School board mulls options for consolidation group plan
Lawrence school board will review the charge of the Central and East Lawrence Elementary School Consolidation Working Group at 7 p.m. at district headquarters. The group seeks clarifications on creating two consolidation plans, adjusting directions with updated capacity data, and considering creative ideas such as magnet programs for Cordley Hillcrest Kennedy New York Pinckney Sunset Hill and Woodlawn. The meeting will also honor National Merit semifinalists and National Achievement Program finalist, discuss special education services, and appoint delegates to the Kansas Association of School Boards convention.
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Lawrence
Kansas Association of School Boards
Woodlawn School
Kansas
Leslie Newman
Anekis
Keith Diaz Moore
Diaz Moore
Brownback
Lawrence district eyes Brownback plan for school funding
Lawrence school leaders hope Gov. Brownback's preliminary education funding plan could give districts more financial control. The Central Working Group weighs keeping all schools open or closing two or three and funding upgrades with bonds or existing major maintenance funds. Superintendent Rick Doll remains skeptical while district advisers push creative options to avoid deeper cuts.
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Brownback
Landon Fulmer
Lawrence
Doll
Wakarusa Valley
Mark Fagan as Schools Reporter
Local schools desk appoints Mark Fagan as the new education reporter, replacing departing staff. Fagan will cover district policy, student programs, and classroom initiatives for the education beat.
Deaths Lloyd J Bourque 84 of Lawrence
Lloyd J Bourque 84 of Lawrence died October 21 2011 in Topeka at Midland Hospice Care. He was born August 16 1927 in Kaplan Louisiana served in the Air Corps 1945 to 1947 retired from DuPont as a lab technician in 1985 and volunteered at First Southern Baptist Church Lawrence since 1979. He married Beverly June Kreisinger May 13 1954 in Kansas City Missouri and is survived by his daughter Laura Browne two granddaughters four sisters one brother and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services and burial with military honors are planned at First Southern Baptist Church and Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence with memorials to the church or Midland Hospice Care.
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DuPont
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Beverly June Kreisinger
Kansas City
Missouri
Laura Browne
Michael
Heather
Kelsey
Velma Langlnais
Nederland
Myrtle Kilday
Harahan
Eulan Richard
Abbeville
Dolores Romero
Denis
New Ib
Wilda Vincent
Hilda Gary
Irene Bourque
Brennan- Mathena Funeral Home
6Th Street
Army National Guard
Memorial Park Cemetery
Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home
6Th Ave
Brennanmathenash.com
Mass of Christian Burial for Agnes Wilper
Agnes Wilper age 86 of Harris will receive a Mass of Christian burial at 10 am Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Emerald. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery. She died October 19 2011 at Villa St Francis Nursing Home in Olathe. A rosary will be at 6 pm tonight at the church with visitation to follow.
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Harris
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Emerald
St. Patrick’s
Villa St. Francis Nursing Home
Olathe
Verna Horton 81 Arlington resident dies in Texas
Private services planned for Verna Marie Horton 81 of Arlington Texas who died Thursday October 20 2011 at Green Oaks Nursing Facility in Arlington. She formerly lived in Lone Staring Facility in Arlington. Services to be announced at a later date.
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Verna
Marie Horton
Arlington
Green Oaks
Address changes to Lawrence Journal-World post
Public notice instructs readers to send address changes to Lawrence Journal-World at P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 0888. The directive appears in a newspaper mail correction style, ensuring subscribers update mailing details with the Kansas based paper.
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No Go to LJWorld Com To See More Responses Vote
Voters are urged to visit the Kansas site LJWorld Com to view additional responses and cast their vote. The prompt directs readers to engage online for further commentary and participation on the poll.
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