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Lawrence USD 497 superintendent highlights graduations, retirements and interim principal appointment
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Swift summarized end-of-year events, staff retention statistics, summer meal programs and named Denise Johnson interim principal at Prairie Park; the board also recognized long-serving communications director Julie Boyle and approved routine consent items.
Dr. Swift, superintendent of Lawrence Public Schools, reported on May 27 that the district celebrated graduations across its high schools and adult education programs, announced several retirements, described summer support programs for families and named Denise Johnson interim principal at Prairie Park Elementary.
In her report to the Lawrence Public Schools Board of Education, Dr. Swift said the district greeted “a little over 900 members of the class of 2025” and noted other graduates including transition and Project SEARCH participants and adult diploma and GED earners. She congratulated…
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