Plywood lines the hallways at Lawrence Central and Lawrence North high schools as students attend classes in the midst of major renovations, set to be complete by the end of 2024.
“The students have been very good about living through the construction and navigating that,” Lawrence North principal Brett Crusore said.
The projects are funded through a $220 million capital referendum approved by voters in 2019. It will help pay for renovations at LCHS, LNHS, Brook Park Elementary, Forest Glen Elementary, Oakland Elementary, Winding Ridge Elementary and two other early learning center sites. Approximately $180 million went to projects at the high schools.
“Our constituents and our community believe in our public schools and believe in the students who are attending here,” Crusore said. “Our board of education, (and) our superintendent, value space and value a…
