Sadly, “lack of transparency” is an accusation that gets frequently tossed around in Lowell when certain people don’t like the answers they’ve been given. We trust you to recognize the difference between being ‘denied’ information and simply not liking the info provided.

We have never encountered a time when we were turned away or refused information we’ve asked for - ever. Sometimes it’s hard to locate the info we seek, but people at LAS have always helped when we’ve asked.

Here you will find links to info about LAS that will help you dive deeper into topics that may have been inappropriately labeled as non-transparent. If you have a topic or link that you think should be included here, please let us know.

Board Member Emails: How can you contact Board of Education members? On this link you can find contact emails for each individual member, and also a link to email them all collectively.

Board of Education Meeting Schedule: Here is a link to the meeting schedule for the current school year.

Board Policies: Here is a link to all of the Board of Education policies. It’s a long volume of policies, and you can spend significant time navigating its entirety. Below are just a few notable policies:

Public Participation at Board Meetings

Board - Superintendent Relationship

Nondiscrimination & Access to Equal Educational Opportunity

Wireless Communication Devices (for example; Cell Phones)

Student Conduct (incl, use of AI)

Sex Education

Recording of District Meetings Involving Students and/or Parents

Anti-Harassment

Graduation Requirements

Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Planning Worksheet: Here you can see exactly how the district is planning to spend the funds they are trusted with - along with comparisons to the budget number from the three previous fiscal years.

2023 - 2024 Audited Financial Statement: If you’d like to review the final financial statement for the 23-24 fiscal year - performed by Hungerford a Grand Rapids CPA firm, you can review it here. Heck - you can even see their checkbook register - how’s that for transparent?

Curious or concerned about the Library? Check out this link to Library FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) - the document is full of links if you want to dive deeper, it also has contact info for reaching out to the school librarian for a personal and specific discussion about your child’s library access/experience.

Incidents happen: This link will take you to the incident collection tool for the current school year.