A proposed Westar Energy rate plan would increase energy transmission charges for school districts by 29 percent.

That rate increase would amount to more than $37,000 per year for the Lawrence school district, according to Kathy Johnson, director of finance for the district.

Johnson explained via email that the transmission fee varies per meter and usage, but that she calculated the increase of $37,000 using transmission fee averages and the 2014-15 actual expenditures. Last school year, the school district spent more than $1.6 million on electricity and paid transmission fees of about $130,000, Johnson said.

In addition to the 29 percent increase on the transmission fee for school districts, the Westar Energy proposal would raise those charges for residential customers by 31 percent, according to The Associated Press. Meanwhile, the plan would cut some business rates.

Westar increased its general rates by about 4 percent in September. The Kansas Corporation Commission will vote on Westar’s most recent plan March 31, according to the AP.

In other news and notes:

– New York Elementary garden club will meet from 3:05 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

– The parents group at Liberty
Memorial Central Middle School will
meet from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The LMCMS
site council will meet from 7 p.m. to
8 p.m.

– The Spirit Squad at Lawrence High
School will hold its banquet from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m.

Lunch menu options:

Elementary school level

Main dish: hot dog; hummus with cheese and pita bread; peanut butter and jelly with string cheese; chef salad with breadstick

Sides: baked beans, apples, salad bar, milk

Middle school level

Main dish: hot dog; hummus with cheese and pita bread; peanut butter and jelly with string cheese; chef salad with breadstick; hamburger; baja fish taco; veggie shaker

Sides: baked beans, apples, vegetable soup, salad bar, fruit juice, fresh fruit, milk

High school level

Main dish: French toast sticks with sausage; scrambled eggs with waffle or biscuit; biscuits and gravy with sausage; grilled cheese; deli bar; pizza; cereal with string cheese; parfaits with muffin; hummus with cheese and pita bread; peanut butter and jelly with string cheese; chef salad with breadstick; daily sandwiches

Sides: baked southwest potato waffle fries, fruit sorbet, fruit juice, fresh fruit, oven potatoes, salad bar, creamy tomato soup, milk