Tag: Lawrence Township Public Schools
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Parents express concern about armed police officers in school on a daily basis
Guns in school are not OK, not even for school security officers. That is what a group of parents told the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education last week. The issue for parents is the school resource officer (SRO) who is assigned to Lawrence High School and the two Class III special officers who…
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Lawrence Township school board approves new contract with principals, supervisors
Lawrence Township Public Schools principals, assistant principals, supervisors and the athletic director are in line to receive an annual salary increase of 2.9 percent under a contract approved by the Board of Education. The new four-year contract between the board and the Lawrence Township Principals and Supervisors Association took effect July 1 and will expire…
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New superintendent will greet residents, staff members in Lawrence Township
A special “meet and greet” session with Ross Kasun, the new superintendent of schools in the Lawrence Township Public Schools, has been scheduled for Aug. 29 at Lawrence High School. Kasun will be on hand to meet with families, staff and community members from 6-7 p.m. in the high school commons. He is expected to…
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School board hires new assistant principal
Louis Solomon, who is a veteran administrator, has been tapped to become the assistant principal at the Lawrence Middle School. Solomon, who assumed his new duties Aug. 16, succeeds Anthony Buczyinski in the position. Solomon will be paid $105,000 in his new post. Solomon was appointed to the assistant principal position by the Lawrence Township…
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Bristol-Myers Squibb grant will fund training for Lawrence teachers
Lawrence Township public school teachers will gain some tips about how to teach aspects of STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – to elementary school students, with an assist from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. The pharmaceutical company has awarded a $24,000 grant to the nonprofit Lawrence Township Education Foundation, which will use the money…
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12 residents will seek seats on Lawrence Board of Education
Twelve Lawrence Township residents have filed nominating petitions to run for open seats on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education. The field includes four incumbents. The filling deadline to appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot was July 30. Current board members Dana Drake, Jo Ann Groeger, Joyce Scott and Kevin Van…
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Lawrence school board seeks clarification on new employees vetting law
Aiming to prevent one school district from passing along a predatory teacher to another school district, state lawmakers have passed a law requiring schools to check for allegations of sexual abuse or sexual offenses against children. Dubbed the “Pass the Trash Child Protection Measure,” the new law requires public schools, charter schools, private schools and…
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Lawrence High School seniors honored with Principal’s Awards
Lawrence High School senior Samantha Posluszny walked up to the stage to receive the LMS/LHS PTO Award, which is presented to a senior who goes the extra step to help students and teachers, and was settling back in her seat, talking and joking with her friends. Samantha said she heard Principal David Adam say that…
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Lawrence Township schools earn grants from Sustainable Jersey for Schools
When it comes to sustainability, the Lawrence Township Public Schools takes it very seriously – to the extent that each of the district’s seven schools has earned bronze level certification from Sustainable Jersey for Schools. Bronze level certification requires a school to earn 150 points for activities that range from having a school garden to…