Tag: Lawrence Township Education Foundation

  • ETS tops $2.4 million in donations to Lawrence Township Public Schools

    ETS tops $2.4 million in donations to Lawrence Township Public Schools

    This year, Educational Testing Service (ETS) donated $92,000 to the Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF) to support local public-school students and schools. This brings ETS’s overall funding to the LTEF to $2,434,000 since 1993. In addition, ETS has been a strong financial supporter of the Lawrence Township Public Schools (LTPS) since 1981, according to a…

  • Lawrence Township Education Foundation awards grants

    Lawrence Township Education Foundation awards grants

    “Spotlight on Coding” teaches second- and third-graders at the Slackwood Elementary School how to use computer coding. “Let’s Become an Anti-racist” is a cross-generational community book study initiative for students in kindergarten through sixth grade and their parents. It is centered around the anti-racist writings of I. Kendi. “Seed Pods for Kids to Grow” provides…

  • Lawrence  Township Education Foundation grant goes toward online tutoring program

    Lawrence Township Education Foundation grant goes toward online tutoring program

    Lawrence Middle School students who may be losing academic ground because of remote learning can catch up on their studies through one-on-one online tutoring, thanks to the Lawrence Township Education Foundation. The foundation awarded a $10,000 grant to Lawrence Township Public Schools to arrange for FEV tutor – an online tutoring service – to help…

  • Outgoing school board members honored

    Outgoing school board members honored

    It was a bittersweet moment for Dana Drake and Cathy LeCompte, as the two school board members took their virtual seats at the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education’s last meeting of the year on Dec. 9. For the two school board members, that meeting was also their last meeting. Drake and LeCompte each…

  • The Lawrenceville School donates to Lawrence Township Education Foundation

    The Lawrenceville School donates to Lawrence Township Education Foundation

    An expanded and renovated library at the Slackwood School. The purchase of 100 Chromebook laptop computers for the Lawrence Township Public Schools students. The creation of an outdoor chessboard so Eldridge Park School students can learn to play. Five iPads and cases to encourage Lawrence Intermediate School students to film, edit and produce short movies.…

  • Eldridge Park students will witness life cycle of garden plants thanks to ed foundation grant

    Eldridge Park students will witness life cycle of garden plants thanks to ed foundation grant

    Hoping to encourage little thumbs to become green thumbs, Janssen Pharmaceutical has donated $3,000 to the Eldridge Park School – through the Lawrence Township Education Foundation – for the elementary school’s Next Generation Garden project. Karen Faiman, the executive director of the Lawrence Township Education Foundation, presented a check for $3,000 to school district officials…

  • Grant will allow Slackwood School to add STEM cart to library

    Grant will allow Slackwood School to add STEM cart to library

    Aiming to help Slackwood School students develop their STEM skills, the Lawrence Township Education Foundation has awarded a $20,182 grant to the Lawrence Township Public Schools to bring a fully stocked STEM (science, engineering, technology, math) cart into the school’s renovated library. The money, which was donated to the Lawrence Township Education Foundation by the…

  • Slackwood School library project underway

    Slackwood School library project underway

    The long-awaited renovation and expansion of the Slackwood School library is currently underway. The Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education awarded a contract for $230,000 to Avco Construction Inc. for the project at its May 6 meeting. It was one of six bidders for the job. The bids ranged from $184,400 to $326,000. School…

  • Education Foundation gives money to buy Chromebooks

    Education Foundation gives money to buy Chromebooks

    With a $26,085 grant in hand, the Lawrence Township Public School District purchased 100 Chromebook laptop computers to replace broken or malfunctioning laptop computers issued by the district. The Lawrence Township Public Schools provides Chromebooks to students in grades 6-12. When the district moved to remote learning because of school closures related to COVID-19, it…