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Lawrence public school enrollment increases by 2 percent

September 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Enrollment in Lawrence public schools climbed by another 2 percent this year, growth powered in large part by continued popularity of the Lawrence Virtual School.

The Lawrence school district reported Monday that it had 11,053 students, up 220 from a year earlier. The district and others statewide were required to report enrollment data Monday to the Kansas Department of Education, which will use the data to determine how much money to send back to districts after audits this spring.

In general, districts receive $4,012 in base state aid per student, and that number can be increased depending on certain conditions.

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Lawrence school board proposes lower mill levy raise

July 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

After administrators said they were confident the district could handle planned projects and potential emergency repairs in the next year, board members decided against the extra 2 mills.

“If we can reduce some of the (economic) pressure by reducing the capital outlay levy, I think that’s something we should do,” board member Marlene Merrill said.

According to projections, an increase of 2.076 mills would cost the owner of a $200,000 home an extra $48 in taxes a year. Total school district taxes on the home would be $1,333.

Because of state funding cuts, the school board has already cut $4.6 million from its 2010-2011 budget.

Administrators say the 2 mill increase overall is due to a higher payment next year on principal for the 2005 bond issue, as well as added authority on the district’s local-option budget due to projected enrollment increases at the Lawrence Virtual School and among students who receive free and reduced-price lunches.

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School board hopes to reduce suggested mill levy

July 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Other than the capital outlay levy, lower property valuations are driving the remaining 3.3-mill increase.

The district has a higher payment next year on principal for the 2005 bond issue, but those payments were scheduled anticipating future property values to increase, not decrease.

Administrators also project an enrollment increase at Lawrence Virtual School and among students who receive free- and reduced-price lunches. This drives up what the district will get in its general fund from the state, but voters have also authorized the district to levy 31 percent of that general fund in local property taxes, known as the local option budget, or LOB.

Now it will take more money to get to that 31 percent.

Critics say a property tax increase is ill-timed because the economy has not turned around, and they say taxpayers will get hit even harder — Douglas County Commission is considering a property tax increase of up to 15.9 percent.

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Kansas District Expands Virtual Learning Beyond Middle School

June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

K12 Inc. and Lawrence Public Schools launched a new virtual high school program serving Kansas students in grades 9 and 10.

Building on a partnership formed in 2004 with the creation of Lawrence Virtual School for kindergarten through eighth-grade students, the Lawrence Virtual High School offers a combination of online and hands-on lessons with state-certified teachers as well as access to extracurricular activities and outings.

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District moves to restore virtual high school

June 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Lawrence Virtual School will once again include a ninth and 10th grade this school year. The Lawrence school district also plans to add an 11th and 12th grade by the beginning of the 2011 school year.

District officials reached an agreement in May with K12 Inc., the technology company that provides the school’s online curriculum. The virtual high school was closed prior to the 2009 school year because of statewide budget cuts.

“We closed it knowing that in our future we still wanted a high school for our students,” said Gary Lewis, head of the Lawrence virtual school.

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