Tag: Lawrence Township Board of Education
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Seven candidates will vie for the three, three-year seats available for the Lawrence Township Board of Education in November
Seven candidates, including a husband and wife, are seeking three available seats on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education in the November general election. At stake are the three seats held by school board members Pepper Evans, Michelle King and Amanda Santos, who are seeking re-election. The term is for three years. Evans,…
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Lawrence Township school district seeks candidates to fill unexpired school board term; board member removed for failure to meet state training mandate
Lawrence Township school district officials are seeking candidates to fill an unexpired term on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education that ends in January 2024. The vacancy was created by the removal of school board member Gregory Johnson by New Jersey Acting Commissioner of Education Angelica Allen-McMillan for his alleged failure to meet…
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Retired Lawrence Township educator, school board member receives Woman of Excellence award
Jo Ann Groeger’s receipt of the annual Woman of Excellence award, presented by the Greater Eldridge Park Neighborhood Association, left her “honored beyond words.” “The whole idea of celebrating women, the perspective that women have. We don’t take time to celebrate. Every woman is worthy of an award,” Groeger said. “I am grateful to you…
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Eight candidates file to run in Lawrence school board election
An eight-way race has shaped up for three open seats on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education, following the July 26 deadline to file to run for the school board in the Nov. 2 general election. The term is for three years. Incumbent school board members Jo Ann Groeger and Kevin Van Hise…
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Deadline to file for Lawrence school board seats
Time is running out for would-be candidates to file nominating petitions to serve on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education. The deadline to file a nominating petition for one of three seats on the school board is July 26 at 4 p.m. The nominating petition, which has to be signed by 10 registered…
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Opinion: Children must return to in-person learning
In-person learning is essential to every school-age child. While the pandemic affected how children have learned since March 2020, districts in Mercer County have begun to return, with precautions, to full-time days. Lawrence Township Public Schools is not one of those districts. Although they’ve taken steps in the right direction, Superintendent Ross Kasun and the…
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School board awards contract for new windows at all four elementary schools
The Lawrence Township Board of Education has awarded a contract to a Sergeantsville-based company to install windows in the modular classroom buildings at the district’s four elementary schools. Panoramic Window and Door Systems Inc., which bid $69,000 for the job, was awarded the contract at the school board’s Feb. 10 meeting. Panoramic Window and Door…
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Lawrence school board: Give vaccine priority to educators
Lawrence Township school district officials are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to give “appropriate priority” to educators and support staff in the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education adopted a resolution at its Jan. 27 meeting that requests the governor to include teachers and support staff in the…
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Lawrence school board reorganizes
Three newly elected school board members were sworn into office at the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education’s annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 6. Incumbent school board member Michele Bowes and newcomers Patricia Hendricks Farmer and Gregory Johnson were administered the oath of office by Business Administrator Thomas Eldridge. The term is for three…