Earlier this year, consultants for the Lawrence school district forecast a slight increase in student enrollment for the 2020-21 school year, but the district instead saw a massive decrease because of COVID-19, school board members heard Monday.
Rob Schwarz, of enrollment consulting company RSP Associates, presented projected enrollment data to the Lawrence school board Monday. The projections, which were made ...
The Lawrence school district’s recent enrollment decline could mean a significant decrease in state funding for the 2021-2022 school year, but a state education advocate says there will likely be ways to soften the impact.
A look at the state's education funding formula suggests that the district’s decrease of 325 students this fall compared to last year could cost the district more than $1 million when it ...
The word “love” is not often associated with county government, Douglas County Commissioner Nancy Thellman said Friday.
But she said that was the only word that fit regarding the work Douglas County and local health organizations have done toward establishing a new campus focused on behavioral health housing and treatment, which will include a 20,000-square-foot crisis center.
“In this instance, only ...
The Lawrence school board will soon get a more in-depth look at the district's enrollment, which recently saw a decline amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
During its meeting on Monday, the board will receive a report from RSP & Associates, a company providing enrollment analysis to the district. Along with information on the enrollment drop, the report will also touch on demographic information and ...
For the first time since August, the Lawrence-Douglas County health department’s guidance for schools operating during the coronavirus pandemic has dropped to its lowest threat level.
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced Thursday that it was lowering its recommendation from the yellow tier to the green tier, which allows schools to use fully in-person or hybrid in-person instruction. The guidance ...
Douglas County will take on debt to pay for costs associated with the construction of a behavioral health campus and refinance some of its current debt to save almost $1 million.
The County Commission on Wednesday authorized the sale of general obligation bonds to cover $8.8 million of the costs for the construction of the three housing and treatment facilities at the Treatment and Recovery Campus of Douglas ...
