The school board has chosen to delay, for now, adopting a recommendation from a committee that would help close a gap in the reserves for its self-funded health insurance coverage.
New "Board Listening Time" and "Community Conversations" programs offer opportunities to share concern and discuss issues with the Rockwood School Board.
At a meeting July 18, Rockwood School Board President Bill Brown thanked the club for putting in the “seat equity and elbow grease."
The poles have been delivered for the six locations that have so far been finalized.
Parents in the failing Riverview Gardens and Normandy School Districts have until August 1 to file transfer requests.
Former Wentzville Superintendent Terry Adams is receiving $250,000 for his one-year stint, a sum that was recently the target of a "You Paid for It" segment on Patch news partner Fox 2.
The amount of cash the district has in reserve for their self-funded medical, dental and vision insurance plans has fallen below industry standards.
The district's finances came in better than expected, resulting in a $9.7 million budget surplus that will help shore up its reserve fund.
Dr. Terry Adams will serve as the interim Rockwood superintendent for one year, while the district formally searches for a permanent replacement to fill the position vacated by Bruce Borchers.
Michael Wefelmeyer's impressive achievement comes one year after he was diagnosed with Luekemia.
A recent State Supreme Court decision has school districts setting up policies to handle what could be an influx of student transfers from unaccredited districts.
Adam Vorel, a junior at Eureka High School with Type 1 Diabetes, is one of only 150 students from across the country selected as a delegate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's "Children's Congress."
A group of nurses laid the groundwork for the request with an informal presentation at a recent school board meeting.
A recent ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court means Rockwood must accept students from the Normandy and Riverview Gardens school districts for the 2013-14 school year.
On Thursday, the school board approved the 2013-14 budget, which includes an operating fund deficit of $4.6 million.
The district's school board has approved the creation of a new committee and new initiatives with the goal of better explaining its actions and policies.
With bond issues seemingly a no-go for the district, Rockwood is exploring its options for funding its maintenance, technology and capital needs.
The district said it's an acknowledgment of how the way students are learning is changing.
The round of new hires are in positions at Lafayette High School and several area elementary schools.
After nearly three years with the district, Borchers cut short his contract with Rockwood to accept a position with a Tennessee school district.
Executive Director of Learning and Support Services Karen Kieffer says much of the growing backlash against the national education standards adopted by Missouri is the result of misinformation.
The district will add to its projected $11 million budget deficit with the move to grant increased pay for teachers and administrators.
The school district put together a video highlighting the reaction from this year's 15 recipients, who were honored in recognition of their excellence of character performance, leadership and service.
Congrats to the class of 2013! Are you celebrating a graduate this year?
The district has approved a re-negotiated contract with its teachers union that guarantees salary increase above 3 percent each year for the next three years.
Terry Adams will serve as interim superintendent for one year while the district conducts a formalized search for a permanent replacement for Bruce Borchers, who will end his tenure with Rockwood June 7.
The school board conducting the interviews during a closed session on Monday and hope to have the interim spot filled by July 1.
Ethan Brocke collapsed during a gym class last week and went into sudden cardiac arrest.
The Philadelphia slugger brought his favorite teacher, Paula Grana, out onto the field at Teacher Appreciation Night last week.
The move came after a request by the teacher's union and concerns the salary schedule for the 2013-14 school year.
Lindsay Weinrich's artwork will be on display in the nation's capital for one year.
A number of Rockwood schools made Newsweek's just released "America's Best High Schools" list.
Newly elected in April, Jeff Morrell said he doesn't want to worsen the district's budget gap by "stepping on the gas."
Check out Patch's round-up of news about students and teachers in the Eureka and Wildwood area.
The school district's Executive Director of Secondary Education believes some demographic fluctuations may explain why.
The board gave the informal go-ahead to a slate of capital projects that would cover what were described as the district's "most critical" needs.
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The announcement comes in the wake of the sudden resignation of the president of the Meramec campus, which resulted in the president of the Wildwood campus being named interim in Kirkwood.
STL Today reports that Meramec Campus President George Wasson resigned Monday afternoon, effective immediately.
The fourth-grade students recently participated in historical reenactments, dressing up as and then sharing information about famous characters such as Mark Twain, Stan Musial and Molly Brown.