By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at 9:44 AM
St. Louis Public Schools has scheduled four community forums next week to hear public comments regarding the preliminary recommendations for school reconfigurations and consolidations. Here are the dates and times:
Public comments may also be submitted online at www.slps.org, by calling (314) 331-6100, or by writing to: Operations Division, St. Louis Public Schools, 801 N. 11th St., St. Louis, MO 63101.
Monday, February 11 at 6 p.m.As part of the preliminary plan, the district is considering the closing of several schools. They are:
Lexington Elementary, 5030 Lexington Ave.
Tuesday, February 12 at 6 p.m.
Wyman Elementary, 1547 S. Theresa Ave.
Wednesday, February 13 at 6 p.m.
Walbridge Elementary, 5000 Davison Ave.
Thursday, February 14 at 6 p.m.
Blow Middle, 516 Loughborough Ave.
- Mitchell (students move to Hamilton)
- Gundlach (students move to Ford, Lexington and Laclede)
- Wilkinson ECC (move program to Roe)
- Shenandoah (students move to Wyman)
- Simmons (students move to Hickey, Cote Brilliante and Farragut)
- Lyons (students move to Blow)
- Mark Twain (students move to Walbridge)
- Meramec (students move to Monroe and Froebel)
Public comments may also be submitted online at www.slps.org, by calling (314) 331-6100, or by writing to: Operations Division, St. Louis Public Schools, 801 N. 11th St., St. Louis, MO 63101.
3 Comments:
Is smaller class sizes a part of the consideration ?
2/06/2008 2:07 PM
Blow Middle School?
Thank God that place isn't a high school. Imagine the senior pranks.
2/06/2008 6:35 PM
Bill, there was a column today about a school with a 10-1 ratio--a positive article by Sylvester Brown--who seems to be a token rational voice on education at the PD.
Peter Downs had a letter about KIPPS. I regard KIPPS as an organization which does all the things for a small percentage of students which are not possible to do for the other 90 percent--making it a showcase for how charter schools are the answer---kind of a bait and switch thing. But Downs went further---criticizing them for a high dropout, (from the program) rate for black males.
I have had two replies from reporters on my urging them to take a look at the state board's charter school at 4300 goodfellow (the Texas or MissouriCan company operates on different principles than KIPP--some of their science and math classes have more than 50 students in the Texas schools I googled)and who knows---they might actually drive out there some day and see what the geniuses at the state department are doing.
2/07/2008 11:51 AM
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