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West Newsmagazine recently reported that the Parkway School District was piloting the use of Polar Active fitness monitors to help students track their progress toward achieving an hour of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day. Last... read more »
Starting next school year, elementary public school students may line up at the lunch counter expecting their usual hot dog, one vegetable, canned fruit and whole milk on their tray; but instead they will find whole wheat spaghetti with meat... read more »
Westminster Christian Academy’s international exchange program recently grew stronger when 24 South Korean students and two of their teachers spent the month of January living and learning in West County. For the past two years Westminster... read more »
Frontier Middle School and the Wentzville School District were nominated in 2011 for the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award and recently received their nomination certificates. The Freedom award is the highest recognition given... read more »
Despite complaints that the public did not have a voice in the decision, the Parkway Board of Education unanimously approved a budget that will cut between $7.45 million and $9.63 million over the next two years. Parkway’s chief financial... read more »
Many schools have a summer reading requirement, but students at Westminster Christian Academy in Town & Country may be practicing math during their summer vacation as well. A summer math requirement may be one of the results of Westminster’s... read more »
Rockwood’s chief financial officer warned the board that despite a positive fund balance in 2012, projected budget shortages may create “some need for serious looks at local revenue,” and that could include another look at a tax referendum. Chief... read more »
The Rockwood Board of Education at its Jan. 19 meeting voted to place a $43.2 million bond issue on the April 3, 2012, ballot. When the meeting began, the proposed bond issue was $43.5 million, but Board Vice President Matt Doell made a motion... read more »
Parents know how difficult it can be to get a child off the couch and outside playing. The Parkway School District is hoping that kids may be more responsive to a little guy on a screen. The district is rolling out a pilot program that it introduced... read more »
Plans to cut Parkway’s budget now include eliminating more than 40 administrative and instructional support positions, reducing program and school operating budgets by 10 percent and restructuring how reading and math interventions are delivered... read more »