All members of the Lawrence school board were present for a meeting on Monday, March 21, 2016.

At its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board will review a report on the district’s program to help special needs students transition to jobs after high school.

For the past five years, the Lawrence school district has operated the program, Project Search, which provides training for students ages 18-21.

Since the program began in 2011, the district has partnered with Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Kansas University to offer work experience for the students. Both LMH and KU have a Project Search instructor and two job coaches to provide transition services. As part of the program, students complete internships in different settings to gain work experience.

The goal of Project Search is to help special needs students learn vocational and daily-life skills so that they can live independently, and the report will summarize and evaluate the program. Kevin Harrell, director of student services, and ?Lori Stithem, assistant director of special education, will present the report to the board.

In other business, the board will:

• Meet in executive session to discuss negotiations regarding a property acquisition.

• Review a report on student transportation services. The district’s five-year contract with First Student expires at the end of the school year, and a cost analysis has been conducted.

• Review a request to designate a portion of Clinton Park on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places. The property is part of the Pinckney Elementary School grounds and is owned by the district.

The school board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the district offices, 110 McDonald Drive.