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Lawrence Township board stresses academic goals and timeline for March 11 referendum to reconfigure middle school
Summary
The Lawrence Township Board of Education and district leaders outlined a proposal to reconfigure grade bands and expand the middle school, emphasized academic aims and a multi-year timeline, and urged voters to use district resources before the March 11 referendum.
The Lawrence Township Board of Education and district leaders gave an extended presentation on a planned March 11 referendum that would reconfigure grade bands and expand the middle school campus to add sixth grade and modernize aging facilities.
Superintendent Robin Klim told the board and public the reconfiguration is aimed at improving academic outcomes by aligning early childhood instruction (pre-K–2) and creating targeted small-group instruction in an updated middle school (grades 6–8). Klim said the current middle-school building is about 75 years old and needs upgrades and additions to address capacity, specialized instruction space, and life-skills and STEAM classrooms.
District leaders said the project would include a new community-lockout gym, a STEAM courtyard…
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