The Lawrence school board on Monday heard a report on Lawrence Virtual School, but people who weren’t there in person were unable to listen in. That potentially includes more than 200 enrolled students’ families statewide.
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The Lawrence school board on Monday will look to solidify an MOU with county agencies to prevent truancy, as well as a new partnership for a third party to facilitate restorative justice agreements.
Lawrence school board members voted 6-1 Monday to approve an $80K contract with the same outside consultant the district has used for years to create an enrollment analysis.
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The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear an update on the district’s special education work as well as consider approving a consultant contract for enrollment projections.
Liberty Memorial Central Middle School is on track to potentially transition into a school focused on STEAM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math — next year.
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The Lawrence school board will hear a report Tuesday on the committee that is working to redesign or repurpose Liberty Memorial Central Middle School.
Before the Lawrence school district partners with local agencies on a truancy prevention program, school board members want to know how a flyer that portrays a Black student as a program participant nearly made it to print.
The Lawrence school board on Monday approved a budget that will increase property taxes and agreed to move forward with a solar energy project that staff said will pay off in the long term.
The Lawrence school district is partnering with county agencies and the DA’s office to hopefully prevent students from being introduced to the criminal legal system for missing too much school.
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear a report about chronic absence rates within the district and learn about proposed solutions.
