Lawrence teachers will receive an $800 raise to their base pay, and elementary and high school teachers will join middle school teachers with having two planning periods instead of one.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal education grants will resume flowing to Lawrence Public Schools following a reversal of a previous Trump administration decision to freeze the grants.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider approving pay raises for teachers, as well as increases to preschool student tuition and some other student fees.
Lawrence school board members at their meeting Monday elected GR Gordon-Ross as the next board president and approved a bid to renovate Woodlawn Elementary School to implement a preschool program there.
Lawrence Public Schools stand to lose about $468,151 in federal grants because of action by the Trump administration earlier this month freezing distribution of already-approved federal support.
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Lawrence school board members will choose the next board president and vice president Monday. They’ll also consider a bid for work on a preschool classroom at Woodlawn, some software renewals and more.
The Lawrence school board on Monday approved a 10-cent increase to meal prices for the third consecutive year.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider approving a 10-cent increase to meal prices after deferring the vote at its previous meeting.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Native American students and students in the English Language Learners program continue graduating from the Lawrence school district at the lowest rates compared to other subgroups, according to district data.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence school board on Monday did not vote on the district’s plan to increase meal prices by 10 cents for a third consecutive year.
