ST' LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 20072008 SCHOOL YEAR

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ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS FINAL
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR
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• SLPS Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP)
  requires the district to house students and
  implement educational programs in efficiently
  utilized facilities.
• To strengthen academic and athletic programs.
• To efficiently reallocate available funds to
  classrooms and facilities.
• To assist in reducing the budget deficit.
• To provide a research-based curriculum that
  fosters individualized instruction for students
  with disciplinary issues.

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Why Did We Make Changes?
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• Community forums were held throughout the
  district.
• A web site was created to receive public
  comments.
• Media presentations were held in every major news
  outlet.
• As a result of all the community input received,
  several of our recommendations have changed.

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Our Recommendations
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Bunche International Studies

• Students will be relocated to Madison at 1118 S.
  7th.
• Grade configuration will remain 6th through 8th.
• There will be no reconfiguration of Dewey
  Elementary or Soldan High.
• No program changes.

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Three New Alternative Programs

• Three new alternative programs for chronically
  disruptive students in grades kindergarten
  through 12 located at
• Ford Elementary Annex
• Turner Middle
• A yet-to-be determined facility for high school
  students
• Schools will not be holding schools but will
  offer a unique curriculum aimed at reaching these
  students.
• Smaller school enrollment will allow for a more
  secure environment.

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Big Picture Schools

• The District is in discussions with Big Picture
  Company, www.bigpicture.org to develop these new
  alternative programs.
• Big Picture offers community-centric schools and
  include outreach programs that will strengthen
  the neighborhoods where they are established.
• Students are provided a rigorous, highly
  personalized curriculum and opportunities for
  real-world experiences.

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Expansion of McKinley CJA

• We will add only 9th grade to McKinley for the
  upcoming school year.
• We will examine the success of adding additional
  grades before expanding the program further.
• McKinley will remain the gifted program and Metro
  will remain as college prep.

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Lafayette 9th Grade

• Students from Lafayette 9th Grade Center will be
  relocated to the Humboldt facility.
• Humboldt facility is better suited for high
  school students and instruction.
• The 9th Grade Center will continue to be the
  feeder for Roosevelt High School.
• Students currently attending Humboldt to be
  relocated to LOuverture.

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Meda P. Washington

• Convert site to Early Childhood Center for
  children ages 0-5 years
• Serves as a comprehensive educational environment
  for young children and their families
• Offers programs for special education and regular
  education children
• House the Parents as Teachers and Even Start
  programs

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Kottmeyer Early Childhood

• Students will be offered seats to attend
  Wilkinson ECC, Stix ECC, or other pre-school
  programs in their neighborhood
• Anticipated to be used for Central Registration,
  Food Services and Student Support Services

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Cleveland Naval Junior ROTC _at_ Pruitt

• Addition of grades 7 and 8 for upcoming school
  year 75 students per grade level.
• Offers students continuous Junior ROTC education
  from middle school through high school.
• Allows for increased enrollment to accommodate
  more students who want to pursue the Junior ROTC
  experience.

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Central Visual and Performing Arts

• The relocation of Bunche allows the popular high
  school magnet program to expand.
• Facility will be shared with a new English
  Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Center

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ESOL Offices(English Speakers of Other Languages)

• Expansion of Newcomer/Welcome Center, with
  emphasis on support services at Bunche location
• Continued implementation of Newcomer
  Instructional Center at Sigel Elementary and
  Roosevelt High, with new center at Blow Middle.
• Placement testing for students
• Newcomer Family Literacy Center
• Bilingual Newcomer Parent Orientation
• International transcript evaluation

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School Closings
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School Closings

• Euclid Montessori (students to Washington
  Montessori)
• Lafayette (students to Humboldt)
• Webster Middle (students to Blewett)
• Ashland Elementary Annex (students to main
  building)
• Turner Branch (students to Sumner High)

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Anticipated Cost Savings

• Euclid 482,000
• Webster 642,000
• Lafayette 596,000
• Ashland Annex 100,000
• Turner Branch TBD
• Total Savings 1.82 Million

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Public Comments Heard
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Initial Community Forums

• We held many community forums six scheduled and
  announced and many others scheduled in
  reconfigured schools - concerning the preliminary
  facility recommendations.
• As a result of public input, the school
  reconfigurations were re-worked into this final
  plan.

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Recent Forums

• We held two public forums one at Carr Lane
  Auditorium and another at Roosevelt High
  regarding our final recommendations.
• Only 11 comments were received (compared to 243
  for the preliminary).
• As a result of the latest hearings, we have
  removed Des Peres from the recommendations until
  we meet with community members in that region.
• Also removed from the list is the expansion of
  Clyde C. Miller into the old Carver facility.