Tricia Masenthin/The Lawrence Times
Inside 300 pages of cost-trimming ideas for the Lawrence school board’s consideration are proposals to combine low-enrollment classes at high schools, restructure middle schools and more.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
The public got its first glimpse of the details behind more than two dozen budget-trimming ideas for the Lawrence school district Wednesday afternoon.
Mac Moore / KSHSAA Covered
Budget cuts were the central focus of district staff as well as the public commenters who called for reductions of administrators’ six-digit salaries at Monday’s Lawrence school board meeting.
Screenshot
The Lawrence school board on Monday approved retention payments for staff, discussed budget priorities and quarantine measures, and more.
Screenshot
The Lawrence school board approved publication of a budget with a slight property tax decrease Monday night.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
The district is facing ongoing challenges from rising costs, inflation and reductions in school funding due to an enrollment loss of almost 700 students last school year.
