This information includes highlights of information received by the Ladue Schools Board of Education at the Oct. 24, 2022, regular Board of Education business meeting. This is an unofficial record. Official minutes of each Board meeting are posted on the district website and are available for viewing at the Administrative Center after the Board approves them, typically two weeks after the meeting.

View a recording from the Oct. 24 Board Meeting

 

Board President Remarks

• (Comments made just prior to the meeting) We want to send our thoughts and prayers to all St. Louis Public Schools teachers and staff and the entire community. Please join me in a moment of silence. We are all deeply saddened by the devastating news, therefore, as stated in Dr. Wipke’s letter earlier today, we are here for our students and staff. We also have resources available on our website to assist you.

• (Regular remarks) I would like to wish the Hindu community a happy Diwali.

• Last week we hosted our Legislative Board Advisory Committee Breakfast. It was a great opportunity to hear from our local legislators. All were invited as this is a non-partisan committee and we are here to focus solely on the topic of public education and issues that may impact what we do here.

Superintendent Remarks

• I think we all have heavy hearts given the tragedy that happened earlier today at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. I want to thank President Lee for summing up the situation well, but to reiterate, our thoughts are with the families who were affected by today’s tragedy. We will continue to keep our friends and family members at CVPA in our thoughts and prayers.

• Congratulations to our girls’ tennis team for winning the state championship. The school held a parade for them as they walked around the building with the band playing for them. There were many happy, smiling faces as they are proud of their achievement, and we certainly are, too.

 

ACTION ITEMS

2022-23 Board Meeting Dates Revision

Kisha Lee introduced a draft of revised Board meeting dates for the current school year.

 

System Design Zone Resolution

The Board approved a resolution which authorizes the district’s membership in the System Design Zone, a collaborative initiative where leading Missouri public school districts and charter schools work together to grow in their understanding and application of using a competency-based mindset to personalize learning to ensure every student has the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to be high school-, college-, career-, and workplace-ready.

 

SM Wilson Presentation #16, Change Order Requests, and Pay Application

Representatives from SM Wilson provided an update on Prop L construction, along with the latest change order requests and the pay application. The Board approved all items as presented.

 

Wachter Pay Application

The Board approved the latest pay application from Wachter, Inc.

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

Student Enrollment and Projections

Dr. Julie Helm and Dr. Derrick Wallace shared a summary of student enrollment data and projections for the current school year.

 

2022-23 SSD Partnership Agreement

Special School District representatives provide an annual update on the district’s partnership with SSD.

 

2022-23 Budget Update

Dr. Geoff Macy shared updated numbers regarding the 2021-22 budget which will the administration and Board can analyze in order to make informed decisions for the current budget as well as future budgets.

 

UPCOMING MEETINGS

The next Board of Education regular business meeting is Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. The Meeting ID will be posted on the Featured tab of BoardDocs when the meeting information is officially posted.