The Lawrence school district celebrated the hiring of Interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift to take on the permanent role, and for Swift, she’s grateful to the community for their conversations with her thus far. “I’m really grateful to the community for engaging … I wouldn’t have faulted anyone for taking a time out and not coming, yet folks came, and because of that I feel like we have a clear and ...
To make biking more accessible in the community, the city of Lawrence is making changes to its Bikes Plan and creating opportunities for biking infrastructure and policies. The Lawrence Bikes Plan – which was created in 2019 – is intended to be a roadmap for the city to create a safe, comfortable and accessible cycling environment. Now, the city is exploring ways to update the existing plan and provide an ...
The Lawrence school district’s interim superintendent, Jeanice Kerr Swift, has been chosen by the Lawrence school board to fill the permanent superintendent position, according to a district news release on Friday. “I am honored and grateful for this opportunity, and thankful to the Board of Education and all on the team and in this community for their amazing support,” Swift said in the release. “We ...
Lawrence school board members will be reviewing enrollment and class sizes for the 2024-2025 school year to guide ongoing equity efforts and district planning. At Monday's board meeting, Lawrence school district staff will share a comprehensive review of district enrollment and class sizes for the current school year and over time. The report will assess enrollment and staffing at individual schools, by levels ...
Some were despondent, some were defiant, and some were determined to persevere. But there was one thing all of the students and staff from Haskell Indian Nations University who gathered on Friday night felt: a sense of family. And "our family took a very hard hit last Friday,” Dan Wildcat, an instructor of Indigenous and American Indian Studies at Haskell, said. At least a hundred students, faculty and ...
Jamie Hofling, Douglas County's sustainability impact analyst, says the county has "work to do to reduce our own energy consumption” — but she also says the county has made a lot of progress so far. There's the LED lighting in facilities that's expected to save thousands of dollars annually and last 15 years. There are solar panels on some county buildings that could offset their energy consumption by a ...