St. Louis Public Schools

District officials said Washington Montessori Elementary School, Yeatman-Liddell Middle School and Beaumont High School, which houses multiple career and technical programs, would be ready to reopen after repairs are completed next month.

In a letter shared with St. Louis Public Radio, Board of Education President Karen Collins-Adams listed a series of concerns about “an increasing pattern of unauthorized communications from you over the last several months.”

The district temporarily closed seven of its buildings after the deadly May 16 tornado damaged a dozen of the district’s schools. Nearly 2,000 students were reassigned to other schools within the district.

Ben Conover resigned on Monday, calling out “reckless actions” and “duplicitous leadership” of the St. Louis Board of Education.

The board voted to end its contract with Superintendent Millicent Borishade, who has held the top role for just over a year.

The American Federation of Teachers Local 420 offered alternative ideas to shutting down buildings in St. Louis Public Schools during a summit on Wednesday, but did not discuss how new programs and schools would be funded.

The Reimagining SLPS community events are meant to inform families, teachers and community stakeholders about the district’s effort to consolidate its buildings due to declining enrollment and high cost repairs.

State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gave the school district a poor rating after a review of its finances, hiring and contract procurement protocols during the last school year. The district says it has already implemented new measures to effectively monitor its finances.

A group of Sumner High School alumni is pushing for the north St. Louis school to receive a National Historic Landmark designation through the National Park Service.

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.