Millicent Borishade

The executive board of the American Federation of Teachers Local 420 unanimously approved a no confidence petition, and it was delivered to school board President Karen Collins-Adams on Monday.

The Sumner High School Alumni Association greeted current students at Stevens Middle School after the historic high school was temporarily closed due to damage from the May 16 tornado.

District officials said families should have all bus route information no later than Friday.

“The school board was asleep at the wheel,” said Scott Fitzpatrick, Missouri's state auditor. He added that the district could run out of money in less than six years at current spending levels.

The district has over $200 million in reserves, but Superintendent Millicent Borishade said the increased expenditures are “unsustainable.”

Staff members and teachers from the Nahed Chapman New American Academy presented a petition in support of the program after SLPS leadership announced the program would be undergoing major changes.

Three seats are up for grabs for the April 8 election. The St. Louis Board of Education is in charge of governing one of the largest public school districts in the region.

The St. Louis Public Schools superintendent announced the news to teachers and staff during professional development meetings on Friday.

The board appointed Borishade as superintendent during a closed session Tuesday night without opening up a formal hiring process.

St. Louis Public Schools has chosen Katrina Hubbard as the district’s new internal auditor, pending a background check, according to interim Superintendent Millicent Borishade.