Lawrence school board members will consider the next phase of work for a new program at the former Centennial Elementary School on Monday.
The new program at Centennial, 2145 Louisiana St., will be called “Choice Campus at Centennial,” and it will offer alternative high school programming in the day and evening. The program would be intended to fit the needs of students who want a “nontraditional” ...
The Lawrence school district is looking to gain feedback this winter on its strategic plan and how its efforts are affecting students, staff and families.
In the 2024-2025 school year, the district held multiple community conversations and asked people to participate in a survey to engage hundreds of staff and community members. The purpose of the feedback was to understand what the district is doing well, ...
Douglas County commissioners approved a consultant to review the Treatment and Recovery Center’s finances and operations as they plan to weigh its future funding and role in the county’s crisis system.
The county and the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center will be working with Dr. Margie Balfour and MultiPass Consulting to complete the review with a cost not to exceed $98,900.
The scope of work ...
Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting will consider hiring an outside expert to dive into the finances and operations of the county's new Treatment and Recovery Center, which provides mental health services for people in need.
The outside review would come at a time when Douglas County and leaders with the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center — the nonprofit that runs the day-to-day ...
An archivist specializing in African American historical documents told a Lawrence crowd on Martin Luther King Jr. Day that civic engagement and mutual support are proven ways of battling oppression.
Deborah Dandridge, a retired archivist at the University of Kansas, said civic engagement is a long-standing tradition among African Americans, and she said it took many individual efforts of self-help to survive ...
As all motor vehicle services prepare to trade downtown for Sixth Street, the Douglas County Treasurer says the change will improve training and efficiency. Here’s what to know about the move.
Douglas County Treasurer Adam Rains said the reasoning behind the change is to support the Treasurer's Office staff through immersive training experiences together. With all the staff moving to the new treasurer’s ...
