A pair of Back to School rallies will be held in the final week before SLPS’ first day on Monday, August 28.
The first rally is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday August 19 at the Gateway Complex and a second is set for noon-5 p.m. Saturday August 26 at the Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls’ Club and at the YMCA of Greater St. Louis.
According to Interim Superintendent Diana Bourisaw:
• Ninety-one percent of teachers at the reconstituted schools have been placed and know the classroom where they will teach next year.
• All principals have been selected for schools.
• The new operations department is working to ensure all facilities are ready on August 28.
• All textbooks have been ordered for the 2006-2007 school year.
• Professional development for teachers and principals is scheduled.
• Bus routes for the 2006-2007 school year have been scheduled. The district will be using yellow buses for all elementary, middle and high school students living 1 mile and above from their assigned school.
“We are working very hard to make sure everything is in place to welcome our students back to school,” said Bourisaw. “When you have a district as large as this one, it’s important that you openly communicate with parents and students about the progress that is being made for the upcoming school year.”
