Overview

  • PRINCIPAL/ADMINISTRATOR: Frank Diaz

    ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF CURRICULUM: Liza Manuel

    ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF ADMINISTRATION: Bryan Brink

    Phone: (813) 558-1180
    Fax: (813) 558-1184

    Student Hours: 9:35 AM to 4:30 PM

    Uniforms: Mandatory Uniforms

    Bottoms: navy, khaki

    Tops: red, white, navy polo

    Before School Program: Yes
    After School Program: Yes

    LibertyMS

Taking PRIDE in our Choices

  • Our state-recognized "5 Star School” serves the New Tampa and Lutz communities and beyond, with many students selecting Liberty as a "school choice” option. The New Tampa Digital Academy is our newest choice offering—providing students a variety of tech and digital courses not found at neighboring traditional and charter schools! Courses such as Video Game and Simulation Design are designed to prepare students for a career in the tech and digital workforce as they select an area of concentration that interest them the most.

    Other choices include more than 30 clubs, 4 seasons of sports and Electives in Visual Arts and our award-winning Music programs. We offer a wide variety of Scholar Quest courses, preparing students to excel in high school and even earn Microsoft Industry Certifications. Our STEAM program adds "Arts” to STEM, producing District Champion STEM projects, while AVID college readiness paves a path to student success! New students feel at home in their new learning environment thanks to our Sixth Grade Structure. We are rooted in PRIDE: Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability and Encouragement, the core values we instill in our students.

    To apply to New Tampa Digital Academy at Liberty Middle, families must fill out a School Choice Application. Be sure to select "Liberty Middle" as your Choice option. Applicants will be selected by random drawing based on available space in this new program.

We M.A.R.C.H. with P.R.I.D.E. at Liberty

  • Motivating, Achieving, Rigor, College-ready, Highest potential
    Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, Encouragement

    Vision:
    · District: Preparing Students for Life
    · Liberty: M.A.R.C.H. with P.R.I.D.E.

    Mission:
    · District: To provide an education and the supports that enable each student to excel as a successful and responsible citizen 
    · Liberty: Liberty Middle School's mission is to provide a safe, caring, yet Motivating, learning environment. The faculty and staff are dedicated to the task of assisting students with Achieving academic excellence through Rigorous and challenging learning curriculum. Through these means we will ensure that students are College-ready and have the necessary skills to be successful citizens, ultimately reaching their Highest potential.

    Motto:
    Our Pride Runs Deep!

    Philosophy:
    Working together… to do “whatever it takes."

    History:
    Since Liberty Middle School opened its doors in 2002, we have been rooted in our core beliefs of PRIDE. Perseverance, Respect, Integrety, Dependability, and Encouragement are the core values that we instill in our students. It is what defines us and continues to guide us as a school. It is an honor to serve the New Tampa and Lutz communities. It has been a pleasure watching our students learn, grow, and achieve year after year. Liberty is focused on the future and will be the premier middle school in the New Tampa area for years to come. Come see what Liberty has to offer and how great we really are!