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Lawrence school board approves contract for enrollment study
Lawrence school board members on Monday approved a new contract with RSP & Associates for enrollment projections for each district building over the next five to 10 years.
Lawrence school board approves contract for enrollment study
Lawrence school board members on Monday approved a new contract with RSP & Associates for enrollment projections for each district building over the next five to 10 years.
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Lawrence school board weighs community survey results, asks how district will respond
Superintendent Jeanice Swift presented community feedback Monday that showed broad approval of teachers and school climate, but Lawrence school board members questioned how representative the data was and pressed for clearer answers about what comes next.
Courtney Lane/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to hear reports on community conversation, 2025-26 year
Lawrence school board members on Monday will hear two reports from administrators: one on a community conversation held through the early months of 2026, and a school year-end report.
School district names interim principal of Lawrence High School, early childhood principal
Mike Gillman has been named interim principal of Lawrence High School, and Loralea Hubert, a former Lawrence Public Schools teacher, will return to serve as lead principal of early childhood programs.
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Lawrence school board approves student meal price increase
Lawrence school board members voted 6 to 1 Monday to raise student meal prices for the 2026-27 school year.
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Lawrence school board to vote on meal price increases
Lawrence school board members on Monday will vote on whether to increase meal prices for the upcoming school year. They’ll also hear an update on Centennial Choice Campus.
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Lawrence school district weighing increase to meal prices; board to vote in June
Lawrence school board members did not yet vote Tuesday on whether to raise school meal prices next year by 15 cents for lunches and 10 cents for breakfasts.
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Lawrence school board approves contracts with raises for teachers, district staff
Lawrence school board members voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve new contracts with raises for the district’s certified staff and education support professionals.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to consider approving employee contracts, meal price increases
Lawrence school board members on Tuesday will consider approving new contracts with teachers and district staff, administrator raises, and an increase to meal prices.
Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Free lunches and meal kits will be available for Lawrence kids this summer
Lawrence Public Schools will offer free meals and meal kits to all kids in the community this summer, as well as special event days with storytellers and the library’s bookmobile.
Pancho Metz / Lawrence Times
Lawrence High School principal has died
Quentin Rials, principal of Lawrence High School and proud Chesty Lion, has died. He was 49 years old.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
Project SEARCH and C-Tran students graduate from internship programs
Friends and family gathered at Community Connections at Pinckney Friday morning to celebrate graduating students of the C-Tran and Project SEARCH programs.
Courtney Lane/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district students shine at Pat Grzenda Adaptive Triathlon
Smiles, laughter and encouragement filled the air at Lawrence Public Schools’ annual Pat Grzenda Adaptive Triathlon on Wednesday morning.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Mallory Johnson receives $10K Bobs Award for ‘transforming lives’ in therapeutic classroom
When Mallory Johnson walked into the packed common area inside Community Connections at Pinckney for a surprise Wednesday, she thought it might be cupcakes. Minutes later, she was holding a check for $10,000 to recognize her as this year’s Bobs Award winner.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district committee members question AI’s effects on learning, integrity
Members of the Lawrence school district’s AI committee raised concerns Tuesday about the integrity of learning and whether families should be able to opt in or out of AI usage.
Lawrence school district names next principals of Woodlawn Elementary, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School
The Lawrence school district has named Meg Clark as the next principal of Woodlawn Elementary School and Phillip Mitchell as the next principal of Liberty Memorial Central Middle School.
