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South St. Louis County News

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Proposition S construction at Blades Elementary School in the Mehlville School District on Aug. 15, 2022.

District will use other funds for some Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor May 23, 2023

Rising construction and labor costs have forced the Mehlville School District to find alternative funding methods for some facility projects originally slated to be covered by Proposition S. The Mehlville...

A Rogers Elementary teacher on the first day of school in August 2020 teaches virtually.

Mehlville ratifies teacher MOU, includes Prop E salary increases

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor May 9, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously adopted the memorandum of understanding, or MOU, between the Mehlville School District and its teachers May 4. According to Superintendent Chris Gaines, there...

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Hassler, Pretto appointed to fill vacancies left by their disqualification

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 18, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education swore in a returning member, selected its president and vice president, and filled two vacancies at its meeting last week. Director Scott Huegeirch was absent from the...

Hassler, Pretto disqualified for Mehlville Board of Education

April 3, 2023

Two candidates for the Mehlville School District Board of Education were disqualified from the municipal elections Tuesday. The school district said in an email to families and district residents Monday...

Mehlville Board of Education is against open enrollment legislation

Mehlville Board of Education is against open enrollment legislation

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 24, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education passed a resolution earlier this month opposing any open enrollment legislation currently being considered by the Missouri Legislature. The Board voted unanimously at...

Board passes resolution against open enrollment

February 7, 2023

Read more of this story in the Feb. 23 print edition of The Call.  The Mehlville Board of Education approved a resolution last week opposing any statewide legislation regarding open enrollment. The...

An Oakville Elementary student the first day of school in 2020.

Board of Education approves 2023-2024 academic calendar for Mehlville schools

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 26, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education approved the district’s 2023-2024 academic calendar at the board’s meeting Dec. 15. The first day of the 2023-2024 school year is Tuesday, Aug. 22, and the last day...

Firm gives Mehlville School District clean audit report for 2022

Firm gives Mehlville School District clean audit report for 2022

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 10, 2023

Independent certified public accounting firm Daniel Jones & Associates presented a clean audit this year to the Mehlville School District. By state law, public school districts must submit annual...

A teacher from Mehlville High School works with students in person after the Jan. 19, 2020 return, high schoolers’ first time in school in person since November.

Community survey shows support for levy increase

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 20, 2022

A survey commissioned by the Mehlville School District shows that a majority of voters would support a possible tax-rate increase to increase teacher salaries. In a scientific mailed survey conducted...

Proposition S construction at Blades Elementary School in the Mehlville School District on Aug. 15, 2022.

Board approves bid for HVAC work

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 22, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved a bid at its meeting Nov. 17 to improve HVAC at four schools. The board approved a $2.693 million bid with Integrated Facility Services for HVAC work...

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