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- A Waukesha Lawrence School staff member has been charged with abusing a child who has special needs (2022)
A criminal complaint filed Thursday in Waukesha County Circuit Court ... - Lawrence school board to hold 4 executive sessions as part of special meeting Monday (2022)
Lawrence school board President Erica Hill has called a special meeting of the board on Monday for ... - Lawrence school board to consider ratifying 2021-22 teacher contract with no salary increases (2021)
Lawrence teachers are not expected to receive an overall raise during the 2021-22 school year, according to a tentative contract agreement with the school district. ... - Lawrence school board finalizes its own COVID-19 guidance that focuses on incidence, positivity rates (2020)
The Lawrence school district now officially has its own coronavirus guidance, allowing for some of its gating criteria to carry more weight than others. The school board on ... - Lawrence Schools Await Details On In-Person Graduation (2020)
The Lawrence Township High School's virtual graduation ... - See How Lawrence Schools Fared On The PARCC 2019 Test (2019)
The results are in! Check to see how schools in Lawrence did on the 2019 PARCC test. (Image via Shutterstock) LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ — The results are in! Check to see ... - Lawrence school district offering internet hotspots to high school students who don’t have access at home (2019)
The Lawrence school district offices are pictured at 110 McDonald Drive in this file photo from ... - Eagle Scout project serves Lawrence School District - liherald (2016)
Though Michael Simao didn't attend the Number Two School in Inwood, which is now known as the Lawrence Elementary School at the Number Two School, the Atlantic ... - County commissioners approve 2017 budget, defend land swap with Lawrence school district - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
The first measure authorized the exchange of the old county public works yard at 711 E. 23rd St. for the current Lawrence school district maintenance yard at 146 Maine St. The negoti ... - Lawrence schools start year with small enrollment decrease - The Decatur Daily (2016)
Lawrence County Superintendent Johnny Yates said Tuesday afternoon that the system's enrollment fell 35 students from last year, with 30 of those students coming from Moulton E ... - Lawrence school board unanimously approves 2016-2017 budget - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
The Lawrence school board on Monday unanimously approved its 2016-2017 budget plan, which includes cuts to the district's teaching staff and its property tax rate. As part of t ... - Lawrence school district budget includes teacher cuts, deficit spending and lower taxes - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
Next school year, Lawrence Public Schools will be operating with 17 fewer full-time classroom teachers. Together, those teaching positions will save the district about $987,000 — cuts that board members said were necessary be ... - Lawrence school district budget likely to include teacher cuts - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
When the Lawrence school board begins its discussion on Monday of the district's budget for the upcoming school year, cuts will likely be a key part of the conversation. S ... - District completes improvements to troubled Wi-Fi network in Lawrence schools - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
Weak signals and dead spots in the Lawrence school district's Wi-Fi service will hopefully be problems of the past when students return to school next month. The district has complet ... - Lawrence school district to monitor student iPads; list of rules under review - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
When the Lawrence district purchased iPads for its middle school students, the focus was on the educational benefits. But as schools prepare to issue thousands of iPads, district leaders also want to make sure they don't introduce problem ... - Lawrence school board to begin review of rules for iPad rollout - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
Before the Lawrence school district issues every middle school student an iPad next school year, district officials will be establishing rules for their use. At its meeting Monday, the ... - Most classrooms in Lawrence school district to use tech-based teaching - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
When students return to school in the Lawrence district next month, the majority of them will be in technology-based, blended learning classrooms. The district will add 125 blended learning clas ... - Lawrence school board to consider changes to school start times - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
For many students in the Lawrence school district, the start of the school day comes as early as 8 a.m. For the district's secondary students, some relief from those early sched ... - Lawrence school board moves personnel meeting to June 27 - The Decatur Daily (2016)
The Lawrence County Board of Education has moved its personnel meeting to June 27 at 8 a.m., school officials said. Superintendent Johnny Yates said the board ... - Lawrence School Hosts Its Annual Poetry Slam - CapeNews.net (2016)
Lawrence School students stood up and spoke their minds on race, anxiety, bullying, addiction, absentee parents and Donald J. Trump through poetry at t ... - Lawrence school district proposes community effort to improve internet access - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
“We talk about internet access being essential for education and the divide (between students),& ... - Lawrence school board to review LGBT task force report - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
At its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board will discuss potential districtwide changes regarding LGBT students. One of the school board's goals for the 2015-20 ... - Lawrence school board faces problems with Schneider projects - The Decatur Daily (2016)
Yates said the new East Lawrence Elementary HVAC system alone saved the school system an estimated $30,000 this year. The district also received $140,000 in Tennessee Valley A ... - Lawrence school board meeting minutes - The Decatur Daily (2016)
Termination of certified: Angela Davis, East Lawrence Elementary, effective end of 2015-2016 school year; Jill Holcomb, Lawrence County High, effective e ... - Outgoing superintendent of Lawrence school district reflects on years of leadership - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
After seven years as Lawrence Public Schools superintendent Rick Doll will be resigning at the end of June and will become an associate professor and executive director of the Kansas Educational Leader ... - Rising enrollment in Lawrence school district may require boundary changes - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
Enrollment in the Lawrence school district is projected to continue its upward climb, with two west-side schools expected to be near capacity in the next few years. Planning consultants told the L ... - Lawrence school board to review data on blended learning method - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
At its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board will review a report on the district's expansion of the blended learning teaching method. The report will include the challeng ... - Lawrence School Students Named To 3Q Honor Roll - CapeNews.net (2016)
Kevin Shea, David Sheppard, Devin Silva, Nicole Silva, Ashley Stacy, Gunnar Stevens, Henry Toran-Sandlin, John Turner, Michael Veres, Emma Wagner, Sa ... - Forest fire near Lawrence School causes panic - Chandigarh Tribune (2016)
Jagran PostPanic gripped Lawrence school, Sanawar, near Kasauli, today as fire raging in adjoining forests advanced towards the school and students ran helter-skelter with columns of smoke descending on the school complex. The fires were brought under control and ...Himachal Pradesh forest fire advances towards Lawrence School causes panicJagran PostF ... - New Staff Safety Enhancements from AiRISTA Flow Arrive at The Lawrence School - PR Newswire (press release) (2016)
As part of their RTLS solution, staff members of The Lawrence Upper School, a private institute for students with distinct learning styles in grades 7-12, are now equipped with stat ... - Lawrence school district begins work on troubled Wi-Fi - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
Improvements to the Lawrence school district's troubled Wi-Fi network will be made before 5,000 iPads are handed out to students and teachers next school year. The district ... - After purchasing iPads, Lawrence school district looks to ensure Internet access for students - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
When middle school students in the Lawrence district are issued their own iPads next school year, some of them will return to homes without Internet access. But district administrators are hoping they ... - Foundation Follies to raise money for Lawrence school district; city commissioner to rock out - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
The annual Foundation Follies fundraising event will bring Lawrence school district teachers, administrators and school board members out from behind their desks and onto the stage Friday. Participants will sing, dance and perform skits for the ...Weekend Guide: 'Changi ... - Lawrence school board member resigns, replacement sought - NJ.com (2016)
Interviews are scheduled to occur at a May 11 closed session of the board in the Lawrence High School library at 2525 Princeton Pike. The board anticipates selecti ... - Robots, yoga, veggie smoothies coming to Lawrence schools through new grants - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
This year's Innovative Teaching Grants will fund a variety of activities at Lawrence public schools, including a â€&oeli ... - Lawrence school board approves nomination for historic designation of Clinton Park - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
The weathered stone retaining wall built into the hill at Clinton Park is one clue that the park isn't new to the Lawrence landscape. However, a more official recognition of the ... - Providing own bus service could save Lawrence school district money, report finds - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
The Lawrence school district could save money by providing its own busing, but administrators are recommending the district continue to rely on an outside company for student transportation. ... - Lawrence school board to review transition program for special needs students - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
At its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board will review a report on the district's program to help special needs students transition to jobs after high school. For the past f ... - Lawrence school district names new South Middle School assistant principal - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
Charlie Stoltenberg, currently of the Blue Valley school district, will begin his new position in July, the district announced Thursday. Stoltenberg will replace Lynn Harrod ... - Lawrence school board committee considers ban on Confederate flag - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
The Lawrence school board's policy advisory committee is weighing whether to recommend a districtwide ban on the Confederate flag. Three Free State High School students â ... - Proposed Westar Energy plan would mean higher fees for Lawrence school district - Lawrence Journal World (blog) (2016)
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 Lawre ... - Lawrence school board approves purchase of 5000 iPads; Adair to return after month-long absence - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
After nearly two hours of review, the Lawrence school board approved a proposal to purchase 5,000 iPads for the district. Much of the discussion centered on whether iPads were preferable to laptops, ... - Lawrence school board to vote on whether to purchase 5000 iPads - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
The Lawrence school board will vote at its meeting Monday whether to approve a school district proposal to purchase 5,000 iPads. Board members were not convinced iPads were pr ... - Lawrence school taxes could be lowered under House finance bill - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
Topeka — Taxpayers in the Lawrence school district would get a break on their property taxes next year under school finance bills being considered in the Kansas Legislature. That ... - Lawrence school board names Kyle Hayden as next superintendent - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
The Lawrence school board announced late Tuesday that Kyle Hayden will be the next superintendent for Lawrence Public Schools. After eight hours of deliberation that concluded shortly before 10 p.m., the board voted 6-0 to select Hayden. ... - Lawrence school board names finalists for superintendent - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
The Lawrence school district has announced the names of three finalists for its open superintendent position. The finalists are Kyle Hayden of Lawrence, Shellaine ... - Lawrence school board members voice concerns as new teaching model gets set to expand - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
“It's not a matter of if, it's when,†... - Lawrence school board to review plan for districtwide rollout of new teaching model - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
District officials will share a report detailing the rollout plan for next school year at the Lawrence school board's meeting on Monday. Blended learning in the district began with an init ... - Falmouth finds homegrown talent as Bushy leads Lawrence School - Wicked Local (2016)
Although Tom Bushy is still new to his role as principal at Lawrence School, the setting is quite familiar. Bushy, the son of Tom and Peggy Bushy of North Falmouth, is a 1997 gr ... - Bozkurt quits Lawrence School Committee - Eagle-Tribune (2016)
LAWRENCE — Kemal Bozkurt has quit the School Committee just four weeks after he was sworn into office. In resigning, he cited the growing dem ... - Lawrence school board to hear proposal for naming Lawrence High football field after famed coach - Lawrence Journal World (2016)
The Lawrence High football field is pictured, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. Jennifer Freeman Nauertc plans to go before the Lawrence School Board to ask them to name the field after her late father, Bill Fr ...
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