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Lawrence school board to consider approving plan to close Kennedy Elementary School | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas

Kennedy Elementary School, 1605 Davis Road The fate of Lawrence’s Kennedy Elementary School could soon be decided. During its meeting on Monday, the Lawrence school board will consider approving the district’s plan to close the east Lawrence school to turn it into an early-childhood education community center. The change would result in the school’s 185 K-5 students moving to three other nearby elementary schools Cordley, New York and Prairie Park starting next fall. Background: As the Journal-World previously reported, the district administration believes the closure will save about $720,000 in the district’s budget through the elimination of positions at the school. Prior to the regular meeting, the board will meet for a work session to hear a report about those possible savings from Kathy Johnson, the district’s finance director.

District expects Kennedy Elementary School change to save more than $700K; parents raise concerns about moving students | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas

Kennedy Elementary School, 1605 Davis Road Changing Lawrence’s Kennedy Elementary School into an early-childhood community center resulting in students being moved to other schools appears to be driven by one simple factor: money. Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis recently told the Kennedy staff and families during a meeting that the change would help the school district see more than $700,000 in savings. Those savings, he said, will help the district respond to a $1.2 million shortfall caused by recent enrollment declines. But Kennedy parents and staff raised concerns about the change, such as Kennedy students now having to cross busy streets to get to their schools and the possibility that the big change will compounded stress as students are dealing with the pandemic’s disruption of their education.

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