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Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Mehlville Board of Education reviews ESSER funds, spending timeline

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 9, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously voted Feb. 24 in favor of updates to the district’s plan on how to spend allocated Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief funds.  Like county...

Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven speaks at a July 2020 press conference (photo courtesy of the Missouri Governors Office).

Missouri relaxes rules on when students must quarantine after COVID exposure

By Tess Weinberg, Missouri Independent November 12, 2020

Editor's note: Although Missouri relaxed restrictions on schools Thursday, St. Louis County still has quarantine rules in effect. County Council Chairwoman Lisa Clancy tweeted, "This latest move from our...

Darrion Cockrell is the 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year

Lindbergh teacher ‘Mr. DC’ is named Missouri Teacher of the Year

September 4, 2020

A Lindbergh Schools teacher at Crestwood Elementary was surprised Friday with the news that he is the 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year. Darrion Cockrell, who is better known as “Mr. DC” to his...

Crestwood Elementary School physical education and health teacher Darrion Cockrell was honored as Lindbergh Schools Teacher of the Year during a surprise announcement April 14.

Lindbergh teacher is named a finalist for 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year

August 27, 2020

A Lindbergh Schools teacher at Crestwood Elementary is a finalist for 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced Thursday the seven finalists...

Students arrive at Oakville Middle School on the first day of school last year.

Missouri education officials examine how, when to restart school

By Claire Colby, Missouri News Network April 17, 2020

In-person instruction in Missouri schools is canceled for the remainder of the school year, and attention has turned to how and when school buildings may eventually be reopened. Much of Gov. Mike Parson’s...

Mehlville School District employees, including Superintendent Chris Gaines, seen above March 23, are handing out grab-and-go meals of breakfast and lunch to all children living in the Mehlville School District during the extended closure.

VIDEO: All Missouri schools will stay closed through end of school year

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 9, 2020

The governor announced Thursday that students in Missouri will not return to school this year, but St. Louis area schools had already made that decision. In a Facebook post, Gov. Mike Parson said, “We...

Pictured above: Rep. Michael ODonnell, Rep. Jim Murphy and Rep. David Gregory present Mehlville Superintendent Dr. Chris Gaines with a House resolution praising Mehlvilles 2018 APR scores.

Local lawmakers honor test success by Mehlville School District, Gaines

March 19, 2019

The Mehlville School District is receiving high praise from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. DESE awarded the Mehlville School District an APR score of 99.6 percent on its...

Then Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman during her 2018 campaign for the Missouri House. Coleman was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2022.

Preventing abusive teachers from getting new jobs is goal of proposed law

February 26, 2019

Pictured above: Legislative candidate Mary Elizabeth Coleman during her 2018 campaign. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Christina Mascarenas Columbia Missourian JEFFERSON CITY — School districts...

Mehlville ranks among top in Missouri on 2018’s test scores

Mehlville ranks among top in Missouri on 2018’s test scores

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 19, 2019

The Mehlville School District earned its highest scores ever on a statewide academic test in 2018, ranking the district among some of the highest performing public school districts in the state even as...

Greitens’ appointees oust Missouri education commissioner

Greitens’ appointees oust Missouri education commissioner

December 6, 2017

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com Gov. Eric Greitens ousted the state’s top education official through a new State Board of Education majority last week after months of...

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