As part of its annual self-evaluation survey, the Lawrence school board on Tuesday said it was pleased with how it communicated with the community on contentious issues like school closures.
But board members said they still have work to do on other tough issues, including figuring out ways to make the district’s activities and events more representative of the entire student body.
School board member ...
Updated at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023
The Lawrence school district’s Native American Student Services program coordinator has resigned from his position.
The coordinator, Kenny St. Pierre, made the announcement Wednesday via Facebook.
The program, which has served American Indian/Alaska Native students in the district since 1972, prioritizes academic support, such as tutors and peer mentors for ...
Insufficient training caused Lawrence school district staff to be unprepared and overwhelmed by a new program that monitors students’ computer usage for unsafe behaviors, according to Superintendent Anthony Lewis and school board member Ronald “G.R.” Gordon-Ross.
During the Dec. 11 school board meeting, Lewis said that issues have arisen following the recent rollout of Gaggle, a software system that uses ...
West Middle School paraprofessional Caleb Rahmeier on Tuesday was honored as this year’s recipient of the Lawrence Schools Foundation’s “Dedication to Education” award.
The award is given each year to a teacher or paraeducator who goes out of his or her way to help "challenged and/or disadvantaged students," according to a statement from the Lawrence Schools Foundation, and it comes with a $5,000 ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will receive an update on this year's operations and the outlook for 2024 for the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical department, which receives millions of dollars of county funding toward its operations.
A large portion of the fire and medical department budget is funded by the city of Lawrence to pay for firefighting services the department provides inside the city ...
Applications are now being accepted for membership in an advisory group for the Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County.
The TRC, which opened in April, is operated by Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and is designed to assist community members with behavioral health and/or substance use crises, including inpatient stays of up to 72 hours.
The advisory group, according to a news release Friday ...
