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Lawrence schools is undertaking a review of it security measures after the Newtown, Conn. shooting. Superintendent Gary Schall, above, said the district is looking at an estimated $3.7 million deficit as budget planning begins.

Budget and security were the primary topics discussed at the Lawrence schools’ town hall meeting in the high school’s Little Theater on Jan. 8. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/16/13

The Lawrence Board of Education voted to sell the Number Six School for $12.5 million. Trustee Uri Kaufman, center, opposed the agreement. Trustee Abel Feldhamer, left, agreed with Kaufman, while Trustee Dr. David Sussman approved of the sale.

Number Six School sale vote set for March 20

The Lawrence School District moved one step closer to selling the Number Six School on Monday, when Board of Education trustees voted 4-2 to approve the sale to Bronx-based Simone Development Companies, which plans to lease the building to Mt. Sinai Hospital, to be used as a multi-specialty medical practice. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/16/13

Lawrence School District provided instructional space in its middle school for 200 first- and second-graders from the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach for nearly five weeks after Hurricane Sandy.

Sheltering students after the storm

The Lawrence School District and the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB) brought new meaning to a public-private partnership, when the public school district opened its middle school to 200 first- and second-graders of the private school after Hurricane Sandy. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/19/12

Lawrence High School suffered the most storm damage of the five open schools in the district.

Lawrence school district updates parents

Substituting a town hall-style meeting for its regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting on Monday, the Lawrence School District invited residents to the cafeteria in the high school for an update on district news after Hurricane Sandy. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/20/12

Lawrence schools reopened on Tuesday after being closed two-plus weeks due to Hurricane Sandy and a nor’easter that dumped snow in the Five Towns.

Schools reopen in District 15

After being closed for more than two weeks due to Hurricane Sandy, which included Election Day and Veterans Day, the Lawrence School District reopened its schools on Tuesday. more

By Jeff Bessen and Ann E. Friedman | 11/14/12

Lawrence School District is reopening Tuesday after being closed more than two weeks due to Hurricane Sandy.

Lawrence School District will reopen Tuesday

After being closed for more than two weeks due to Hurricane Sandy, which included Election Day and Veterans Day,the Lawrence School District is reopening all of its schools Tuesday. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/8/12

Dr. Ann Pedersen, Lawrence School District’s assistant superintendent for academic affairs and Number Four School principal, spoke about the importance of instilling confidence in students at the first of four district town hall meetings.

Learning how their children are taught

In an intimate setting where an assistant superintendent sat on a stool in the middle aisle of Lawrence High School’s little theater, district officials presented an overview of its academic initiatives to a small audience on Oct. 4. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/11/12

The Lawrence School District hired Sarah Weis to serve as a liaison among the private schools, the district’s Transportation Department and Independent Coach Corp., which transports the students.

‘What’s with our bus route?’

The first order of business for Sarah Weis, the Lawrence School District’s newly contracted private-school liaison, was to respond to some 1,200 phone messages left by irate parents about busing problems they and their children encountered as a new school year began in the Five Towns. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/4/12

Children learned some basic karate movements as part of the Community Health Fair.

Learning about staying fit at community health fair

In partnership with Nassau County, the Lawrence School District community held a health fair at the Number Four School in Inwood on Sept. 9. more

9/13/12

Rina Beach will take over as the ELA chairwoman at Lawrence Middle School. A district wide emphasis on literacy is intended to raise student test scores.

Lawrence school district attacks its literacy problem

Lawrence School District officials are hoping that a restructuring of positions at the middle school and an increased emphasis on literacy throughout the district will boost scores on the state’s English Language Arts exam, especially among special-needs students. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/30/12

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