A special Lawrence school board meeting will be held this week for the annual evaluation of Superintendent Jeanice Swift. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the district's Facilities and Operations Office, 711 E. 23rd St. In addition to the evaluation on Swift, there will also be ...
An arrest affidavit for a former award-winning paraprofessional in the Lawrence school district alleges that the para inappropriately touched a middle school boy, asked him to undress and gave him dozens of late-night car rides. Caleb Zachary Rahmeier, the former para who was honored in ...
After gathering feedback from families and staff last fall, the Lawrence school district has been streamlining and reducing the number of positions within the district. Superintendent Jeanice Swift said on Monday that as a part of this work, eight positions in the administrator group were ...
Lawrence school board members reviewed data on Monday showing that more than 2,100 students entered or left the district last year and that showed class sizes for middle and high schools in 2025-2026. As the Journal-World reported, the Lawrence school district’s enrollment this school year ...
Four Lawrence High School students placed at an annual high school visual arts competition on Thursday. The Annual High School Visual Arts Competition is hosted by the City of Merriam, and it is one of the largest high school art competitions in the Kansas City metro region allowing student ...
A fire that occured in the girls locker room at Lawrence High School in September is anticipated to cost the district over $142,000 in remediation and repair costs. On Monday, the Lawrence school board will consider approving an estimated $142,392 payment to Zipco Contracting Inc. for ...