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ST. LOUIS AMERICAN (2012-13 ARCHIVES)
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: STL Aerospace Institute to hold information session ... - July 29, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: COMTO mentors students - June 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: The American, public schools and Wash U. collaborate on STEM ... - June 6, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Dr. Dorothea King-James to be inducted into Vashon HOF June 9 - June 4, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Fighting bullying with the Bard - May 29, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Black superintendents by the numbers - May 23, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: JJK salutes SLPS student athletes - May 16, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS senior wins Oral Advocacy Competition - May 16, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Spotlight on student athletes - May 9, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: PGA outreaches to public schools - May 9, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Regions Bank empowers SLPS students through web-based program - April 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Home-grown physician, St. Louis-style - April 25, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Dance St. Louis grants Career Awards - March 21, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Roosevelt Grad Pursues Nursing Career - March 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Student 'SCORES' with Poetry - February 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Students Win Creative Challenge - February 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Walgreens Honors Teen Health Community Leaders - February 5, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: History Museum Hosts Walgreens Expression Challenge WInners - January 28, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Put Down The Pistol Leader Visits Yeatman - January 18, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: 2012 SLPS Secondary Science Teacher of the Year Award - January 10, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Congregations Donate Winter Clothes - January 3, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Congregations donate winter clothes - January 3, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Educator Publishes Teaching Series - January 3, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: STL Student Elected National President - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Gateway MST Teacher Given Golden Apple - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Gateway MST Teacher Given Golden Apple - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Rhea Willis Is Special Ed Teacher of the Year - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: African Americans on St. Louis Magazine’s ‘Power List’ - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Honors PE Teachers of the Year - December 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Trevonte Brock Wins MVP Award - December 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Brittany Packnett Comes Home to ... - December 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: United Way Introduces Mentoring Program - December 6, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Editorial "Major Step Forward For SLPS" - October 18, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Public School Guitar Initiative Gives Again - October 4, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: In The News, Paula Knight Appointed To Governor's Board - October 4, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Doretta Walker Profile - September 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Nicole Williams Profile - September 6, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Awarded $2.2 Million P.E. Grant - September 6, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Boeing Sponsors Roosevelt Health Clinic - September 6, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Guest Columnist Says Accredit SLPS - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Dedicates Gateway Athletic Field - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Offers Parent Guidebooks - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Excellent Educators - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Vashon Counselor Saluted By SEMO - August 23, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Newspapers In Education Story - August 23, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Accreditation Editorial - August 22, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Accreditation Story - August 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Columbia School Named School of Excellence Winner - August 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Back To School Festival - August 2, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS PROP S Projects At 39% MBE - August 2, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Much To Be Excited About In SLPS - August 2, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Judge Edwards Named Stellar Perfomer - August 2, 2012
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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH (2012-13 ARCHIVES)
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Public Schools eyes new elementary school - July 28, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Letter to the Editor: School districts, cultural ... - July 28, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis forges unique partnership with KIPP - July 19, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial: New schools collaboration offers hope ... - July 22, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Summer jobs program targets St. Louis neighborhoods - July 12, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Hoops coach Lee finds landing spot at Miller Career - July 12, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Vashon coach Davis balances basketball, police work - July 7, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: In St. Louis, teachers union plays role ... - June 30, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Only a Few Students Defy St. Louis School's High Turnover .. - May 24, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Strauss: Senior PGA arrives as more than a golf thing - May 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis school's valedictorian debates ... Princeton - May 17, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Ladue tops one high school ranking; Metro another - May 13, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Schools Are Full of Success Stories - May 11, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Metro, Clayton, Kirkwood high schools top rankings - April 23, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Gov. Nixon Lauds Program for College Credits, Job Training - April 23, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Clinton initiative volunteers paint ... at magnet school - April 8, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Clinton initiative seeks to help students make global ... - April 3, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Retired City Teachers Concerned About Stagnant Pensions - March 25, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Cleveland NJROTC High To Remain Open - March 21, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Madison Prep Wins State Basketball Championship - March 9, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Three St. Louis Schools, 134 Jobs Face Budget Ax - February 27, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Women In Military Debate At Cleveland NJROTC - January 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Announcement on Women in Combat Opens ... - January 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Editorial: More Early Childhood Education ... - January 19, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: $4.2 Million Grant Targets Children in Two St. Louis ... - January 15, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Helping Hands For Sandy Hook - December 21, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: AT&T Shows Support For BBBSEMO - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Educators in St. Louis Area Ask What More Can Be Done ... December 14, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS is a Finalist for Race to the Top Grant - November 29, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Area Boosts Graduation Rates - November 27, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS Honors P.E. Teachers - November 14, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: School Lunches Get an A - October 23, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Opinion "Fair or Foul, Good News For SLPS" - October 18, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Schools Relish Upgrade - October 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: State Board Gives Provisional Accreditation to SLPS - October 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: State Board Considers Provisional Accreditation For SLPS - October 15, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Education Digest, SLPS Receives $710,097 Literacy Grant - October 1, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Union And SLPS Pledge Unity - September 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial: State Should Honor SLPS Request - September 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: State Board to Review SLPS Accreditation Status - September 15, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS Petitions State For Accreditation - September 11, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Program Helps Refugee Students Adjust To America - September 4, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Roosevelt High School Health Clinic Opens - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS Wins Lawsuit Against Former District Leader - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: P.E. Grant Story - August 21, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial - August 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: From the Pulpit, a Plug for School Attendance - August 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Imagine Charter School Exiles Swell SLPS Enrollment - August 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Back To School Festival Story - August 6, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS Awarded Health Careers Grant - July 25, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS Sells Gardenville School - July 24, 2012
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ST. LOUIS AMERICAN (2013-14 ARCHIVES)
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS and Missouri Humanities Council partner ... - April 21, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Education commissioner Nicastro talks ... - April 18, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN - Sumner remembers students lost to gun violence - April 10, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS plan could bring in nonprofit operators - March 20, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Shout out to SLPS Parents - March 19, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN - Health clinic integrates into school culture - Feb. 27, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Adams’ contract extended - February 13, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN - Two year contract extension for SLPS superintendent - February 7, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS announces two make-up days - February 6, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Taking the teacher home - January, 30, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS honors Kindergarten Teacher of the Year - January 2, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS honors Preschool Teachers of the Year - January 1, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS names STEM Teacher of the Year - December 11, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS names Reading Teacher of the Year - December 5, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Judge Jimmie Edwards receives 2013 Rehnquist Award ... - Nov. 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS names Special Education Teacher of the Year - November 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: District champs crowned - November 14, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS names Music Teachers of the Year - November 13, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Wells Fargo partners with SLPS - Oct. 30, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: The new Vashon - October 23, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Supporting new teachers at SLPS - Sept. 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Chat Leonard, SEMO Counselor of the Year - Sept. 12, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Wanda Patrice LeFlore, Excellence in Education Awardee - Sept. 12, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Nathalie D. Means Henderson, Excellence in Education Awardee - Sept. 12, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: A store that pampers your pet - September 5, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Eight excellent educators to be recognized Sept. 13 - September 5, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: 'College geek' is SEMO Counselor of the Year - August 22, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: American’s NIE program named best in nation - August 15, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS and teachers union get $130K early childhood grant - August 8, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Lynn Beckwith Jr., 2013 Lifetime Achiever in Education - Aug. 1, 2013
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SLPS honors Kindergarten Teacher of the YearNicole L. Conaway, principal of Mann Elementary School, and Kimberly Davis, recipient of the 2013 Gertrude Faust Potthoff St. Louis Public Schools Kindergarten Teacher of the Year Award
Posted: Thursday, January 2, 2014 12:05 am
By American staff | 0 comments
St. Louis Public Schools has presented the 2013 Gertrude Faust Potthoff Kindergarten Teacher of the Year Award to an experienced educator who encourages her students to explore, try new things and learn from their mistakes.
To earn the Kindergarten Teacher of the Year Award, nominees must explain their teaching philosophy and approach to teaching; be recommended by an administrator and a professional colleague; and complete an interview process.
Kimberly Davis, a teacher at Mann Elementary School, has been recognized as the St. Louis Public School District’s 2013 Kindergarten Teacher of the Year for her approach to teaching, in which she focuses on the whole child – from life skills and academics to addressing basic needs like warm clothing and adequate food, which can keep a child from being able to focus in the classroom.
“Ms. Davis works hard to ensure the needs of her children are met on both an academic and personal level by pursuing relationships with parents and finding out more about each child,” says Nicole L. Conaway, principal at Mann Elementary School.
“She consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty, by waiting at school to ensure all children are picked up, and even driving to meet a child at his bus when he accidentally got on the wrong one.”
Davis has been teaching since 2004. She started her career with St. Louis Public Schools, moved out of state, and rejoined SLPS in 2011. During this school year, she has taken on added responsibilities, serving as the coordinator for Mann’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and as the school’s induction coordinator – a point of contact within each school to assist new teachers.
The 2013 Gertrude Faust Potthoff St. Louis Public Schools Kindergarten Teacher of the Year was honored with an awards reception and presented with a $1,000 award from the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation. In addition, she received a trophy, a plaque and a $500 award for related education materials through the Parsons Blewett Memorial Fund.
Willis J. Potthoff, in collaboration with friends and family, created this special award in honor of his wife, Trudy. Trudy Potthoff played a significant role in the restoration of the Susan E. Blow Kindergarten Museum, the site of the first continuous public school kindergarten in the United States. It was founded in 1873 by Miss Susan E. Blow as part of the St. Louis Public School District.