Dr. Kelvin Adams

SLPS Superintendent Optimistic About Accreditation

Tim Lloyd — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:30:40 +0000

On the heels of improving test scores and other accountability measures that were reported last month, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will decide whether to grant St. Louis Public Schools provisional accreditation on Oct. 16.

Even though he is optimistic about the chances that the district will begin to earn back local control as soon as next month, Superintendent Kelvin Adams says that isn’t the only measure of success.

SLPS releases first-day attendance numbers

Tim Lloyd and Kelsey Proud — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:43:26 +0000

Updated 5:10 p.m. Aug. 13:

St. Louis Public Schools has released its attendance figures for the first day of school:

20,283 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade attended classes today
According to SLPS, the number shows a 10.25 percent increase over the previous year’s first day attendance of 18,397

Three new schools opened to address the closing of six Imagine charter schools in St. Louis. The new schools had the following first-day attendance numbers:

Morning headlines: Monday, August 13, 2012

Julie Bierach, The Associated Press, Illinois Public Radio and Tim Lloyd — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:04:47 +0000

Heading into special session, Ill. lawmakers remain divided on pensions

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has called for a special session on Friday to overhaul he state's pensions, even though Illinois lawmakers are still divided over the best way to do so.

There's an $83 billion gap in what the state has promised its employees they'll get when they retire, and what Illinois actually has in the bank.

St. Louis Public Schools outline plan to accommodate Imagine students

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:54:36 +0000

The St. Louis Public Schools have unveiled their plans to cope with a possible influx of students from the shuttered Imagine charter schools.

Superintendent Kelvin Adams says more than 1,200 of Imagine’s 3,500 students have applied to attend St. Louis Public Schools next year. He says if enough parents are interested, the district will open as many as six new buildings that would allow Imagine students to stay together.

SLPS looks to sponsor two new charters

Rachel Lippmann — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:12:18 +0000

The St. Louis Public Schools will ask the Missouri State Board of Education for permission to sponsor a new charter school that will lease space in a vacant district property on the city's north side.

The state board that oversees the district approved the request last night.