St. Louis Schools Watch

SLPS celebrates Community Ed. Week

By Travis Reems

Filed Saturday, November 4 at 9:29 AM

The St. Louis Public Schools’ Division of Community Education will celebrate Community Education Week, Sunday, Nov. 12 through Friday, Nov. 17. St. Louis will join other school districts and communities from across the state of Missouri to highlight community education programs during this special week in November.

The week-long celebration begins with a Gang Violence Town Hall meeting on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10:00 a.m. until noon at Waldbridge Elementary, 5000 Davidson Ave. Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, St. Louis Police Department’s Gang Unit, and Circuit Judge Angela Turner Quigless are guest speakers.

“Our community education centers have been apart of the St. Louis Public School district for nearly 40 years,” said Superintendent Dr. Diana Bourisaw. “We welcome all of the activities that are going to take place during this festive week.”

Here’s a list of activities that are scheduled for Community Education Week:

St. Louis leaders and community education supporters will take part in a kick-off program Sunday, Nov. 12 at 3:00 p.m. The “Showcase Celebration” featuring several performing artists will take place at Mullanphy ILC in the school’s auditorium, 4221 Shaw Blvd.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, is National Community Education Day. All SLPS Community Education Centers will celebrate with an Open House at each location, starting at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16, the District will host a New Community Council Member Orientation. The orientation will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the SLPS Administration Building , 801 N. 11th St . , Conference Room 108.
The week will conclude with the Community Education Student Ambassadors’ visit to City Hall. Student Ambassadors will talk with aldermen, tour City Hall, and participate in a breakfast reception with community council members and the aldermen. The event will take place at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall, 1200 Market St.

All events during this week are free of charge and open to the public.

4 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Why isn't this site updated regulary? The Community needs to know what's going on in the district because administrators don't tell them anything.

Monday, November 06, 2006 6:38:33 PM

Antonio D. French said...

I'm a little preoccupied with the election. Next week, I'll turn my attention back to the City and our schools.

But, you know, I'm not any more responsible for reporting what goes on in St. Louis Public Schools than you are. I don't even have children!

So my question to you is: Why don't you find out more about what's going on in SLPS and use this site to report it to the rest of us?

And not just you, Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, but ALL OF YOU.

Feed me tips, take your video camera to a meeting, write a story, buy an ad... Don't just sit there and wait for me or Travis to do all the free labor.

Because I gotta tell ya, you might be disappointed pretty soon if this little website dies.

Monday, November 06, 2006 8:57:09 PM

Travis Reems said...

I would add to Antonio's comments that we don't invent the news, we just report it. If little is happening, little is happening.

I hear elections are coming up for two board seats in April. Perhaps some of the readers can help "create" a little news.

Thursday, November 09, 2006 9:44:10 AM

Travis,
The RFT article on 11/02/06 about Vashon sports was news. I realize that it was during peak campaigning time, but I hope that other local media do not let this get swept under the rug. The ex-Soldan coach that is quoted should hire a bodyguard, as should the reporter who did all of the research. She's lucky to have survived the three months that it took her to track down all of the information!

Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:03:33 PM

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