School bond issue passes

Wednesday, April 06 2005 @ 04:14 PM
Contributed by: Dave
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USD 497As you probably know, the school bond issue passed easily.

Bond issue forum

Wednesday, March 30 2005 @ 04:21 PM
Contributed by: Dave
Views: 276

USD 497I attended a forum on the coming bond issue last night at Southwest Junior High. Unfortunately only 3 people, including myself, attended.
This website has information about what the bond issue will provide.

Retirements up, morale down

Sunday, March 20 2005 @ 05:10 PM
Contributed by: Dave
Views: 249

USD 49720 teachers and 3 principals are retiring at the end of this year. An additional 17 could take retirement if they chose. One of the reasons? "Teacher morale in the district is at an all-time low" according to Arthur Sloan who is retiring after 33 years at Lawrence High.

Central JHS principal to retire

Friday, March 11 2005 @ 03:45 PM
Contributed by: Dave
Views: 256

USD 497After a 24 year career filled with man memories, Ted Juneau, principal at Central, will retired at the end of this year.

Teacher's pay a hot topic

Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 04:06 PM
Contributed by: Dave
Views: 212

USD 497Finding money in the budget for teacher's pay is high on the list of priorities for area teachers. Additional funds from the legislature are expected, but have not yet been authorized.

Teachers pay raised tied up

Wednesday, March 02 2005 @ 03:32 PM
Contributed by: Dave
Views: 202

USD 497In spite of hopes to the contrary, it appears that there is no money, after all, to give teachers a pay raise.

School board offers to increase teacher's salaries

Thursday, February 24 2005 @ 02:16 PM
Contributed by: Dave
Views: 188

USD 497The school board has offered a $1 million salary increase to district teachers. Raises are expected to be between 1.5 and 3 percent, however some questions surround the offer.

Elementary school boundary change put on hold

Wednesday, February 16 2005 @ 04:44 PM
Contributed by: Dave
Views: 202

USD 497Instead the district will spend $40,000 to put two portables at Hillscrest Elementary. Hillcrest has the districts only English as a Second Language Program (ESL) which was a primary cause for concern amont parents.

Board of education to discuss boundary changes

Monday, February 14 2005 @ 04:12 PM
Contributed by: Dave
Views: 224

USD 497The plan calls for changing the boundaries for Hillcrest and Deerfield elementary schools to reduce overcrowding there. Here's an article from the Lawrence Journal World. And, if you interested the meeting agenda.

Schools may ask for another $10M for computer upgrades

Thursday, January 27 2005 @ 04:18 PM
Contributed by: Dave
Views: 192

USD 497A two-part bond issue with $8.9 million for technology will go before Lawrence voters in April, but some Lawrence public schools administrators want an additional $10.3 million, over five years, to improve technology.

Read the full story here: http://www.ljworld.com/section/schools/story/194495