This information includes highlights of information received by the Ladue Schools Board of Education at the October 26, 2020 regular Board of Education business 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 to view a recording from the October 26 Board Meeting
Board President Remarks
There is still a lot of positive conversation happening between the Board and Dr. Wipke as we continue to make decisions on behalf of the district.
Superintendent Remarks
It is great to be able to recognize somebody like Megan Grossbauer who is so deserving of the Excellence in Education Award. I had the chance to talk with her for my podcast last week and she is very humble and always recognizing others.
Congratulations to our Spotlight honorees and thanks to Don Goble for serving as PA announcer at the LHWHS football game last Friday.
We have begun to transition LECC and K-5 students back and it has been successful, not perfect as we’ve had some minor quarantining take place, but overall things have gone very well.
We’ve received positive feedback from staff and parents about that transition.
We’re in the process of getting our secondary students back into classrooms.
Daily COVID case rates are on the rise in our area so we need to continue to be mindful of how quickly things can change.
We’ve always said we will not focus on one specific health metric when making decisions, and I continue to meet with other superintendents to learn more about how we might approach our return to school.
Architects for our potential building updates held a meeting at the high school to give principals a more in-depth look at the improvements. Thank you to Carolyn Jaeger and Andy Bresler for attending those meetings.
Thank you to Sue Blumm who handles our district food services, as she helped our students and staff navigate a boil order last week.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Ladue Education Foundation Report
LEF Executive Director Julie Ferrie shared an annual update on behalf of the Foundation.
Enrollment and Residency Report
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Julie Helm shared enrollment information for the current school year and projections for future years.
District Assessment Specialist Lisa Lacroix led a presentation on student assessment data.
Dr. Wipke shared the latest information on the district’s Return to Learn plans and transitioning students back to in-person learning.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Board of Education meeting will be a regular Business Meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The meeting 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 NOV. 9
Information
2021-22 LECC Tuition and BASK/TAS Rates
2021-22 High School and Middle School Course Change Proposals
District Finances - update
DEI Presentation
Design Documents Finalized
