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Five weeks after unveiling its draft budget the Lawrence School District adopted its proposed budget at the Board of Education meeting on March 22. more

JEFF BESSEN | 3/31/11

Lawrence School District adopts budget

Five weeks after unveiling its draft budget the Lawrence School District adopted its proposed budget at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. more

JEFF BESSEN | 3/24/11

Lawrence School District Deputy Superintendent Gary Schall addressed residents about the draft budget and related issues at the Feb. 15 Board of Education meeting.

Lawrence retools administrative responsibilities

Familiar faces will not only be in their regular positions, but will be up to their elbows in new responsibilities as the Lawrence School District has several administrators doing more than one job as a cost-saving measure. more

JEFF BESSEN | 2/23/11

No new taxes for Lawrence

Though the Lawrence School District anticipates losing $2.2 million in combined state and federal aid next year, it still plans to expand its educational offerings by realizing an equal amount in savings through cuts to the Civil Service support staff, administration and two programs. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/23/11

Lawrence High School, above, has 15 Advanced Placement classes and district administrators say that despite budget issues programs will not be cut.

Schall: No program cuts next year

An initial draft of the Lawrence School District’s proposed budget is expected to be presented at the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday at Lawrence Middle School. The meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m. more

JEFF BESSEN | 2/9/11

Another round of layoffs in District 15

For the third time in seven months, the Lawrence School District plans to lay off staff. Twenty-seven hall monitors, clerical and grounds crew employees were notified on Dec. 6 that their positions could be eliminated as early as Dec. 31 as a cost-saving measure, pending Board of Education and Nassau County Civil Service Commission approval. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 12/15/10

Lawrence High School, like all the district’s schools, has seen a dip in its student population.

Lawrence student enrollment declines

Though the new school year has only just begun, Lawrence School District officials say they do not believe recent staff reductions have impacted the quality of the district’s educational programs, and that a small decline in student enrollment has left class sizes at optimum levels. more

Jeff Bessen | 9/22/10

Early buzzer angers district resident

A Lawrence School District parent said he was the victim of a "degree of prejudice," after being cut off by a timed buzzer subsequent to having a sharp and public exchange with a board member during the July 6 Board of Education meeting. more

7/28/10

Lawrence High School students will soon have English vocabulary workbooks that were originally cut from the district's budget.

Book budget blunder

The Lawrence School District ordered an English vocabulary workbook for high school students last week that was originally cut from this year’s school budget. more

Stephen J. Bronner | 10/1/09

Lawrence schools’ attorney wins appeal

The New York State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the attorney who represents the Lawrence School District, reversing the state comptroller's determination that he should be removed from its pension system. Following the Aug. 20 decision, the state must repay the lawyer’s missed pension payments within 30 days and reinstate him in the state retirement system. more

Stephen J. Bronner | 9/4/09

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