representative to facilitate parental involvement.
The meeting schedule and past meeting minutes of the board or directors are posted on the Governance tab of our school website. Meetings are open to the public and are published in our NEWSFLASH and on the Governance section of our website.
Please note, a new online way to sign up for public comment at the board meetings. Click HERE for the online form; must sign up and check-in 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
Required END OF YEAR Intent to Return
Thank you to all our families for completing the FIRST intent to return back in February of 2021 before our enrollment lottery was run.
To secure your student's enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year in the next grade level we require an additional End of Year Intent to ReturnOR Transfer online form. Confirming each student's end of year intent will allow us to accurately account for our enrollment before summer begins.
Reminder of important information regarding the 2021-22 school year that was emailed out to all families on Friday, April 2, 2021.
Click HERE to review the entire letter and Q&A.
Lutz Preparatory will return to ONLY on-campus learning for the 2021-22 School Year.
At this time, no final decision has been made regarding masks for the 2021-22 Year.
Any K-7 family who does not complete this end of year form by the deadline will be contacted individually to confirm their intent for the next school year. Please save us time and complete by the deadline.
Complete ONE End of Year Intent to Return OR Transfer form for EACH STUDENT currently enrolled at Lutz Preparatory School in grades K-7.
Deadline for submission is Thursday, May 20th, 2021, at midnight.
This form is for Current Lutz Preparatory Kindergarten through Seventh grade students ONLY.
Please contact our staff with any questions regarding enrollment at admissions@lutzprep.org.
DooDad Art People's Choice Award, Vote for Shriya!
Lutz Preparatory’s 8th grade eLearner, Shriya K., has submitted a beautiful sculpture using recycled paper board packaging (cereal boxes and paper towel tubes). Her piece is entitled “Bees and Trees”.
This competition offers a People’s Choice award and the voting is open until May 19th at 9:00 PM.
Please click HERE to view all the submissions and vote for Shriya!
Rising 6th, 7th, & 8th Graders Elective Choices Online Form Due
Email with these details were sent on Wednesday, May 12th to all rising middle school parents. Please review the elective options for next year and submit your student's choices by Friday, May 21st at 3:00 PM via the links below.
Click HERE to see full details and elective descriptions:
Monday May 3rd – All student library books were due back in the Media Center.
Monday May 10th – Students will be billed for lost or badly damaged books. Please try to find and return the missing books or pay the amount on the bill.
Books must be returned or paid for before the beginning of the next school year in order to check out books next year.
PTA Honors our Grandparents
Please check out the videos honoring our Lutz Preparatory School Grandparents that are posted on our Facebook and YouTube pages (please note there are two separate videos).
Kudos to our fabulous PTA for the idea behind this virtual method to showcase our Grandparents and special thanks parent volunteer Pilar Topping for creating the video.
Please note that during testing windows attendance and punctuality are important; please limit scheduling appointments and early sign-outs.
3rd - 8th Grade On Campus Students
**TENTATIVE** Testing Plan **Reminder: These timelines are tentative and CAN CHANGE at any time**
3rd - 8th Grade eLearners Drop Off and Pick UP Procedures
CHECK YOUR EMAIL (and Spam folder)
Please refer to emails that were sent on Friday, April 23, 2021 and again on Monday, May 3rd
Or visit the Assessments tab of our website for full details on drop off and pick up procedures for each grade level eLearner FSA testing.
FSA & EOC Parent Notification Letters
Please click on the respective grade level links below for FSA Informational Letters that were sent home with students on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. For future reference regarding FSA please continue to monitor the NEWSFLASH.
3rd-6th Grades:Grade 3, 4, 5, or 6 ELA Writing/ELA Reading/Mathematics Assessment
7th-8th Grade: Grade 7 or 8 ELA Writing/ELA Reading/Mathematics and/or Algebra 1/Geometry/Civics End-of-Course EOC Assessments
Please visit the Florida Department of Education's Florida Statewide Assessments Portal
The portal provides access to general information about the Florida Statewide Assessment Program and links to other Florida resources to include practice tests, frequently asked questions, testing resources, etc.
2021-22 School Supply Lists
For Families Who Prefer to Shop on Their Own Families can always choose to purchase school supplies on their own. It is NOT required that families order school supplies through 1st Day School Supplies, this is just a different option for shopping.
To view a full list of the 2021-22 School Supply Lists please visit our website under the Campus Life\School Supplies tab to print the list by grade and start looking for those back-to-school sales.
Additional Important Information
Please note, a consumable instructional materials fee and additional items may be added during the school year based on factors included but not limited to:
Certain classes will have supply lists on their syllabus that will be communicated prior to the start of school or the first day of class
School wide Leader In Me resources
Teacher selected/preferred/recommended resources
OPTIONAL: 1st Day School Supplies One Stop Shopping Deadline to Place Order: Thursday, July 1, 2021
Great news! Lutz Preparatory PTA has continued their partnership with 1st Day School Supplies to give you an OPTIONAL way to help make your back to school shopping for next year a breeze! This is not a fundraiser but rather an opportunity to save you time this summer. The school supply kits are ready to go with the exact supplies your LP teachers have requested. Each kit will be delivered directly to your 2021-22 teacher's classroom before the first day of school.
You can order your school supplies for the 2021-22 school year now!
You are just a few clicks away from getting everything you need for next year!!! It is super easy … click, pay, done! Now you can plan on what to do with the time you would have spent at the store and in line!
Uniform Sale: Plan Ahead, Order Now, Save Money! IMPORTANT REMINDER: The only item required from Red's Team Sport is the LOGOED POLO. All other items can be purchased at any store - see school handbook with questions:
Three Wellness Questions to Discuss as a Family Daily BEFORE Leaving for School
We are relying on our families to be good citizens in our community in our efforts to keep everyone healthy and safe. Click HERE to view our COVID-19 Protocol
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING REPORTING A COVID DIAGNOSIS
If your child tests positive for COVID-19 we are requesting that parents immediately report this to the school via the following online form (even overnight and/or weekends).This will allow our step-by-step mitigation process to begin with contact tracing and notification to all students/staff that may have been potentially exposed. Thank you for your partnership in helping us keep all of our students and staff healthy.
This button is also linked on the pop up box on www.lutzprep.org