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Our Focus: Your Student's Success

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Welcome to Lawrence Public Schools!

Our mission is to enable all students to acquire developmentally appropriate skills and knowledge necessary to become informed decision makers and effective communicators who assume responsible roles in society. This will be accomplished by teaching all students challenging curricula in stimulating and flexible environments enriched through parental involvement and the resources of a community dedicated to the conviction that ALL children can learn. We invite you to join us!

Points of Pride
Lawrence Schools Celebrate!
Students work on science projectNational Blue Ribbon School: Broken Arrow Elementary

National Blue Ribbon-Nominated School and Challenge Award Winner: Woodlawn Elementary

Kansas Standard of Excellence Honors:
All 22 Lawrence schools

Student & Staff Honors
Student constructs garment11 National Merit Finalists & two National Achievement Program Scholars

2009-10 State Championships: Novice Debate, Gymnastics, Cross Country, Chess, Geography Bee & Stock Market Game.  

Kansas Master Teacher Kassie Shook, Sunflower Elementary, & Kansas Horizon Award Winner Andy Bricker, Lawrence High

 

Lawrence Public Schools | Unified School District 497 | 110 McDonald Drive | Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: (785) 832-5000 Fax: (785) 832-5016

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