The Lawrence school district has hired a new curriculum leader and elementary principal for the 2020-2021 school year. Superintendent Anthony Lewis on Monday announced Patrick Kelly, who is currently director of the Lawrence College and Career Center, will become the school district’s ...
The Lawrence school board will get a glimpse of the school district’s financial situation for the next academic year during its meeting on Monday. Kathy Johnson, the school district’s executive director of finance, will report to the board about the school district’s projected new ...
The Lawrence school district is still hoping to hold graduation ceremonies for seniors, despite the coronavirus pandemic that led to the cancellation of most school events. But Julie Boyle, a spokeswoman for the school district, said the district doesn’t yet know when those ceremonies may ...
Despite school buildings being closed because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Lawrence school district is preparing for its classrooms to be full of students next fall. But Julie Boyle, a spokeswoman for the school district, said the district has faced challenges to get the word out ...
Story updated at 3:21 p.m. Wednesday A program offering children free meals for pickup on weekdays at Lawrence schools has been expanded to include the weekend. The Lawrence school district announced Wednesday that meals will now be available for pickup by children from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ...
Despite school closures because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence continues to provide after-school programs and regular meals to local youth. Some students appear to be taking advantage of the ongoing virtual programming on a regular basis. Alissa Bauer, a ...
The leader of Billy Mills Middle School will not be returning next school year because he has taken a job in Missouri. Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced in a news release Friday that Keith Jones, principal of Billy Mills, will resign at the end of the school year to become ...
A new face will be joining the Free State High School administration next school year. Principal Myron Graber announced this week that Matthew Renk will become the high school’s newest assistant principal for the 2020-2021 school year, according to a Lawrence school district news release. ...
The Douglas County Commission has approved $43,500 in funding for a new meal service for Lawrence students that was launched earlier this week. On Tuesday, the Lawrence school district announced that several restaurants had stepped up to launch the new meal program, which replaced a former ...
Story last updated at 9:38 a.m. Wednesday Local restaurants will be stepping in to make sure that students in need will still have access to free lunch throughout April, after the Lawrence school district recently suspended its meal service for children. The school district announced Tuesday ...
As most Kansas education has moved to online, remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Lawrence school district’s contract with its teachers has produced some conflicts that need to be addressed, said David Cunningham, the district's executive director for human resources. To ...
After nearly two decades in the position, the Hillcrest Elementary School principal plans to retire at the end of the school year. The Lawrence school district recently announced in a new release that Tammy Becker, who has been principal for 19 years, will retire on June 30. Superintendent ...
The Lawrence school board may soon create a panel to work out issues in its contract with the local teachers union that have arisen because schools are closed to the public for the coronavirus pandemic. The school board will consider approving a memorandum of understanding with the Lawrence ...
Despite school buildings being closed for the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Lawrence school district was still able to surprise two teachers with its annual awards. The district in recent news releases announced Amanda Lovett, of Schwegler Elementary School, and Shari Flakus, of Billy ...
Story updated at 10:34 a.m. Wednesday Lawrence Public Schools will distribute free meals to local children just once more, on Thursday, before shutting down the program for the rest of April, the school district announced Wednesday. The district will also discontinue in-person technology ...
As students of Lawrence public schools returned to education through remote learning last week, parents may have found themselves in a new position of needing to make sure their children are participating. Two Lawrence mothers who homeschool their children told the Journal-World that they ...
The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence's new chief executive officer will be a longtime employee who served as the organization's interim leader for much of the past year. The organization announced Friday that it has hired Monica Dittmer as permanent CEO. She had served as the interim leader ...
Although school buildings are closed and Lawrence students are learning online from remote settings, Superintendent Anthony Lewis told the Lawrence school board that the school district is still working hard to provide an education to local children. “We want to make sure we are still able ...
Construction at Lawrence High School continued as usual Monday as students began learning from home because of the coronavirus pandemic. Without students in the hallways of the large high school because of local and state health orders, the challenge of conducting construction during the ...
The Lawrence school board will hold a special meeting to consider the district’s continuous learning plan, and the public is invited to attend via TV or internet. “To safeguard public health,” the district invites patrons to watch the meeting on Midco channel 26 or online at ...