Tag: Lawrence Township Public Schools
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Lawrence school board member appointed
Amanda Santos has been chosen to fill a vacancy on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education, following brief interviews with three applicants for the open seat at the school board’s Aug. 25 meeting. Santos will fill the seat formerly held by Jonathan Dauber, who resigned last month. The term expires in January 2023,…
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Face mask issue raised at Lawrence school board meeting
The battle between the masks and the mask-nots in school is not over, as some parents urged Lawrence Township Public Schools officials to buck Gov. Phil Murphy’s mask mandate for students at the beginning of the school year. Murphy said in June that face masks would not be mandatory and that school districts could make…
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Lawrence school board seeks candidates to fill vacancy
In the wake of the resignation of school board member Jonathan Dauber, Lawrence Township school district officials are seeking applicants to fill the vacancy. The Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education is expected to formally accept Dauber’s resignation at its Aug. 11 meeting. Dauber resigned for personal reasons. His term would have expired in…
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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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Lawrence principals get 3% annual salary increases
Principals, assistant principals and instructional supervisors are in line for annual 3% salary increases, under the terms of a three-year contract approved by the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education. The contract, which started July 1, 2021, and ends June 30, 2024, was approved by the school board at its June 30 meeting. The…
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Lawrence school district hires director of equity, diversity and inclusion
A veteran educator has been hired to become the Lawrence Township Public Schools’ first director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – a newly created position that aims to help the school district to become an inclusive school community. Clifton Thompson III, who began his teaching career in the New York City public schools and who…
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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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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…
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Parents call for removing face masks from students
Remove those masks from students’ faces immediately – that’s what parents have demanded of Lawrence Township Public Schools officials. But school district officials are holding firm in their position that students will continue to wear masks in the classroom for the rest of the school year, which ends June 17. Superintendent Ross Kasun acknowledged at…