UPDATED: 4:40 P.M. JUNE 24 Patrick Schmitz resigned his role as CEO of the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center effective immediately on Tuesday, and the center has announced clinical director Kirsten Watkins as its interim CEO. On Tuesday during the Bert Nash Governing Board meeting, ...
A vote from the Lawrence school district’s classified staff has united all district employees into one local union, and school board members were briefed on the new milestone Monday. On June 10, 2025, Educational Support Professionals, ESPs, in the Lawrence school district voted with a 95% ...
The Lawrence school district has selected Cole Amaya as assistant superintendent of teaching and learning. The assistant superintendent position is part of an administrative restructuring as the district prioritizes directing resources to support student needs and improve staff compensation, ...
The Lawrence school district announced the selection of Jennifer Georgie as interim principal of Sunset Hill Elementary School. Georgie, who currently serves as the district’s lead student and family support facilitator, will take over as principal of Sunset Hill Elementary School on July ...
Several dozen Lawrence residents gathered near the corner of Tennessee and Ninth streets to celebrate the groundbreaking for a transitional housing development. The groundbreaking was for a new six-unit development from the Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church’s Hope Project that will ...
Lawrence school board members will meet on Tuesday for a “board retreat” to complete the board's annual self-evaluation along with the board’s operating procedures. The board assesses how well it operates internally at least once a year, using agreed-upon standards developed with input ...