Career academies are small, personalized learning communities within a high school that select a subset of students and teachers. Students enter the academy through a voluntary process; they must apply and be accepted with parental knowledge and support.
A career academy involves teachers from different subjects working together as a team. Staff teams, who often share common planning time, work together to implement the key features of the academy and provide students with training in the career field. Students may be grouped together for several periods every day with a core group of teachers. This promotes a family-like atmosphere and results in close student-teacher ties.
For more information, admission requirements, a current list of all career academies or to apply online, please click here to visit the official career academy district webpage at polkschoolsfl.com/careeracademies.
Lakeland Power Academy
Lead Teacher: James Rose
Phone: (863) 499-2655
Fax: (863) 499-2726
1100 Red Devil Way
Lakeland, FL 33815
Areas of Interest: Industrial Electric

Learn relevant skills that will prepare you for a successful career, as an Electrician, Line Worker, System Control Operator, Meter Technician, Power Plant Operator, or Engineer. Students will gain a solid understand of industrial electricity and entry-level positions through out the utility industry. Students will experience extensive job shadowing with the City of Lakeland, Lakeland Electric, and other local energy companies.
Lakeland Electric anticipates many career opportunities becoming available for students graduating from high school during the next several years due to employee retirements.
This program will help students develop the necessary technical and people skills required for employment at Lakeland Electric or for any company in the world. In addition, this Academy will provide students with an excellent foundation to compete for a variety of careers in other trades and industries, such as construction and manufacturing.
This program will also be very beneficial for students planning to move on to a four-year college or a trade school by providing technical knowledge and dual college credit enrollment while still in high school.
Academy of Natural Resources
Lead Teacher: Andrea Childress
Phone: (863) 499-2215
Fax: (863) 499-2766
1100 Red Devil Way,
Lakeland, Fl 33815
Areas of Interest: Agriscience

Digital Media Technology Academy
Lead Teacher: Malinda Pough
Phone: (863) 499-2655
Fax: (863) 499-2726
1100 Red Devil Way
Lakeland, FL 33815
Areas of Interest: Digital Media and Technology

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Sports Medicine Academy
Lead Teacher:
Phone: (863) 499-2655
Fax: (863) 499-2726
1100 Red Devil Way
Lakeland, FL 33815
Areas of Interest: Medical

Central Florida Aerospace Academy
Lead Teacher: Jennifer Sasser
Phone: (863) 413-3620
Fax: (863) 647-4764
4141 Medulla Road, Lakeland, FL 33811
Areas of Interest: Aeronautics, Engineering
