Boundary Advisory Committee

  • 2024-2025

    Lawrence Board of Education President Kelly Jones has directed the Boundary Advisory Committee (BAC) to examine high school boundaries to better balance enrollment numbers and the socio-economic balance of enrollments across Free State and Lawrence High Schools. The current high school boundary is 15th Street extended. Students residing north of 15th Street attend Free State; students residing south of that boundary attend LHS.

    The board sought applications for community-at-large positions through Aug. 7. Applicants were selected and notified by Aug. 22.

    2024-2025 Committee Membership

    • Anne Costello, Board of Education
    • Carole Cadue Blackwood, Board of Education
    • Dr. Larry Englebrick, District Administrator, Deputy Superintendent
    • Ron May, District Administrator, Director of Human Resources & Transportation
    • Amanda Green, Building Administrator, Sunflower Elementary Principal
    • Mike Gillman, Building Administrator, LHS Associate Principal
    • Tina Mitchell, Building Administrator, FSHS Assistant Principal
    • Jenna Viscomi, Building Administrator, Community Connections at Pinckney & Secondary Special Education Coordinator
    • Mark Preut, Building Administrator, College and Career Center Principal
    • Emerson Hoffzales, LEA Certified Staff Representative
    • Mindy Nickles, LEA Certified Staff Representative
    • Ashley Eicholtz, PAL-CWA Classified Staff Representative
    • Jessica Mortinger, City of Lawrence Planning & Development Representative
    • Jeffery Lyon, First Student Transportation Representative
    • Darlene Withers, First Student Transportation Representative
    • Laci Maltbie, Boys & Girls Club Representative
    • Jessica Hunt Reed, Community-at-Large Member
    • Alneata Barrett, Community-at-Large Member
    • Kaelyn McCall, Community-at-Large Member
    • Kiley Phelps, Community-at-Large Member
    • George Diepenbrock, Community-at-Large Member
     
    BAC Meeting Timeline
    8/28 - BAC meeting #1, 6-7:30 p.m. - MEETING CANCELED
    9/11 - Rescheduled August BAC meeting - Meeting Summary
    9/25 - BAC meeting #2, 6-7:30 p.m. - News ReleaseMeeting Slides and Meeting Summary
    10/09 - BAC meeting #3, 6-7:30 p.m. Meeting time changed to 4:00-5:30 p.m. Meeting Slides Revised 10/22/2024
    10/23 - BAC meeting #4, 6-7:30 p.m. News Release and Meeting Slides 
    11/06 - BAC meeting #5, 6-7:30 p.m. 
    11/13 - Public Input Session @ Lawrence High, 6-7:30 p.m. 
    11/14 - Public Input Session @ Free State High, 6-7:30 p.m. 
    11/20 - BAC meeting #6, 6-7:30 p.m. 
    12/09 - BAC recommendation to Board of Education , 6 p.m.