Tag: Lawrence Township School District
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Lawrence Township parents voice concerns over mandated NJDOE transgender policy
Is the Lawrence Township public school district grooming children to become transgender? That’s what some parents claimed – and school district officials disputed – at the school board’s Oct. 19 meeting. At the center of the debate is the school district’s nine-page policy on transgender students, known as Policy 5756. It is mandated by the…
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Lawrence school board appoints ‘tireless advocate’ to fill vacancy
Among a field of nine candidates, Arundel Clarke came out on top to fill a vacancy on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education. The board voted 6-1 to appoint Clarke to fill an unexpired three-year term at the school board’s Oct. 12 meeting, following public interviews with the candidates. The term ends in…
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Lawrence school district hires new assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction
The Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education has appointed a new assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. Rajneet Goomer, who will earn an annual salary of $175,000, was appointed at the school board’s Aug. 31 meeting. She started work in her new post Sept. 19. Goomer replaces Andrew Zuckerman, who resigned last month to…
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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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Grant funds help purchase STEM carts for Lawrence school district
Recent grant funds will bring Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM carts to more elementary schools in Lawrence. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. in New York contributed $23,087 to the non-profit Lawrence Township Education Foundation, which in turn gave it to the school district. The district plans to use the funds to purchase STEM carts…