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After reviewing a needs assessment & school improvement goals, the board approved a 2024-25 budget of $215,698,464, based on 52.252 mills, up .042 from last year. Maximum budget authorities are set high to provide flexibility to address needs & do not reflect expected spending.

Important School Calendar Reminder: There is no school Wednesday for our early childhood programs and students in Grades K-5 due to a staff professional learning day.

Thanks to Room 308 Productions for featuring SuperSwift on The Lion’s Roar. Great job, Ethan & Connor.

Share your thoughts & experiences as we plan for the future of our schools. Join us 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 for a Community Conversation at Billy Mills Middle School. The Special Ed. Adv. Comm. will co-host. Go to usd497.org/Superintendent for full schedule, to sign up to host, & to take our survey.

Our third-fifth graders are headed to "New Orleans" today & tomorrow via the Lied Center of KS to learn about the history and development of jazz from its origins in Congo Square to the present. Thank you, Lied Center and Jazzy Ash and the Leaping Lizards.

Join us in conversation 6-7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Billy Mills Middle School. All are welcome! Share your experiences with our schools - the strengths & celebrations, challenges & opportunities, & priorities for the future. Unable to attend? Find our schedule & survey at: usd497.org/Superintendent

Tomorrow's Boundary Advisory Committee meeting time has been changed to 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the Facilities and Operations Office, 711 E. 23rd St.

Our thanks to the students, staff, parents, & community members who joined us last night in conversation about their school experiences. We’d love to visit with you from 6:00-7:30 p.m. October 29, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School - USD497. Please complete our survey at usd497.org/Superintendent

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IMMEDIATE NEED: City of Lawrence KS seeks a crossing guard at 27th & Wildflower for Sunflower & Southwest Middle School. Support our kids! Work a little bit; make a big difference! Contact Express Employment Professionals, 785-749-7550, to apply. Must like smiles & high fives.

Join us this week in Downtown Lawrence for a brown bag lunch conversation about your experiences with our schools. What is going well? What needs improvement? Help us plan for the future! We hope to see you from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Lawrence Public Library auditorium.

The board's Boundary Advisory Committee postponed next week's public input sessions. It wants more time to request, receive, review, & incorporate into its boundary proposals a demographics consultant’s enrollment & boundary analysis & mapping assistance. usd497.org/Boundaries

Our schools will be closed Mon., Jan. 6, due to weather-related safety concerns. All school activities are canceled. All district buildings will be closed. Only staff with weather-related or time-sensitive duties will report to work in consultation with their supervisor.

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