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On this 2025 edition of Show & Tell, the district's communication specialist Andrew Beaven meets with local experts at Kennedy Early Childhood Center and the LPS executive leadership team to find out, "What exactly is the board of education?"
![Thumbnail for the Lawrence Public Schools Podcast, "Let's Talk Cell Phones."]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1735334572/usd497org/slgyqiatw66lhu1eszwy/LPSPEpisode2ThumbnailSquare.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1735334572/usd497org/slgyqiatw66lhu1eszwy/LPSPEpisode2ThumbnailSquare.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1735334572/usd497org/slgyqiatw66lhu1eszwy/LPSPEpisode2ThumbnailSquare.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1735334572/usd497org/slgyqiatw66lhu1eszwy/LPSPEpisode2ThumbnailSquare.jpg","width":1080}])
On this episode of the Lawrence Public Schools Podcast, we talk cell phone-free learning environments and discuss the new districtwide cell phone policy and guidance.
![Southwest Middle School students laughing at a table during Career Day.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1735855642/usd497org/udysqbzvlyjlxjw3wtzp/DSC_4998.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1735855642/usd497org/udysqbzvlyjlxjw3wtzp/DSC_4998.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1735855642/usd497org/udysqbzvlyjlxjw3wtzp/DSC_4998.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1735855642/usd497org/udysqbzvlyjlxjw3wtzp/DSC_4998.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1735855642/usd497org/udysqbzvlyjlxjw3wtzp/DSC_4998.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1735855642/usd497org/udysqbzvlyjlxjw3wtzp/DSC_4998.jpg","width":2200}])
Students eagerly scurried through the hallways at Southwest Middle School, carefully searching for the classroom they had marked on their sheets for Career Day.
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It's almost the end of the semester, and that means everyone is busy getting in their last minute studying. Heather Nelson's fifth graders at Cordley Elementary School practiced dividing fractions in preparation for their final math test before break.
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Everyone in Emily Boedeker's music class at Woodlawn Elementary was excited to be back from break, and even more excited show off their grooviest dance moves to their friends.
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Dr. Beryl New, newly elected to represent District 6 on the Kansas State Board of Education, visited the Lawrence Board of Education meeting to introduce herself...
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One of our American Education Week traditions involves honoring some of the most loyal and dedicated parents and community partners among the hundreds who volunteer in our schools. Meet our 2024 Friends of Education!
![LMCMS students performing Emma! A Pop Musical]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733187484/usd497org/uteefynm3eqwxehlbkpq/DSC_1944.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733187484/usd497org/uteefynm3eqwxehlbkpq/DSC_1944.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733187484/usd497org/uteefynm3eqwxehlbkpq/DSC_1944.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733187484/usd497org/uteefynm3eqwxehlbkpq/DSC_1944.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733187484/usd497org/uteefynm3eqwxehlbkpq/DSC_1944.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1733187484/usd497org/uteefynm3eqwxehlbkpq/DSC_1944.jpg","width":2200}])
Critics and audiences agree, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School's theater crew wowed their fellow Mustangs with their performance of Emma! A Pop Musical.
![LMCMS Tackles Physics in Sports]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733243432/usd497org/qghizzgz3hwz4nnzdo4e/DSC_1489.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733243432/usd497org/qghizzgz3hwz4nnzdo4e/DSC_1489.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733243432/usd497org/qghizzgz3hwz4nnzdo4e/DSC_1489.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733243432/usd497org/qghizzgz3hwz4nnzdo4e/DSC_1489.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733243432/usd497org/qghizzgz3hwz4nnzdo4e/DSC_1489.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1733243432/usd497org/qghizzgz3hwz4nnzdo4e/DSC_1489.jpg","width":2200}])
Josh Spradlin's class at Liberty Memorial Central Middle School did some mental exercise and tackled the physics of sports.
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It's #AmericanEducationWeek! Throughout the week, use this opportunity to show your gratitude and appreciation to all the incredible people who help our scholars and support their education.