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Education April 11, 2024 - 10:23 pm

Lawrence school district analyzes former Broken Arrow and Pinckney students’ attendance, behavior 

by Maya Hodison

Attendance and behavior issues among students who transferred from the now-closed Pinckney and Broken Arrow elementary schools last year have improved, a district administrator told the school board Wednesday. 

Education April 8, 2024 - 3:33 pm

Lawrence school board to hear report on former Pinckney, Broken Arrow students

by Maya Hodison

Attendance and behavior has improved among students who transferred from two elementary schools the Lawrence school board closed, according to the district. Board members will also hear an update on plans for the STEAM school at LMCMS.

Education March 9, 2024 - 7:56 pm

After school closures, Lawrence families grapple with fractured communities, future of school district

by Cuyler Dunn

After the Lawrence school board voted to close two elementary schools last year, some local families now wrestling with doubts about their future in the district and the community.

Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Education May 24, 2023 - 2:16 pm

Broken Arrow community members reminisce, mourn last day in the school

by Cuyler Dunn

As the school community embraced, cried and celebrated all at once Wednesday morning, they carried a common message: We will always be Broken Arrow Eagles.

Education April 14, 2023 - 3:18 pm

Broken Arrow Elementary’s interim principal named to new role; will assist families transitioning out of closing schools

by Lawrence Times

Broken Arrow Elementary School’s interim principal, Amanda Green, has been selected for a position in which she will help families transitioning out of the two schools that the district is closing after the end of this year.

Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Education March 27, 2023 - 11:17 pm

Lawrence school board votes to close Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementary schools

by Maya Hodison & Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence school board has voted to close Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementary schools. 

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Education March 25, 2023 - 12:24 pm

Broken Arrow parents plead with Lawrence school board to keep the school open

by Cuyler Dunn

A school is more than just a building, said parents, students and other community members Saturday at a public hearing on the possible closure of Broken Arrow Elementary. Instead, they said, it’s part of a community.

Education May 4, 2022 - 4:21 pm

Learning coach to fill interim principal position at Broken Arrow Elementary

by Lawrence Times

The Lawrence school district has announced that Amanda Green, a curriculum and instructional learning coach at Broken Arrow Elementary School, will fill the position of interim principal, effective July 1.

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