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Education August 27, 2024 - 8:37 pm

First Boundary Advisory Committee meeting postponed to September

by Lawrence Times

The first meeting of the Lawrence school district’s Boundary Advisory Committee will not be held until September, the district announced Tuesday evening.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Education August 26, 2024 - 8:30 pm

Lawrence school district committee to begin reviewing high school boundaries; consultant will have smaller role

by Maya Hodison

A committee on Wednesday will begin analyzing Lawrence’s high school boundaries, and the consultant previously contracted to facilitate the work will have a reduced role after school board members voiced concerns.

Education July 18, 2024 - 11:40 am

Lawrence school board seeks applicants for committee to study high school boundaries

by Lawrence Times

The Lawrence school board is seeking community members to serve on the Boundary Advisory Committee, which will be tasked this year with examining boundaries of the district’s two high schools.

Education July 8, 2024 - 10:16 pm

Lawrence school district will likely pay $65K for boundary analysis; school board postpones approval

by Maya Hodison

The Lawrence school district will likely pay $65,000 for a consultant’s boundary and enrollment analysis, and while some board members voiced concerns about the consultants, others defended the data they deliver.

Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Education July 6, 2024 - 4:05 pm

Lawrence school board to consider $100K contract for enrollment analysis, renewing Gaggle for $53K

by Maya Hodison

Another contract with RSP & Associates, a consulting firm that provides analyses for the Lawrence school district, and a renewal for the district’s student surveillance software are up for the school board’s consideration Monday.

Education June 10, 2024 - 8:18 pm

Lawrence school board president asks to consider revising high school boundaries

by Maya Hodison

Lawrence High School’s enrollment is dangerously declining, putting it at a “low risk – but certainly a consideration” to be reclassified from a 6A school to a 5A school, the Lawrence school board president said Monday.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education February 29, 2024 - 5:59 pm

Community can learn about plans for STEAM middle school at upcoming open houses

by Maya Hodison

The Lawrence school district will host two open house events for community members to learn more about its planned STEAM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math — themed middle school. 

Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Education February 7, 2024 - 10:08 pm

Lawrence school district committee to recommend postponing middle school boundary changes

by Maya Hodison

A Lawrence school district committee decided Wednesday to recommend the district keep its current boundaries with the conversion of one middle school into a STEAM school next year, pushing boundary changes out a year.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education January 31, 2024 - 10:09 pm

Lawrence school district families weigh in on STEAM school, proposed new middle school boundaries

by Maya Hodison

Families on Wednesday gave feedback on Liberty Memorial Central Middle School’s transition to a STEAM school and asked the district committee working on middle school boundaries to maintain students’ communities.

Education January 28, 2024 - 7:56 pm

Weigh in on proposed Lawrence middle school boundary changes

by Lawrence Times

A Lawrence school district committee will ask students and families for feedback on proposed changes to boundaries of all four middle schools during meetings this week.

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