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The Lawrence School District is one of five district that were awarded the Exemplary School Models and Practices grant from the New York State Education Department, and the only district to receive the grant’s maximum amount of $250,000 and be a non-city recipient.
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8/23/18
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The need for increased communication, the shift of kindergarteners to the Lawrence Primary School at the Number Two School from the Early Childhood Center at the Number Four School and school bus safety were the primary topics of the second of two Community Circle meetings hosted by District Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen on July 25.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/2/18
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James “Jimmy” Mazzitelli a fixture of the Five Towns community, and the owner of Mazzitelli Construction, a company based in Atlantic Beach, died on July 8. He was 70.
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By Tyler Marko
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7/12/18
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Shifting the kindergarten — seven classes in the coming school year — from the Early Childhood Center at the Number Four School to the Lawrence Primary School at the Number Two School, both in Inwood, was a lightening rod as roughly 30 district residents attended the July 9 Board of Education meeting to publicly express their displeasure.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/12/18
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A May 17 incident where one child was taken off a school bus by her mother and another girl latched on to that parent because she was scared, has resulted in the firing of an Independent Coach Company driver and parents asking why aren’t there matrons on the buses, especially with the youngest children being transported in the Lawrence School District.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/23/18
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Lawrence Board of Education trustees and school district officials maintain a close watch on spending, while making sure that students have the programs and services they need.
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5/11/18
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Among the many items included in the proposed $102.44 million Lawrence School District budget are an increase in security personnel, $4 million in capital improvements, a high school sports wing and adding Mandarin as a language elective.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/26/18
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The Lawrence Board of Education agreed to a new contract in principal with the Educational Secretaries Association as the trustees approved the memorandum of agreement with the union on Feb. 12. The ESA had ratified the agreement three days earlier. Lawrence School District
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/8/18
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There have been 18 incidences where shots have been fired on school grounds to this date in 2018, according to Everytown, an organization that works to stop gun violence in the United States. The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14 became the ninth deadliest massing shooting in modern American history.
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By Tyler Marko
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2/22/18
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The contract impasse between the Lawrence School District and the roughly 280-member Lawrence Teachers Association continues as the Board of Education unanimously rejected the fact-finder’s report and the LTA filed an improper practice charge against the BOE.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/18/18
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