Tag: Lawrence Township Public Schools
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Lawrence school board appoints new operations manager
The Lawrence Board of Education appointed Eshaya Draper as the operations manager to the superintendent at their April 21 meeting. Draper began in Lawrence on April 27. He succeeds Lana Mueller who is retiring May 1, after 26 years of service to the district. Prior to joining Lawrence Township Public Schools (LTPS), Draper orchestrated aspects…
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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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Lawrence school staffers receive COVID-19 vaccines
Mercer County public school districts’ top administrators collaborated on securing COVID-19 vaccines for their grades pre-K to 12 staff. The district superintendents secured five opportunities for staff vaccinations: March 26 at Penn Medicine Princeton Health Center, March 27 and April 3 at Crockett Middle School in Hamilton via Walgreens, the week of April 5 at…
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Lawrence school district named National District of Character
Members of the Lawrence Township Public School District, which has been named a National District of Character for 2020, picked up their award at a virtual ceremony on March 5, marking the second time that the school district has earned the national honor. The Lawrence school district is one of seven public school districts nationwide…
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Lawrence school board approves tentative budget
The Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education has approved its tentative $79.6 million operating budget for 2021-22, sending it on to the Mercer County Department of Education for review. A public hearing and final action on the proposed budget, which was approved at the school board’s March 10 meeting, has been set for the…
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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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George Regan was a ‘magnet for the wounded’ – Lawrence Township pays tribute to late teacher
Kind, patient, thoughtful and a believer in his students – that’s how George Regan’s friends, colleagues and parents described the Slackwood Elementary School teacher, who died unexpectedly in November. Many of those who came into Regan’s orbit gathered virtually on Jan. 21 to pay tribute to Regan, who taught for nearly 25 years at the…
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Lawrence students will resume hybrid learning, despite mixed opinions by parents
Lawrence Township Public Schools students will be back in the classroom for in-person instruction using the hybrid learning model beginning Jan. 19, school district officials said. Hybrid learning alternates between bringing small groups of students into the classroom for in-person learning for part of the week, and having them learn at home remotely for part…
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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…
