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Distinguished PLTW schools
Mehlville School District recognized for science and technology courses
05/15/2025
Mehlville School District has received distinguished program awards at both high schools and one middle school for its Project Lead the Way classes.
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Dr. David Quanz and Carlos Espinosa
Board of Education approves the hiring of two administrators
04/25/2025
At its April 24 meeting, the Mehlville Board of Education approved the hiring of Dr. David Quanz as Principal of Forder Elementary School and Carlos Espinosa as Assistant Principal of Mehlville High School.
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Facilities Steering Committee
Help us improve our school facilities
04/24/2025
The Mehlville School District is re-establishing the Facilities Steering Committee to support the ongoing update of our Strategic Plan and to seek valuable input from our community to improve our schools.
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Macheal Amelung
Mehlville School District’s Classified Employee of the Year is always there for students and families
04/24/2025
Macheal Amelung, an administrative assistant at Hagemann Elementary School, was named the 2025 Mehlville School District Classified Employee of the Year at the district’s Recognition Night ceremony on April 23, 2025.
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Holly Salters
Mehlville School District’s Teacher of the Year strives to support every student in her school
04/24/2025
Holly Salters, the counselor at Oakville Elementary School, was named the 2025 Mehlville School District Teacher of the Year at the district’s Recognition Night ceremony on April 23, 2025.
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Strategic Plan Meeting
Strategic Plan Steering Committee holds first meeting
04/14/2025
At their first meeting, members of the Strategic Plan Steering Committee identified five potential themes, or areas of focus, for the 2026-2031 Strategic Plan.
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Administrators hired at the April 10, 2025, Board of Education meeting
Board of Education approves the hiring of four administrators
04/11/2025
At their April 10 meeting, the Mehlville Board of Education approved the hiring of four new administrator.
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Wilkinson and Zimpfer
Wilkinson, Zimpfer elected to Mehlville Board of Education
04/09/2025
On April 8, Serene Wilkinson and Ann Zimpfer were elected to three-year terms on the Mehlville Board of Education, according to unofficial election results from St. Louis County Election Board.
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Completed security entrance at Trautwein Elementary School
Promises kept: Every school in the Mehlville School District has a safer entrance
04/02/2025
With the completion of the new security entrance at Trautwein Elementary School in March, every school in the Mehlville School District now has a safer entrance thanks to our community's support of Prop S.
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Superintendent's Note: March 2025
Superintendent's Note: March 2025
03/31/2025
The education of our students is absolutely a shared commitment. It is a shared commitment between all employees of the district as well as the families who support us everyday.
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President's Note: March 2025
President's Note: March 2025
03/26/2025
On behalf of the Mehlville Board of Education, I am proud to affirm our steadfast commitment to transparency in every aspect of our district –operations, curriculum and financial practices.
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New Hires
District announces new administrative leaders for 2025-2026 school year
03/14/2025
The Mehlville Board of Education approved the hiring of Dr. Whitney Maus as the Executive Director of Teaching, Learning and Professional Development, and of Katie Hardrick as the K-12 Curriculum Director for Social Studies and Career and Technical Education. Additionally, the Special School District Board of Education has announced the hiring of Dr. Charity Schluter as the Director of Special Education for Mehlville School District.
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New curriculum resource is helping students become stronger readers and writers
03/10/2025
Elementary and middle school students in the Mehlville School District are learning English language arts through a new curriculum resource called Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts. This resource helps teachers provide students with reading, writing, knowledge and interpersonal skills that will help them succeed in school and throughout life.
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Prop A construction at Blades Elementary School
Essential roofing projects completed, thanks to Prop A
03/03/2025
Prop A has funded critical roofing, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning improvements throughout the Mehlville School District since the 2016-2017 school year.
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Meet the Board Candidates
Meet the candidates for the Mehlville Board of Education
02/25/2025
Four Mehlville School District citizens have filed their candidacy for two positions on the Mehlville Board of Education. Both positions are three-year terms.
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Future Planning
Future Planning: Tell us what’s most important to you
02/24/2025
The Mehlville School District is nearing the end of the lifecycle of its current strategic plan and is looking forward to 2026-2031. The district is seeking the community’s feedback through a ThoughtExchange to guide the creation of the new plan. This is your opportunity to share your insights, and help us build a future that reflects the needs of everyone: students, families, educators and the broader community.
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Dr. Durham and Dr. Landherr
Board approves the hiring of two assistant superintendents
02/21/2025
The Mehlville Board of Education approved the hiring of Dr. Julie Durham as the Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools and Dr. Jason Landherr as the Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Summer Session
Summer learning is in session June 2-27, 2025
02/19/2025
Mehlville School District will offer its free Summer Session program for all children entering kindergarten through 12th grade, June 2-27, 2025. Registration opens March 3 for grades K-8 and March 25 for high school. Registration instructions will be provided at bit.ly/msdr9summersession.
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OHS Missouri School of Character
Oakville High School named a 2025 Missouri School of Character
02/10/2025
Oakville High School has been named a 2025 Missouri School of Character by CharacterPlus. OHS is one of just 16 schools from across the state to receive the honor this year.
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Chris Ramey directing the OMS band
Outstanding Young Music Educator helps students face challenges and grow as musicians
02/05/2025
Chris Ramey, the Oakville Middle School band director, received the David B. Goodwin Outstanding Young Music Educator Award from the Missouri Music Educators Association. This award is given to one young music educator in the state each year who has shown extraordinary promise, diligence and success.
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Jessica Smith
Exceptional Educator makes math easy for students to understand
01/29/2025
Jessica Smith, a math teacher at Mehlville High School, received the Exceptional Educator Award from the Affton-Lemay Chamber of Commerce. This award recognizes teachers from schools in the 63125 ZIP code for professional excellence in the classroom and their dedication to students.
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MOSAIC Elementary School student thinks about a math problem
MOSAIC Elementary School lottery application open through February 28
01/27/2025
The MOSAIC Elementary School lottery application is now open for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Future Planning
Future Planning: Help shape the next strategic plan for Mehlville School District
01/21/2025
Mehlville School District is preparing to embark on a year-long journey to draft its Strategic Plan: 2026-2031. As we prepare for 2026, the district will be asking questions and analyzing what we can do better to meet the goals and priorities identified by YOU – our community.
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Financial planning students at MHS
Students can immediately apply skills learned in Financial Planning to the real world
01/20/2025
High school students in the Mehlville School District are learning financial literacy skills in Financial Planning that can immediately be applied to their lives, like investments, budgeting and credit.
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BOE approves full-day Early Childhood
Mehlville Board of Education approves full-day early childhood
01/17/2025
At its January 16, 2025, meeting, the Mehlville Board of Education approved a full day early childhood program at Bierbaum Elementary School for the 2025-2026 school year. This pilot program marks the first time Mehlville has provided full-day early childhood education.
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Open job interviews
We’re hiring bus drivers, custodians, health professionals and substitute teachers at open job interviews
01/14/2025
The Mehlville School District is holding open interviews for bus drivers, transportation mechanics, custodians, substitute nurses, substitute health room assistants and substitute teachers.
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Rose Pizzo
This cafeteria manager is a LifeChanger for students
01/07/2025
Rose Pizzo, the cafeteria manager at Bernard Middle School, has been nominated for a National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year Award. This award celebrates educators and support staff who make a significant difference in students’ lives by exemplifying excellence, positive influence and leadership.
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Four candidates file for Mehlville BOE
Four candidates file for Mehlville Board of Education
01/06/2025
Four Mehlville School District citizens have filed their candidacy for two positions on the Mehlville Board of Education. Both positions are three-year terms.
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MAP Scores
Mehlville School District improves on Missouri Assessment Program scores
11/25/2024
In 2024, the Mehlville School District saw more students scoring advanced or proficient on Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests across almost all grade levels and subjects. The district showed the most improvement in middle school math, high school government and seventh-grade English language arts.
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Distinctions: Our award-winning students and staff
Distinctions: Our award-winning students and staff
11/23/2024
We love to celebrate our students and staff! We now share all student and staff awards on the Distinctions section of our website.
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Superintendent's Note
Superintendent's Note: November 2024
11/22/2024
Our students do unbelievable things everyday, and I am so lucky to get to experience this as I visit our schools. I believe more and more with every passing day, that this is an amazing school district and an unbelievable community.
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President's Note
President's Note: November 2024
11/21/2024
The Board of Education is excited that our district is embracing the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) model, a strategic approach to enhancing student learning across all grade levels.
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Stephanie Bailey
Excellent educator strives to meet every student where they are
11/20/2024
Stephanie Bailey, a fifth-grade teacher at Hagemann Elementary School, is Mehlville School District’s Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recipient for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Grow Your Own Scholarship
Grow Your Own Scholarship helps alumni pursuing career in education
11/19/2024
Applications are now open for the MSDR9 Grow Your Own Scholarship for Future Educators, a scholarship for Mehlville School District alumni pursuing teaching as a career path. Applications are due Friday, January 17.
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Community survey is now open
The Mehlville School District community survey is now open
11/07/2024
The 2024 Mehlville School District resident survey will be arriving in randomly selected mailboxes over the next few days. The survey, prepared by Opinion Research Specialists, asks for your opinions and perceptions about the operations and management of Mehlville School District.
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Cultural identity boxes
Students examine their own culture to better understand authors’ perspectives
11/05/2024
Through the creation of cultural identity boxes, English II: World Literature and Composition students at Oakville High School learned more about themselves and the impact an author’s culture can have on their writing.
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Board of Education Filing
Candidate filing for Board of Education opens December 10, 2024
10/28/2024
Any person wishing to file for the Mehlville School District Board of Education may do so at the St. Louis County Board of Elections, 725 Northwest Plaza Dr., St. Ann, MO 63074. Filing will be held Tuesday, December 10, 2024, through Tuesday, December 31, 2024, during regular office hours 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
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Learning outside the walls of our classrooms
10/21/2024
Learning in the Mehlville School District isn’t confined to the four walls of our classrooms. Many of our teachers are working to provide students with unique learning experiences using outdoor classrooms on our campuses.
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Winter Weather
Preparing for winter weather and possible “snow days”
10/16/2024
In the 2024-2025 school year, Mehlville School District can use up to five virtual learning days if our schools close due to snow or inclement weather. If more than five weather closures occur, the district will use traditional snow days.
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From Campus to Career
From Campus to Career: Alumni share how their high school experience prepared them for their career
10/15/2024
As outlined in the Mehlville School District Portrait of a Graduate, the district’s goal is for alumni to possess a wide range of values and skills to help them lead successful professional and personal lives by being creative and critical thinkers, self aware, persistent, communicators, and ethical and global citizens. We spoke to 10 recent alumni about their career accomplishments and how their experience in the Mehlville School District prepared them for life after graduation.
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Fill Up the Pickup
Mehlville School District plans to ‘Fill up the Pickup’ to help end hunger
10/01/2024
The week of October 7-11, 2024, schools throughout Mehlville School District will be collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items. The efforts are part of Fill Up the Pickup, a grassroots food collection that started in Oakville during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tax Rates
Mehlville Board of Education approves 2024 tax rate
09/27/2024
At its annual Tax Rate Hearing on September 26, 2024, the Mehlville Board of Education approved the 2024 tax rates. The 2024 blended tax rate will be $4.0070
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OES roof and HVAC replacement
Security entrances, HVAC were the focus of summer maintenance in 2024
09/12/2024
Mehlville School District students had safer school entrances and more comfortable classrooms at the start of the 2024-2025 school year due to summer construction. Several schools received new security entrances, while others received HVAC upgrades and roof replacements.
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Back to School Checklist
Back to School: Your guide to start the 2024-2025 school year
07/15/2024
We are excited to welcome students back to school on Monday, August 19! This back-to-school guide will help parents and guardians get ready for the first day. It includes information about meals, bus routes, school supplies, updating your family's information and more!
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We'd Like Your Feedback!
Share your thoughts on a draft middle school schedule
07/12/2024
A Middle School Schedule Steering Committee was formed last school year to research and provide feedback in the development of a new middle school schedule that is anchored in the values of student achievement, providing a structure that allows for increased instructional time, advanced pathways and expanded options, and personalization for students. The committee is seeking your feedback on a potential schedule change.
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President's Note
President's Note: Optimism and enthusiasm mark the conclusion of one school year and the start of the next
07/10/2024
As we close out another remarkable school year and gear up for the next, on behalf of the Board of Education, I want to take a moment to reflect on our collective achievements and express gratitude.
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Infinite Campus
It’s time for parents to activate their Parent Portal!
07/09/2024
Mehlville School District is using Infinite Campus for our Parent Portal and Student Information System starting with the 2024-2025 school year. The Parent Portal allows parents and guardians to see their child’s grades, attendance and other educational records. The Parent Portal also allows parents to enroll new students and complete the annual Family Information Update.
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Tom Harper
Mehlville High School teacher named a Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year
07/08/2024
Tom Harper, an English language arts teacher at Mehlville High School, was named a Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year. He is one of just ten educators in the St. Louis area to receive this honor.
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Mehlville Board of Education approves balanced budget for 2024-2025 school year
07/01/2024
The Mehlville School District Board of Education unanimously approved the budget for the 2024-2025 school year (fiscal year 2025) at its June 6 meeting. The operating budget for fiscal year 2025 is break-even.
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Jessica Hoban
Board approves the hiring of high school assistant principal
06/28/2024
The Mehlville Board of Education approved the hiring of Jessica Hoban as an assistant principal at Oakville High School for the 2024-2025 school year.
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We're hiring bus drivers, health professionals and substitute teachers at open interviews
06/14/2024
We're hosting open job interviews to fill openings for school bus drivers, school bus monitors, substitute nurses, substitute health room assistants and substitute teachers for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Celebrating our graduates
Celebrating the Class of 2024
06/03/2024
Mehlville High School and Oakville High School held their 2024 graduation ceremonies on Sunday, June 2, at Chaifetz Arena. Congratulations to the more than 700 students who received their diploma!
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Wohlwend's first-grade marketplace
Students lead marketplace to learn about economics
05/28/2024
The Wohlwend Elementary School Marketplace was open for business in May! First-grade students learned about economics by creating goods and selling them to kindergarten student shoppers. Through the cross-curricular project, students learned about goods, services, producers and consumers. They also displayed their knowledge of addition strategies and soft skills learned throughout the school year.
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Ameren BizSavers
Mehlville School District recognized for participating in Ameren Missouri BizSavers
05/22/2024
To date, Mehlville School District has earned $864,630 in its participation in BizSavers. Ameren estimates the district has an annual energy cost savings of $495,098 from upgrades it has made to lighting, HVAC and commercial kitchen equipment.
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Board approves the hiring of elementary assistant principal
05/17/2024
The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of Dr. Samantha Gatzemeyer as assistant principal at Blades Elementary School and Hagemann Elementary School for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Student exploring Cliff Cave
How our students use Cliff Cave for underground learning
05/16/2024
A one-of-a-kind experience is allowing some Mehlville School District students to learn cross-curricular concepts from the depths of Cliff Cave.
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STLCC
Mehlville School District awarded for providing students with dual enrollment opportunities
05/15/2024
St. Louis Community College awarded Mehlville School District for being the school district with the most students taking dual enrollment courses through STLCC. Currently, 169 Mehlville High School and Oakville High School students are enrolled in dual enrollment courses.
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OES Art Lessons
Students lead art lessons after mastering skills
05/03/2024
Students in Brian Adams’ art class at Oakville Elementary School have been leading art lessons for their classmates after mastering skills. The experience is beneficial for both students leading and participating in the lessons.
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Beasley Elementary kindergarteners play with chicks
Kindergarteners learn about the life cycle by observing chickens
04/30/2024
The Mehlville School District kindergarten science curriculum focuses on life sciences of plants and animals. Students at Beasley Elementary School learned about the life cycle through observations of chickens.
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Spring Job Fair 2024
We're hiring bus drivers and substitute teachers at our spring job fair
04/29/2024
We're hosting a Spring Job Fair to fill openings for school bus drivers and substitute teachers. Join us from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, May 9, at Mehlville School District Central Office (3120 Lemay Ferry Road).
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Students build dams to simulate the creation of ecosystems
04/29/2024
Washington Middle School students collaborated with a group to construct a dam, simulating the creation of ecosystems.
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Tom Harper
Mehlville High School alum is Mehlville School District’s Teacher of the Year
04/18/2024
Tom Harper, an English language arts teacher at Mehlville High School, was named the Mehlville School District Teacher of the Year at the Recognition Night ceremony on April 18, 2024.
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Mrs. Jennifer Rich
Board approves hiring of principal at Point Elementary School
04/12/2024
The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved hiring Jennifer Rich as the principal of Point Elementary School for the 2024-2025 school year at its meeting on April 11, 2024.
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New Student Enrollment
Enroll your new student for the 2024-2025 school year
04/08/2024
Online registration is open for kindergarten students and new students in grades 1-12 who will be attending a Mehlville School District school for the 2024-2025 school year.
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BOE Election Results
McKelvey, Behlke, Hassler, Pretto elected to Mehlville Board of Education
04/03/2024
During the April 2 Board of Education election, Patrick McKelvey and Tori Behlke were re-elected to three-year terms, and Peggy Hassler and Jean Pretto were re-elected to two-year terms, according to unofficial election results from St. Louis County Election Board.
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Superintendent's Note: What I've seen in our schools
03/28/2024
The high levels of everyday learning happening in our classrooms continues to impress me. Our teachers are truly amazing. I’ve continued to highlight through a staff communication some of the big and small moments I’m privileged to see each day. Here are four highlights I’d like to share with you that represent the things I see in our schools.
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President's Note: Robust opportunities and support for all students
03/27/2024
This has been a dynamic and eventful year for the Mehlville School District, and we are thrilled to share our progress and initiatives.
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Board Candidate Information
Meet the 2024 Board of Education candidates
03/15/2024
Ten Mehlville School District citizens have filed their candidacy for four positions on the Mehlville Board of Education. The following information was provided by the candidates. District staff do not edit their responses. These Board of Education candidates are on the April 2, 2024, ballot.
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HVAC replacement at Oakville Elementary School
How the district is working to replace aging HVAC equipment, improve student comfort
03/14/2024
The Mehlville Board of Education has unanimously approved several bids to replace aging HVAC equipment. As a result of the increase in assessed values of Mehlville School District properties, the board has approved almost $8 million in bids for HVAC work in the summer of 2024 alone.
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MyPath trio explores a career in music education through mentorship
03/01/2024
Mehlville High School seniors Sam Herbig, Tyler Langford and Luke Mitchell have shared a love of music since middle school. They’re now exploring how to turn that passion into a career in music education by using the MyPath program to mentor middle school students.
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Help us shape the future of middle school schedules
02/28/2024
Mehlville School District is committed to continuous improvement and is studying ways to improve the schedule and experience for our middle school students. We'd like your thoughts!
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Sarah Gray and Emilee Madlinger
Board approves the hiring of two assistant principals
02/23/2024
The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of two assistant principals for the 2024-2025 school year: Sarah Gray at Mehlville High School and Emilee Madlinger at Oakville High School.
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Tony Brown
MHS band director honored as Outstanding Music Educator
02/09/2024
Tony Brown, the band director at Mehlville High School, is the 2024 recipient of the Missouri Music Educators Association’s Dr. Wynne Harrell Outstanding Music Educator Award. The MMEA presents this award to one music educator each year who exemplifies the profession’s highest standards of teaching, learning and professionalism.
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Bernard design lab students
Design lab students build new opportunities at their school
01/30/2024
You can see the craftsmanship of design lab students throughout the Bernard Middle School campus. Students in this class are improving their school by identifying needs and solving problems through industrial design.
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Exceptional Educator recognized for her dedication to colleagues and students
01/29/2024
Kaitlin Haarmann, a reading interventionist at Bierbaum Elementary School, received the Exceptional Educator Award from the Affton-Lemay Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes teachers from schools in the 63125 ZIP code for professional excellence in the classroom and their dedication to students.
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BOE Candidates 2024
Ten candidates file for Board of Education
01/03/2024
Ten Mehlville School District citizens have filed their candidacy for four positions on the Mehlville Board of Education. An election will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
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Grow your Own Scholarship
Scholarships are available for district alumni who want to be teachers
01/02/2024
The MSDR9 Grow Your Own Scholarship for Future Educators is available for Mehlville School District alumni pursuing teaching as a future career path.
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How to enroll a student in the Mehlville School District
12/20/2023
Mehlville School District provides a top-quality education by highly effective and caring teachers to students in preschool to grade 12.
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Learn more about MOSAIC at our information night
12/20/2023
Prospective families can learn more about MOSAIC Elementary School during an Information Night at 6 p.m. on January 11 at MOSAIC, 3701 Will Ave. St. Louis, MO 63125.
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Mehlville Board of Education approves the retention of 19 interventionists
12/15/2023
The Mehlville Board of Education voted to retain 19 teaching interventionist positions previously funded by a federal grant.
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Mehlville Board of Education votes to end At Home Academy
12/15/2023
At the December 14 meeting, the Mehlville Board of Education voted to close At Home Academy at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 school year.
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2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school calendars
Board of Education approves 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school calendars
12/15/2023
The Mehlville Board of Education approved the calendars for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years at its December 14 meeting.
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Audit results
Mehlville School District finances receive highest opinion from auditors
12/14/2023
Upon review of Mehlville School District’s finances for the 2023 fiscal year, auditors from Daniel Jones and Associates issued the district’s accounting practices its highest marks, an unmodified opinion, or clean audit.
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OHS International Culture Day
Student-organized event highlights the diversity of our community
12/05/2023
One of Sahnam Mohabbat’s favorite things about attending Oakville High School is the diversity of the student body. She approached the school administration about creating an event to highlight and celebrate the school’s multiculturalism.
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We are grateful for a supportive, engaged community
11/20/2023
November is a month that encourages us to pause, reflect and express gratitude. As we navigate the opportunities and challenges within our school district, we find that these themes are particularly meaningful.
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Point reading buddies
Reading buddy program supports literacy and friendship
11/14/2023
Cynthia Biggs, the reading specialist at Point Elementary School, started the reading buddies program 15 years ago to provide students with extra support in reading. The program has continued to grow, proving beneficial for younger and older students, as well as their teachers.
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Preparing for winter weather and the possibility of “snow days”
11/09/2023
In the 2023-2024 school year, Mehlville School District can use up to five virtual learning days if our schools close due to snow or inclement weather. If more than five weather closures occur, we will use traditional snow days. Traditional snow days will be made up starting on May 30, 2024.
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Success-Ready Students Network
Mehlville is one of 20 Missouri school districts to pilot meaningful assessments, accountability system
10/31/2023
The Missouri State Board of Education has approved a three-year innovation waiver for 20 public school districts, including Mehlville School District, that will support the creation of a more meaningful way to measure student learning, demonstrate individual student growth and influence future success for all Missouri students.
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Kevin Green
Excellent educator teaches students new ways to be healthy and active
10/24/2023
Kevin Green, physical education teacher at Blades Elementary School, is Mehlville School District’s Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recipient for the 2023-2024 school year.
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Shaun Williams
Work around your schedule with these flexible positions
10/23/2023
Mehlville School District offers a variety of on-demand positions that you can work around your busy schedule. Check out these flexible jobs:
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Making room for students to explore college and career options
09/25/2023
Now, more than ever before, Mehlville School District’s high school students have opportunities for relevant, real-world college and career experiences.
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Tax rate approved
Mehlville Board of Education approves 2023 tax rate
09/22/2023
During its annual Tax Rate Hearing on Sept. 21, 2023, the Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved the 2023 blended tax rate of $3.9680 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation.
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2023 Mehlville School District Alumni Hall of Fame inductees
The 2023 Mehlville School District Alumni Hall of Fame inductees
08/02/2023
The Alumni Hall of Fame Selection Committee has selected six inductees for the 2023 Mehlville School District Alumni Hall of Fame.
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Back-to-school to-do list
Back to school: Your guide to prepare for the 2023-2024 school year
07/11/2023
Everyone is excited to welcome students back to school on Tuesday, Aug. 22! This back-to-school guide will help parents and guardians get ready for the first day. It includes information about meals, bus routes, updating your family’s information and more.
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Rodney Gerdes
Oakville High teacher is a Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year
07/10/2023
Rodney Gerdes, a social studies teacher at Oakville High School, has been named one of ten honorees for Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year for the St. Louis region. This distinction means that Gerdes is eligible to submit an application for Missouri State Teacher of the Year.
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SFNS manager Linda Beattie
Mehlville School District to conduct open interviews on Monday, July 24
07/09/2023
Mehlville School District is holding open interviews from 9-11 a.m. on Monday, July 24. The event takes place at Mehlville School District’s Central Office, 3120 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, MO 63125.
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Final budget
2023-2024 budget includes competitive salaries, funds for critical capital projects
06/30/2023
The Mehlville Board of Education approved the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget (for the 23-24 school year) at their June 29, 2023 meeting. The budget provides competitive salaries for all employees and a plan to pay for critical and deferred maintenance.
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MOSAIC Academic Interventionist John Trankle
Superintendent's Note: Leaving the district in better condition than I found it
06/22/2023
Mehlville School District has a bright future, and there is so much still to achieve. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to serve the Mehlville School District.
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Cheryl Tentschert, Buerkle Middle School teacher, does a matching activity with students
From the Board President: Thank you for a year of wonderful accomplishments
06/21/2023
As the school year comes to an end, the Board of Education would like to take a moment to reflect on the incredible accomplishments we have achieved.
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Mehlville High School National School of Character
Mehlville High School is a 2023 National School of Character
06/08/2023
Mehlville High School was named a 2023 National School of Character by Character.org.
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The Mehlville School District strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment against employees, students or others on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sex including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity and other characteristics protected by law. The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: contact Adam Smith at 314-467-5006 or [email protected].