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The School Board of Manatee County approved Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy s application in a 3-2 vote during its meeting April 27.
Charlie Kennedy and Rev. James Golden were the dissenting votes.
Southwest Charter Foundation, a nonprofit that runs eight charter schools across the state including Manatee Charter School, is partnering with Charter Schools USA to open Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy.
The charter school will be a K-12 school focused on science and health with a mission of its students becoming lifelong learners.
Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy will implement the WISH framework, which focuses on wellness, innovation, science and health.
Eddie Ruiz, the state director for Charter Schools USA for Florida, said the school will develop partnerships with the Brain Health Initiative, LECOM and the School District of Manatee County.