Thursday, February 7, 2013
The $3.3-4.1 million in reductions over the next two years, approximately 1-2 percent of the overall budget, were passed unanimously in a process that Parkway's board president characterized as lacking in any substantial controversy.
Budget cuts can often bring controversy and stir up emotions, but a proposed package of $3.3-4.1 million in spending reductions that will eliminate approximately 38 positions over the next two years won easy approval at a meeting of the Parkway School Board Wednesday night. The cuts include the loss of three full-time positions at each of the major high schools, a reduction in school budgets by five percent and dropper the summer school program from four weeks to three. Superintendent Keith Marty has previously said that the majority of jobs will be eliminated through attrition rather than layoffs. No residents used the “public comment” of the meeting to speak about the proposed cuts and it was passed by a unanimous vote following a short …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Parkway School Board is set to vote on a package of cuts totaling $3.3-4.1 million at a board meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Central Middle School.
As the Parkway School Board prepares to vote on a proposed package of $3.3-4.1 million in budget cuts at a meeting tonight, one of the items that is not on the table is pay freezes for the district’s top-paid employees. Parkway previously faced questions about giving raises to employees, particularly administrators, after making nearly $8 million in cuts last year, but Superintendent Keith Marty defend the district’s position and said there are several problems with such a move. First, he noted that it’s a question of fairness. In Parkway’s case, the district’s unionized employees are under contracts until June 2014 that include pay increases. “Should administrators, for example, be frozen while teachers are going to get a pay increase?” …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Seats on the Chesterfield City Council, the Monarch Fire Protection District and the Rockwood and Parkway school boards are all up for election along with the position of Chesterfield Mayor.
The race is now official on for municipal, fire protection district and school board candidates in local elections to be held April 2, 2013. The official filling period expired yesterday on Jan. 15. Here's a final list of candidates for offices that will impact Chesterfield residents. Sign up for Patch's free newsletter to receive up-to-date coverage of these elections. City of Chesterfield Four of seats on the Chesterfield City Council will be up for election in April, Matt Segal from Ward I, Derek Grier from Ward II, Randy Logan from Ward III and Bob Nation from Ward IV. Chesterfield Mayor Bruce Geiger's term also expires in April. Council members are elected to two-year terms while the mayor serves for four. The following individuals…
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
This preview takes a look at some of the item's the Parkway School Board will discuss at its 7 p.m. meeting.
The Parkway School Board will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the district's central offices at 455 N. Woods Mill Road. Here's a preview of some the items on the board's agenda, which can be viewed here.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Seats on the Chesterfield City Council, the Monarch Fire Protection District and the Rockwood and Parkway school boards are all up for election along with the position of Chesterfield Mayor.
The race is on for municipal, fire protection district and school board candidates in local elections to be held April 2, 2013. The official filling period began Dec. 11 and will run until Jan. 15, 2013. Patch has a list of all those who have filed so far in the elections that will impact Chesterfield residents. Editor's Note: This article will be periodically updated as new filling information becomes available. City of Chesterfield Four of seats on the Chesterfield City Council will be up for election in April, Matt Segal from Ward I, Derek Grier from Ward II, Randy Logan from Ward III and Bob Nation from Ward IV. Chesterfield Mayor Bruce Geiger's term also expires in April. Council members are elected to two-year terms while the mayor…
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Board officials heard a report on the plan to conduct the searches twice a semester.
Parkway officials are moving toward plans to bring drug-sniffing dogs to the district's high schools. The Parkway School Board heard details of the plan at the district’s high schools in January at a board meeting Wednesday night. Parkway Deputy Superintendent Desi Kirchhofer presented the board with a report and explained that the program is an addition to the many safety and security measures the district already employs. “This isn’t a stand alone, it’s packaged with a lot of measures that we use to keep our schools and safe drugs free,” Kirchhofer said. The searches would be coordinated by the principals at the district’s five high schools and conducted twice a semester by the St. Louis County Police. Principals can choose to have the …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
This preview takes a look at some of the item's the Parkway School Board will discuss at its 7 p.m. meeting.
The Parkway School Board will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the district's central offices at 455 N. Woods Mill Road. Here's a preview of some the items on the board's agenda.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
There will be a pair of public meeting's tonight, here are some highlights from the agendas.
Chesterfield residents will have their choice of public meetings tonight with the Parkway School Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Parkway Central Middle School and the Chesterfield City Council meeting at 7 p.m. at Chesterfield City Hall. Chesterfield City Council The Chesterfield City Council will hold second readings for several items that were previously discussed in public hearings, including fixing 2012 property tax rates for the repayment of park bonds. According to the city’s website, they were proposed to be set at $0.03 per $100 in assessed valuation resulting in an estimated revenue of $512,699. In other business, the board will: Parkway School Board In a closed portion of the Parkway School District's regularly scheduled Board of …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Tom and LaDonna Appelbaum will be part of the Missouri delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC, next month.
The primary political campaigns are over, and it is time to focus on November. A key part of that in a Presidential election year are the major party political conventions. Republicans will gather in Tampa, FL while Democrats will head to Charlotte, NC. We will be profiling as many local delegates as we can find between now and then. Parkway School Board member Tom Applebaum and his wife LaDonna will be part of the Democrats' delegation in Charlotte September 3-6. The two have been active in the Democratic Party for a while. Tom said his father once ran for state representative, and his uncle served in that capacity. LaDonna Appelbaum is a former political campaign manager for Missouri State Rep. Jill Schupp. LaDonna Appelbaum said she …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The board of education is expected to extend Keith Marty's work contract through June 2015, at Wednesday public board meeting, 7:30pm.
After one year at the helm, Parkway School District Superintendent Keith Marty is expected to have his work contract extended beyond his initial 3-year contract in a consent vote Wednesday night by his bosses—the Parkway board of education. Board President Beth Feldman is poised to recommend "...that the board of education approve the extension of the Superintendent's employment for an additional one-year period commencing on the 1st day of July 2014 though and including the 30th day of June 2015," according to the meeting's agenda posted on the district website. The district's new fiscal year begins July 1. Feldman was re-elected in April to the school board, and assumed the board presidency shortly after that. Marty signed a 3-year …
Diane Southard
7:54 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
We are forgetting about the teachers who are being asked to do significantly more with more students and less assistance for significantly less pay because of these decisions. At $227,000 do you really believe he is hurting to not get a pay increase? more ›