Academy Prep Center of Lakeland on Lakeland Hills Blvd. is set to open August 12th.
“I’d say we’re running about a week to a week and a half behind,” said Lincoln Tamayo, the head of the school.
Each school cost $2.3 – $2.5 million a year to operate, according to Tamayo.
Workers got a bit of a late start. They gained access to the building in April, Tamayo said.
They have spent months renovating the nearly century-old John Cox Elementary School, which had recently been used by Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine.
Newly constructed building with gym, cafeteria
A new building has been constructed that houses a gymnasium/multipurpose room, cafeteria and apartments for AmeriCorps members and a Lakeland police officer.
While renovation work is completed during the first week or two of school, students will attend class in the gymnasium.