Tag: Slackwood School

  • Slackwood School to get new roof

    Slackwood School to get new roof

    A Bristol, Pennsylvania, contractor has been awarded a $900,000 contract to replace the roof at the Slackwood School on Princeton Pike by Lawrence Township school district officials. Wespol Construction was one of five bidders for the job, and the second lowest bidder. The company was awarded the contract for the job after the lowest bidder…

  • Educators donate COVID-related books to Lawrence Public Schools in memory of former employees

    Educators donate COVID-related books to Lawrence Public Schools in memory of former employees

    A piece of Lawrence Township Public Schools’ (LTPS) past was recalled at the Oct. 14 Board of Education meeting as the daughter of two former district employees returned to the district with an act of kindness in her parents’ memory. Karen Stroman Pardonner is the daughter of Joseph Stroman, former Ben Franklin Elementary principal (1967-69),…

  • 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…