I’ve completed my 18.5 hours of state-mandated school board training provided by the Missouri School Boards’ Association.
-
Bunch o’ meetings
4/30/2025 Reimagining SLPS, Phase 1
Slides
Notes taken by Misty Donald Ramirez5/27/2025 Work Session
Agenda
YouTube recording
Notes taken by Misty Donald Ramirez6/2/2025 and 6/3/2025 Board Retreat
6/3/2025 Special Board Meeting
Agenda
YouTube recording
Notes taken by Misty Donald Ramirez6/10/2025 Board Meeting
Agenda
YouTube recording
Notes taken by Misty Donald Ramirez6/11/2025 Reimagining SLPS, Phase 2
Notes taken by Misty Donald Ramirez
SLPS photos posted on Facebook6/12/2025 Special Board Meeting
Agenda
YouTube recordings: part 1, part 26/16/2025 Real Estate Committee
-
Educator of the Year awards
The ceremony was held on May 7 at 612North.
Werner Family
Early Childhood Educator of the Year
Lindsey Smith
Patrick Henry Downtown Academy
Kindergarten Educator of the Year
Lauren Hollis
Nance Elementary
Tammy Taylor & Family
Elementary Reading Educator of the Year
Lynette Farmer
Gateway MST Elementary
Elementary Mathematics Educator of the Year
Evan Day
Mallinckrodt Academy of Gifted Instruction
Secondary English Language Arts Educator of the Year
Emily Herron
Sumner High
Secondary Humanities Educator of the Year
Caleb Pavon
Lyon Academy at Blow
Baur Family | Fine-Kanterman Family
Secondary Mathematics Educator of the Year
Benjamin Klocke
McKinley Classical Leadership Academy
Barbara Jean Kuczka
Health & Wellness Educator of the Year
Kelcy Voegele
Humboldt Academy of Higher Learning
Visual Arts Educator of the Year
Jacob Lewis
McKinley Classical Leadership Academy
Performing Arts Educator of the Year
Robin Mik
Adams Elementary
Special Education Educator of the Year
Rhea Willis
Vashon High
Specialty Support Areas Educator of the Year
Abrahatzion Habtu
Soldan International Studies High
Supporting School Leader of the Year
Dr. Dianna Sumner
Sumner High
Elementary School Leader of the Year
Dr. Yvette Levy
Wilkinson Early Childhood Center
Secondary School Leader of the Year
Dr. LaRon Haymore
McKinley Classical Leadership Academy
Special Announcement
SLPS District-Wide Educator of the Year
Lynette Farmer
Gateway MST Elementary
Special Award Presentation
SLPS Retired Educator of the Year
Dr. Lynn Beckwith -
Board of Education committee assignments
Committee assignments (PDF)
I’m on the real estate, Proposition S, and communications committees.
-
5/13/2025 Board Meeting
- Agenda
- YouTube recordings: Meet and Greet, Meeting
- Notes taken by SLPS parent Misty Donald Ramirez
-
Graduating class sizes
School Class size Gateway STEM 219 Clyde C. Miller 123 Roosevelt 118 Vashon 90 Central VPA 83 Collegiate 72 Metro 70 McKinley High 59 Sumner 52 Soldan 45 Nottingham 9 There were 318 students in my high school class (I was co-valedictorian, thanks for asking), and I’m right in the middle of the population low point known as Gen X, so SLPS’s class sizes seem small to me.
-
4/22/2025 Work Session
Meeting materials
- Agenda (663-page agenda packet)
- YouTube recording
- Nearly word-for-word notes taken by SLPS parent (and saint) Misty Donald Ramirez
Board officer election results
President, Dr. Karen Collins-Adams
Vice President, Emily Hubbard
Secretary, Brian H. Marston
Karen, Brian, and Emily Media coverage
- SLPS superintendent ‘welcomes scrutiny’ from board, The St. Louis American, 4/24
- Friction starts early for new board at St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/24
- After Elections, New Leaders Confront Old Problems in St. Louis, The 74, 4/23
- New members sworn in St. Louis Public Schools board amid challenges, FOX 2, 4/23
- 3 newly elected St. Louis Public Schools board members sworn in, KSDK, 4/22
- New board members will confront immediate challenges at St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/22
-
Proportional symbol chart
Making an election data visualization hits differently when you’re one of the candidates.
Flourish isn’t letting me change the number formatting for votes in the popups, which is annoying.
On average, voters chose 2.3 school board candidates. (You could pick up to three.)
-
Got the sticker
It’s a beautiful day to vote. Back in December, I was anticipating this. I thought maybe a confetti cannon would go off when I filled in the box to the left of my name. (It did not.)
I was ballot 1,238 at 2:17 pm at Carpenter library.
City Strong. Public Proud.
Archives
- July 2025 (1)
- June 2025 (1)
- May 2025 (5)
- April 2025 (7)
- March 2025 (9)
- February 2025 (9)
- January 2025 (10)
- December 2024 (7)