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Our Focus: Your Student's Success Welcome to Lawrence Public Schools! Our Mission: Lawrence USD 497 is a learning community committed to ensuring educational equity and excellence so that students of all races and backgrounds achieve at high levels and graduate prepared for success in college, careers and life in a diverse and rapidly changing world. We invite you to join us in supporting the success of children and youth! Points of Pride School Celebrations National Blue Ribbon Schools: Woodlawn (2010) and Broken Arrow (2009) Elementary Schools. Governor's Achievement Awards: Broken Arrow (2012) and Southwest Middle School (2011). Kansas Association of Middle School Administrators' Exemplary Middle School: Southwest (2010). Kansas Standard of Excellence Honors: All 22 Lawrence schools (2009), 21 Lawrence schools (2010, 2011) 2012 Lawrence & Kansas Master Teacher Kendra Metz, Southwest; 2012 Lawrence & Kansas Horizon Award winner Jason Karlin, LHS; 2011 Lawrence Horizon Award winner Samantha Saltz, New York; 2012 Teachers of the Year Marilou Cavin, Woodlawn, and Lynne Renick, Free State High. Student & Staff Honors 2 Presidential Scholar Candidates (2012) 11 National Merit Scholar Semifinalists & 1 National Achievement Program Semifinalist (2011) 76 Advanced Placement Scholars (2010) State Championships: Gymnastics, Spelling Bee (2011-12); Chess (2011-12, 2010-11), Geography Bee, Speech and Drama, Track and Field (2010-11); Novice Debate, Gymnastics, Cross Country, Chess, Geography Bee, Stock Market Game (2009-10). Student Honors: Kansas Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year, National Gold Key Art Award, National Chess Champion, U.S.A. All-American Wrestler, International Youth Yoga Champion... What's New? Resources Goals Progress Read More About: Board of Education Goals District Improvement Plan Kansas Learning Network's Needs Analysis Central and East Lawrence Elementary School Consolidation Working Group Lawrence Elementary School Facility Vision Task Force Closing Achievement Gaps: Educational Equity/Excellence Plan Redesign for Student Success: 6-8 Middle Schools & 4-Year High Schools Online Suggestion Box If you have an idea you would like to share with the school district, e-mail SuggestionBox@usd497.org.

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