This information includes highlights of information received by the Ladue Schools Board of Education at the May 21, 2020 Special Meeting. This is an unofficial record. Official minutes of each Board meeting are posted on the district website and are available for viewing at the Administrative Center after the Board approves them, typically two weeks after the meeting.
Click here for a video recording of the May 21, 2020 Board Business Meeting
ACTION ITEMS
Potential Bond Referendum Projects. Steve Turckes, FAIA, ALEP, LEED AP, PreK-12 Global Practice Leader and Principal of Perkins and Will, reviewed the preferred design options being considered for potential improvements to Old Bonhomme Elementary School, Spoede Elementary School and Ladue Middle School.
These preferred options have been identified through discussions and analysis which began in February 2020 and included the following groups. The evolution of the projects can be reviewed in the Concept Section of the Renovations 2021 website.
Superintendent’s Finance and Facilities Committee. This committee, consisting of three Board of Education members, the Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance, the Facilities Director and the Communication Director, meets regularly to discuss major initiatives which impact the district’s finances and facilities.
Programming Teams. For each of the projects being considered, Programming Teams of approximately 25 people each met four times with the architects in workshop settings. These teams consist of school administrators, teachers, parents and the Superintendent’s Finance and Facilities Committee.
Finance and Facilities Board Advisory Committees. These committees include community patrons with expertise in finance, construction and architectural design.
Following are the concepts which the Board of Education approved moving into the Schematic Design phase which will add more specificity to these designs and enable the district to further refine estimated costs.
Old Bonhomme Elementary School (Option 6B, as presented May 21, 2020)
Ladue Middle School (Option 3 with $400,000 addition for music area reconfiguration/renovation)
Given the current economic uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the district has structured the architect contract to ensure there are points along the way in the design process to halt or alter the process. However, all work being done is “owned” by the district and can be used at any point.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Board of Education meetings will be Business Meetings on June 9, 2020 and June 29, 2020. The meetings will be held virtually using Zoom and the Meeting ID will be posted on the Featured tab of BoardDocs when the meeting information is officially posted.
Tentative Agenda Items for Business Meeting June 9, 2020:
ACTION
2020-21 Student Testing Schedule
2020-21 Professional Development Plan
Launch MOU
INFORMATION
2020-21 School Lunch Prices
2020-21 Master Agreement
2020-21 Preliminary Budget Review
Comprehensive School Improvement Program Review (Supt. Update)
Curriculum Review
Master Facilities Plan/Bond Timeline Review
Long-Term Financial Plan Review
Board Work Goals
Early Childhood Programming
Tentative Agenda Items for Business Meeting June 29, 2020:
ACTION
Consolidated Application for Federal Grants
Final 2019-20 Bus Routes
Extra Duty Stipend Amounts
2020-21 Lunch Prices
Hearing and Approval of 2020-21 Preliminary Budget
Curriculum Revisions
2020-21 Tuition Rate Per Policy JECA
Teacher Evaluation Manual
INFORMATION
Board Goals/Work Plan
