Wednesday, January 7 is the Board of Education's (BOE) annual reorganization meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Lawrence High library. Agenda items include swearing in BOE members elected in November 2014 and approving a schedule of regular monthly meetings. No business will be addressed at this meeting. It's anticipated the BOE's regular monthly business meeting will be January 14.
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PARCC Parent Info Sessions
Learn about the new State test at one of two parent information sessions:
Secondary Parents (grades 7-11) - January 13
Elementary Parents (grades 3-6) - January 20
Both sessions are from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Lawrence High School Commons. See flyer.
LMS Students Make Toys for Therapy Dogs
In December, the Lawrence Middle School (LMS) Cardinal Time classes of Courtney Doto, Jennifer Rivera, Anna Monasterski, Priscilla Taylor, and Dan Van Lieu made pull toys for dogs to help Attitudes in Reverse (AIR), a local community organization that uses certified therapy dogs to help people with mental health and emotional issues. Certified trainers and their therapy dogs visited the classes to interact with students as they made the pull toys. Therapy dogs River and Shasta, plus therapy dog-in-training Chance, gave their woof of approval for the students' toy making.
LHS Students Explore Engineering Career Day at NJIT
Lawrence High School (LHS) teacher Eric Downs and Instructional Supervisor Yvette Panasowich recently chaperoned 13 LHS students to the campus of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for their annual Engineering Career Day. The program is designed to give high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to explore options in several diverse engineering fields. Students were escorted throughout the campus and met with currently enrolled engineering students and faculty. Read more.
Transition Services Holiday Mart Benefits American Cancer Society
The volunteers at the cancer research gift wrap table at the Quaker Bridge Mall were thrilled to accept a Christmas Eve donation of $150 to the American Cancer Society from the Lawrence High School (LHS) Transition students. Students raised the funds by making and selling over 400 holiday gift tags and 60 crayon wreaths at their annual Holiday Mart.
Governor's Teacher/Educational Services Recognition Program
Congratulations to the LTPS recipients of the 2014-2015 Governor's Teacher/Educational Services Recognition Program. The New Jersey Department of Education (NJ DOE) has combined the Teacher of the Year program with Governor's Teacher/Educational Services Professional Recognition Program. This new celebratory program will continue to yearly recognize our State's best teachers and educational services professionals.
School
Teacher
Educational Services Professional
Ben Franklin School
Julie Schmidt
3rd Grade Teacher
Nancy Simon
Occupational Therapist
Eldridge Park School
Eileen Bright
2nd Grade Teacher
Michele Immordino
Library Media Specialist
Lawrenceville Elementary School
Kimberly Finochiaro
2nd Grade Teacher
Susan Carney
Speech Therapist
Slackwood Elementary School
Mary Ellen Wallauer
1st Grade Teacher
Jennifer Mahler
School Psychologist
Lawrence Intermediate School
Milissa Neirotti
6th Grade Math Teacher
Lynne Traina
School Nurse
Lawrence Middle School
Courtney Doto
Science Teacher
Cindy Agoston
School Nurse
Lawrence High School
Camille Mallon
Language Arts Teacher
Barbara Hohner
School Psychologist
Other LTPS News
Free Seminars for Parents
Register now for three free seminars for parents funded through a grant by the Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF):
January 15 - Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying-Uncovering the Law
February 24 - Tools for Parents-Parenting High Risk or Destructive Kids
Register Now for the Lawrence Science & Engineering Fair
It's time to register online for the 2015 Lawrence Science & Engineering Fair to be held on Saturday, February 28 from 1-4 PM at Lawrence High School. Visit the Science Fair website for rules and guidelines.
KidStuff Coupon Book Fundraiser
Help the LIS, LMS/LHS PTOs and the LHS STEM Academy raise funds for the 2015 Annual LTPS Science & Engineering Fair by buying a KidStuff Coupon Book now through January 16. Using just a few coupons covers the cost of the book - and LTPS earns 50% of the profit for each book sold. See flyer to order.
Missed a program on LTPS-TV? Many of our recent programs can be seen on YouTube at the LTPSRewind channel.
Community Programs
NJ Summer Camp Fair
Attend the free NJ Summer Camp Fair on January 17 at the Quaker Bridge Mall and meet camp directors from all kinds of summer camps and programs. See flyer.
Boys & Girls Club Seeks Volunteers for Community Center Advisory Group
In preparation for the opening of the new Community Center in September, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County is actively recruiting community volunteers for its Community Center Advisory Group. The Advisory Group meetings are held every other month. The next meeting will be January 26 at 6:30 pm at 1040 Spruce Street, Lawrence, NJ. See flyer.
