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School cuts target the vulnerable - SAB meeting Thursday, 6 pm
The recent education cuts by the state appointed board (SAB) running St.
Louis Public Schools take aim at the most vulnerable children in St. Louis.
They send a clear message that the state board of education believes that
city children do not deserve the same opportunities and the same level of
support as children in suburban St. Louis and elsewhere in Missouri.
Consider the planned staff reductions: Last year there were 30 school
psychologists, according to the psychologists themselves; now the SAB is
going to cut that number to eight. With 30 psychologists, each one served an
average of three schools each. With eight psychologists, they will serve an
average of 11 schools each less than half a day a week per school. Even
without knowing what they do, that would seem to be an unrealistic workload.
When you stop to consider what the psychologists do, however, you can
appreciate that this is an underhanded way to deny children special
$30M slashed from Saint Louis Public School budget / BIG JOB CUTS COMING
Black aldermen discuss action after $30M slashed from SLPS budget
By Alvin A. Reid Of the St. Louis American
Calling the Special Administrative Board of St. Louis Public Schools’ approval of massive cuts of programs and personnel “ridiculous,” Alderman Terry Kennedy told the American on Wednesday to expect action from black aldermen.
Kennedy, chair of the Aldermanic Black Caucus, said most members of that body “do not agree with the cuts and want to get further involved.”
Kennedy said, “We’re discussing what action we might take.”
Rally in Defense of Public Education @ Old Courthouse
You are Invited ... Spread the
Word....
Rally in Defense of Public Education!
Rally in Defense of Public Education!
Date:
04/30/2008 - 6:00pmSLPS summit "BUILDING OUR FUTURE: ONE COMMUNITY, ONE SCHOOL, ONE CHILD AT A TIME SUMMIT" @ Vashon School
This Saturday, SLPS will host its "BUILDING OUR FUTURE: ONE COMMUNITY, ONE SCHOOL, ONE CHILD AT A TIME SUMMIT" and we would like you to come out in support of Roosevelt. The summit information is as follows:
Dates: April 5th
Time: 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (Continental Breakfast served 8:15-9:00 a.m.)
Location: Vashon High School, 3035 Cass Avenue St. Louis, MO
Childcare: Provided for children 2-10 years old
Phone Number: (314) 331-6060
Date:
04/05/2008 - 9:00amPublic Forum with STL Board of Education
On Saturday, March 1, from 11 am to 2 pm, the St. Louis Board of Education
will host a forum on public education at the Schlafly Library at 225 North
Euclid Avenue.
The Board will hear presentations from professional educators and comments
from the public.
Confirmed presenters are:
Dr. Cleveland Hammonds, Jr., former superintendent of St. Louis Public
Schools
Dr. John Wright, interim superintendent of Normandy Public Schools
Dr. Kathryn Pole, professor of educational studies, St. Louis University
Dr. Nancy Williams, assistant dean of education, Maryville University
Date:
03/01/2008 - 11:00am - 03/01/2008 - 12:00pmSt. Louis Board of Education Meeting
Note: The Board of Education will be discussing whether to St. Louis Public
Schools should join the appeal in the school funding lawsuit by the
Committee for Education.
BOARD MEETING
(December 4, 2007) The Saint Louis Board of Education will hold a
Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at Beaumont High School,
located at 3836 Natural Bridge Avenue. The Regular Board Meeting will begin
in open session at 7:00 p.m. in Room 037 and is open to the public. This
notice is posted in compliance with RSMO §610.020. The agenda is as
follows:
Date:
12/11/2007 - 7:00pmSt. Louis Public Schools to hold public forums to unveil new action plan
SLPS TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUMS TO UNVEIL NEW ACTION PLAN St. Louis Public Schools will host two community forums next week to unveil the district's new 2007-08 Action Plan.
After the strategic plan
has been presented, the forums will be open for public discussion.
Follow-up sessions will take place next week to address the community's
comments about the plan. The Action Plan may be revised based on the
feedback.
Next week's forums:
Wednesday, October 17
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Mullanphy Investigative Learning Center CEC
4221 Shaw Boulevard
Thursday, October 18
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Vashon High School CEC
3035 Cass Avenue
Follow-up forums:
Wednesday, October 24
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Mullanphy Investigative Learning Center CEC
4221 Shaw Boulevard
St. Louis Board of Education Calls On Appointed Board to Change Policy
Press release sent out by Peter Downs
Treat Employees with Honesty and Respect, Resolution Urges
The St. Louis Board of Education last night (October 9, 2007) urged the
state appointed board to alter its policy for dealing with employee groups
before it disrupts school. The Board of Education passed a resolution that
urged the state appointed board, "to begin treating employees with honesty
and respect and honor any existing agreements made in good faith between
employee groups and the Board of Education."
The resolution followed presentations and a discussion with rank-and-file
school bus drivers and representatives of Laborers Local 509 about the
reasons for the drivers' two-day strike, and a report by Board of Education
President Peter Downs on the state appointed board's looming conflicts with
other employee groups. Downs is chairman of the elected board's human
resources and professional development committee.
Downs said that the state appointed board looks to be driving the district
into confrontations with several other employee groups. He noted that
