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- SLPS Earns 7 Accreditation Points
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March 2013
- 12th Annual SLPS Art Fair - Winners
- Beaumont Student Chefs Head to Washington D.C.
- Books and Badges 2013
- Class of 2013 Graduation Dates,Times, & Locations
- Gateway STEM Students Take 1st Place at Billiken BEAMS Competition
- Shaw VPA Only School in Missouri to be Named Recipient of the SupportMusic Merit Award
- SLPS Spring Break Academy
- Soldan International Studies High School Receives Large Donation from Fidelity Investments
- Spotlight News: March 9, 2013
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February 2013
- 12th Annual St. Louis Public Schools Art Fair
- 19 SLPS Student-Athletes Sign Official Letters of Intent on National Signing Day
- Kennard CJA Inducts Honor Society Members
- Public Forums Slated to Gather Community Input
- SLPS Hosts Famous African-American Portraits Art Exhibit
- SLPS Office of Career & Tech Education Places Hundreds of Seniors in Community Internships
- Soldan Receives Musical Instruments Donation
- Spotlight News: February 8, 2013
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January 2013
- SLPS Announces the 2012 Secondary Science Teacher of the Year Award
- FAFSA Frenzy at Soldan on February 7
- Governor Nixon Hosts SLPS Leaders For Traditional First Meeting
- SLPS Honors the 2012 Visual Arts Teachers of the Year
- SLPS Names Linda Smith as the Adelaide M. Schlafly Preschool Teacher of the Year
- SLPS Student Selected for America SCORES National Poetry SLAM!
- Spotlight News: January 18, 2013
- Spotlight News: January 4, 2013
- St. Louis Chief of Police Speaks at High School Alma Mater
- Walgreens Honors Two SLPS High School Students
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December 2012
- Ashland Educator Elected to Missouri House of Representatives
- AT&T and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri Reveal Holiday Challenge Winners at Pamoja
- Mayor Slay’s Annual Holiday Card Contest-2012
- Rocky McIntosh Hosts "Holiday Fun" at Herzog
- SLPS Announces the 2012 Secondary Mathematics Teacher of the Year Award
- SLPS Names Communication Arts Teacher of the Year
- SLPS Student's Artwork to be Featured in City's Holiday Card
- SLPS Students-In-Transition Program Receives Large Winter Donation from Area Congregations
- Spotlight News: December 14, 2012
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November 2012
- Ashland Presents "The Biggest Turnip Ever!"
- Family Literacy and Math Celebration
- Finalists Selected for Missouri Entrepreneurship Challenge
- Gateway STEM Autism Walk
- MOKAN Honors SLPS Executive Director
- New Theater & Auditorium Unveiled at Central VPA Thanks to Prop S Dollars
- Rams Salute Stix ECC Classroom
- SJ 39 Visits Walbridge
- SLPS Educator Publishes Teaching Series with Interact
- SLPS Kids Voting Results
- SLPS Names Nikolaisen as the 2012 Middle/Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the Year
- SLPS Names Special Education Teacher of the Year
- SLPS School Gardens Take Sweet Potato Challenge
- SLPS Thanks District Music Teachers for Their Contributions
- Spotlight News: November 9, 2012
- Spotlight News: November 30, 2012
- State Board of Education Visits SLPS
- United Way Education Express
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October 2012
- 2 SLPS Students Selected for Inaugural Student Board of Directors at Federal Reserve Bank
- Clearwire Partnership Improves Student Access to Mobile Broadband
- Compton Drew Open House
- OfficeMax Honors 5 District Teachers
- Rotary Young Citizens Awards 2012 2013
- SLPS and the St. Louis RAMS Honor the District's Physical Education Teachers of the Year
- SLPS Recognizes National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalists
- Spotlight News: October 12, 2012
- Spotlight News: October 26, 2012
- State Board of Education Restores SLPS Accreditation in Unanimous Vote
- Wilkinson Hosts Read For The Record Event
- Yeatman Middle Competes For $150,000
- September 2012
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August 2012
- First Day Of School Attendances Increases Almost 2,000 From Last Year
- Hurricane Isaac Forces Change In PHL Football Schedule
- Mercy Health Clinic At Roosevelt Debuts
- Peabody Energy Leaders in Education Names Brian O'Connor as “Educator of the Year”
- Sigel School Receives $25,000 Grant From Target
- SLPS Awarded $2.2 Million Grant for Physical & Nutrition Education
- SLPS DISCUS Award Winners Announced
- SLPS Earns 7 Accreditation Points
- SLPS Magnet and Choice Schools to Host Open Houses
- SLPS Offers Parent Guidebooks for English Language Arts & Mathematics
- Spotlight News: August 10, 2012
- Spotlight News: August 24, 2012
- St. Louis Rams, PHL Inc., and SLPS Unveil New Athletic Facility at Gateway STEM High School
- UMSL Stars Program Sends Gateway Student to Danforth Plant Science Center
- Woerner Elementary Named Missouri School Of The Year
- July 2012
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ST. LOUIS, MO. August 14, 2012 – The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released the final Annual Performance Report (APR) data for all public school districts in Missouri. The St. Louis Public School District received seven (7) APR points towards accreditation and now qualifies for provisional accreditation as defined by DESE’s published guidelines for accreditation.
“This is another step forward,” said Superintendent Dr. Kelvin Adams. “St. Louis Public School District students have continuously shown academic improvement since 2009. While there is still work to do, I want to congratulate the students and staff for their continuous efforts to improve academically each and every day. ”
The seven accreditation points are the most St. Louis Public Schools has earned since the state’s accountability standards were last revised in 2006. SLPS earned seven accreditation points by meeting the state’s performance standards in the following areas:
- EOC/Algebra I,
- Advanced Courses,
- Career Courses,
- College Placement,
- Career Education Placement,
- Graduation Rate, and
- Attendance
The St. Louis Public School District lost accreditation in 2007 due to steady declines in the District’s academic performance, concerns about the District’s long-term financial stability, and turmoil in the District’s leadership. At that time the Special Administrative Board (SAB) was appointed and charged with restoring the District to accreditation status.
Since that time, the SAB has implemented the following:
· Implementing a DESE-approved Accountability Plan that provides for improved collection and use of data to drive academic gains and ‘cultural’ change in instructional and operational functions of the District
· Increasing the number of APR points earned for a third year
· Increasing the number of schools making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for a third year
· Eliminating the District’s fiscal deficit and operating with a balanced budget and a year-end surplus for a third year
· Naming a superintendent in 2008, renewing his contract in 2011, thus ushering in a period of stability and accountability in District leadership
“SLPS students and staff have worked diligently to demonstrate their academic skills and abilities and have earned the APR points necessary to remove the stigma of being an unaccredited District,” said Rick Sullivan, President of the Special Administrative Board.
Other successes of the SAB include increasing the graduation rate and attendance rate of SLPS, passing a $155 million facilities improvement bond issues, and remediating lead paint in all District schools serving children between the ages of 3 and 7 years of age.
For more information, please contact the Office of Public Information (314) 345-2367.
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- EOC/Algebra I,