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Superintendent reports summer operations, ParentSquare rollout and administrative changes; assistant superintendent appointment announced
Summary
Superintendent Janice Kerr Swift reviewed summer planning, a ParentSquare communications rollout, several principal and administrative staffing changes for 2025-26 and introduced Cole Amaya as Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, effective July 1.
Superintendent Janice Kerr Swift briefed the Lawrence Board of Education on June 23 about end-of-year activity, a district communications rollout and personnel changes ahead of the 2025-26 school year.
"These two summer months are quite compressed as we both close out the 24-25 school year and set the table for next school year," Swift said, describing ongoing programming, professional learning and facilities work.
ParentSquare rollout and summer operations: Swift said the district is rolling out ParentSquare, a unified communications tool that will consolidate newsletters, teacher and school messages, and offers two-way translation. She said…
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