Monday, March 5, 2012
Candidates will discuss issues tonight at North Kirkwood Middle. Watch the forum live through Patch.
Tonight, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., candidates running for the Kirkwood School Board will meet with residents in a forum moderated by representatives from the League of Women Voters. The event will take place at the cafeteria of North Kirkwood Middle. Two seats of the Kirkwood School Board will be decided at the April 3 municipal election. The two board members whose terms expire this year are John Glunt and Andy Stewart. Glunt is not seeking re-election. The candidates vying for the open seats are incumbent Andy Stewart, Scott Anderson and Sara King. In February, candidate Hamid R. Hamrah announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy from the school board. His name, however, will appear on the ballot. To watch the forum, tune in to our …
Friday, May 6, 2011
Kirkwood School Board members heard presentations on some of the school district's special programs at its meeting earlier this week.
The Kirkwood School Board evaluated the performance of special district programs, such as ATLAS, VISTA and ELL, at its meeting earlier this week. Romona Miller, assistant principal at Kirkwood High School, and Kelly Nevins, ATLAS department chair, presented a report on the Alternatives Toward Learning and Success program, known as ATLAS at the past meeting of the Kirkwood School Board. There are currently 86 students enrolled in ATLAS, attending special after-school and summer programs to help them recover lost credit and get back on track to academic success. Students apply to the ATLAS program for a variety of reasons, from disability to family illness to teen parenthood. The program offers small class sizes and a 1:6 teacher-student …
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Kirkwood School District R-7
11289 Manchester Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Other business at Monday's meeting of the Kirkwood School Board included middle school renovations and approval of a Chinese teacher.
The Kirkwood Board of Education swore in two new members Monday evening, along with Scott Stream who begins his third term on the board. Heidi Meckes and E.J. Miller took their seats on the board, as Matt Cottler and Ruth Jayne took their leave. "My children have left for college, and I'm ready to pass the baton to someone more vested in this district," Jayne said in her farewell speech. "The voters have made a wise choice. I can step back into my life knowing that Kirkwood is in great hands." The board elected Scott Stream as president, Angie Bay as vice president and Andy Stewart as secretary. It also voted in Mike Romay as the treasurer and McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer as the district's legal firm. After the reorganization, the board …
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Kirkwood School District R-7
11289 Manchester Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Voters elected E.J. Miller, Heidi Meckes and Scott Stream to serve on the Kirkwood Board of Education.
The Kirkwood School District Board of Education has gained two new members, Heidi Meckes and E.J. Miller, following Tuesday's elections. Among the four contenders vying for three open seats on the board, Meckes gained the most favor with voters by capturing 29.26 percent of the votes. Voters elected incumbent and current board president Scott Stream to serve a third three-year term on the board, while Steve Hazan just barely fell short of capturing the needed votes to make it past Miller for a spot on the board. Miller secured 2,895 votes compared to Hazan's 2,844 votes. "It was certainly a nail biter," said Miller, who works as a corporate and business lawyer. "I was pleased and heartened by the results, and I'm excited to jump in and get…
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Kirkwood School District R-7
11289 Manchester Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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Voters elected Amy Clendennen, David Addison and Amy O'Brien to serve on the Webster Groves School District Board of Education.
Challengers Amy Clendennen and David Addison will join the Webster Groves School District Board of Education, and incumbent Amy O'Brien will serve another three years on the board, following Tuesday's election. The candidates competed with incumbent Emerson Smith for three open seats on the board. Addison, a vice president and actuary in the Global Financial Solutions Division of RGA Reinsurance Company in Chesterfield, gained slightly more votes than Smith, capturing 22.49 percent of the votes. "I was ecstatic that I got on," Addison said. "It was a very close race. ... I was disappointed that Emerson (Smith) didn't get on. He's done a lot of good things and, like me, has a strong business background and that would have been useful to the…
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Webster Groves High School
100 Selma Ave, Webster Groves, MO
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Four candidates vying for three open seats on the Webster Groves Board of Education gathered for a community forum at Hixson Middle School.
Candidates for the Webster Groves Board of Education gathered Wednesday evening at Hixson Middle School to discuss issues facing the district and answer residents' questions. The forum, hosted and moderated by the League of Women Voters, addressed topics including open enrollment, diversity and local control. Each of the four candidates gave a two-minute opening statement, briefly highlighting their qualifications. After the opening statements, the moderator read questions from the community members present, and gave each of the candidates one minute to answer. Several questions from the audience asked candidates to address the issue of open enrollment. All of them praised the Voluntary Interdistrict Transfer (VIT) system that Webster …
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Hixson Middle School
630 S Elm Ave, Saint Louis, MO
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Webster Groves Board of Education incumbent candidate Emerson Smith responds to several questions from Kirkwood-Webster Groves Patch.
Editor's note:Kirkwood-Webster Groves Patch sent the following questions to each of the four candidates for the Webster Groves School District Board of Education. In the past week, we have profiled Amy O'Brien, David Addison and Amy Clendennen. Candidates are running for three open spots on the school board. Board members serve three-year overlapping terms. The election is April 5. Please provide a brief description of your educational and professional background. I have earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management degree and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. I have continued my professional development as a school board member in the areas of School Law and Finance, Student Achievement, Board Operations and Governance, …
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Webster Groves High School
100 Selma Ave, Webster Groves, MO
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Kirkwood Board of Education candidate Heidi Meckes responds to several questions from Kirkwood-Webster Groves Patch.
Editor's note:Kirkwood-Webster Groves Patch sent the following questions to each of the four candidates for the Kirkwood School District Board of Education. In the past week, we have profiled E.J. Miller, Scott Stream and Steve Hazan. Candidates are running for three open spots on the school board. Board members serve three-year overlapping terms with two or three members elected each year. The election is April 5. Please provide a brief description of your educational and professional background. Attended Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL; Graduated 1982 from Illinois State University with a B.S. in Accounting and B.A. in Economics. I have over 25 years of financial experience as a certified public accountant. My last full time professional …
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11289 Manchester Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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Kirkwood High School
801 W Essex Ave, Saint Louis, MO
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Webster Groves Board of Education candidate Amy Clendennen responds to several questions from Kirkwood-Webster Groves Patch.
Editor's note:Kirkwood-Webster Groves Patch sent the following questions to each of the four candidates for the Webster Groves School District Board of Education. Friday we ran responses from candidate Amy O'Brien and Tuesday we ran responses from candidate David Addison. Candidates are running for three open spots on the school board. Board members serve three-year overlapping terms. The election is April 5. Please provide a brief description of your educational and professional background. I am an attorney for school districts. My firm represents many districts (excluding Webster Groves) in the St. Louis area and across the state. I graduated from Washington University School of Law with honors in 2003. Prior to that, I earned a master’…
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Ambrose Family Center
222 W Cedar Ave, Saint Louis, MO
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Webster Groves High School
100 Selma Ave, Webster Groves, MO
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9130 Big Bend Blvd, Webster Groves, MO
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Kirkwood Board of Education candidate Steve Hazan responds to several questions from Kirkwood-Webster Groves Patch.
Editor's note:Kirkwood-Webster Groves Patch sent the following questions to each of the four candidates for the Kirkwood School District Board of Education. Friday we ran responses from E.J. Miller and Monday we ran responses from Scott Stream. Candidates are running for three open spots on the school board. Board members serve three-year overlapping terms with two or three members elected each year. The election is April 5. Please provide a brief description of your educational and professional background. Treasurer, Kirkwood Public Library Board of Trustees; Senior Vice President, Commercial Lender at Bank of America (23 years); Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified; Earned CPA in 1994; Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor; Graduate of University of …
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11289 Manchester Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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Kirkwood High School
801 W Essex Ave, Saint Louis, MO
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Carlos Restrepo
1:31 pm on Monday, March 5, 2012
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