Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Knost sat down with Patch to discuss where he wants to take the Mehlville School District.
Mehlville School District's new superintendent, Dr. Eric Knost, officially began his three-year contract Friday. He replaces Terry Noble, who announced his retirement in December. Knost, raised in South County, said nothing has taken him far from home. He now lives just outside the district with his wife and two daughters, Kaylin, 14, and Amy, 12. Knost has spent more than 20 years in education. He taught for eight years in the Rockwood School District and eventually became an assistant principal at the Parkway School District. He began at Mehlville in 2002, when he was the principal at Oakville High School. He was promoted to deputy superintendent in Nov. 2006 and held that position until he replaced Noble last week. Knost, 46, said there…
Knost sat down with Patch Thursday to discuss where he wants to take the Mehlville School District.
Mehlville School District's new superintendent, Dr. Eric Knost, officially began his three-year contract Friday. He replaces Terry Noble, who announced his retirement in December. Knost, raised in South County, said nothing has taken him far from home. He now lives just outside the district with his wife and two daughters, Kaylin, 14 , and Amy, 12. Knost has spent more than 20 years in education. He taught for eight years in the Rockwood School District and eventually became an assistant principal at the Parkway School District. He began at Mehlville in 2002, when he was the principal at Oakville High School. He was promoted to deputy superintendent in Nov. 2006 and held that position until he replaced Noble last week. Knost, 46, said …
Thursday, May 19, 2011
School officials from Mehlville and around the county hope the lower courts will resolve the issue of how students from unaccredited districts are accepted into neighboring districts.
Much to the dismay of local school districts, state lawmakers were unable to come up with a resolution to a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling that could result in a rapid influx of students from unaccredited schools transferring to neighboring districts. That possibility is the result of the court's July opinion in the Jane Turner vs. School District of Clayton case that students from unaccredited districts can choose to attend any accredited district in the same or adjoining county. Furthermore, the court contends that the accepting district has no discretion in the matter. Local school officials are concerned that the lack of local control would force them to increase class size and add classrooms, which could ultimately result in tax…
Monday, May 16, 2011
The bill aims to simplify formula for the tax collection.
Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation that could assist the revenue collection process for the Mehlville School District. According to a summary from Missouri legislature’s Web site, Rep. Gary Fuhr’s legislation—House Bill 506—would “require school districts that levy different rates on subclasses of real property, due to a ballot measure approved by voters prior to January 1, 2011, to revise their tax rates if the amount of revenue derived differs from the amount that would result from using a blended rate on all real property.” The bill passed on Thursday 137-0 in the House and 32-0 in the Missouri Senate. It now goes to Gov. Jay Nixon. In an interview, Fuhr said that in 2007, St. Louis County passed an ordinance requiring …
Friday, May 13, 2011
Mehlville and Oakville High School National Merit Scholars were honored at a lunch Wednesday.
Drawing attention to the “best of the best” is what Oakville High School Principal Bill Scheffler had in mind when honoring top National Merit students. “This is one of my favorite things to do. It draws attention to the best of the best, which I think is what we have here today,” Scheffler said. This year, seven outstanding students from Mehlville and Oakville High Schools were recognized at Andre’s Banquet Center South, the sixth year the luncheon program has been in place. Four of those students also received the Missouri Scholars 100 achievement. The Missouri Scholars 100 is a program sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Schools from throughout Missouri were invited to nominate candidates for this state…
Friday, April 22, 2011
Board member Michael Ocello exits the board, and the board approved several bids that could save the district money.
Bids for a new copy service, flooring at Mehlville High and track resurfacing at Oakville High School were all unanimously approved at Thursday's board meeting. The board also heard member Michael Ocello's resignation, pending the sale of his home in Oakville. Superintendent Terry Noble acknowledged Ocello’s service to the board. “During this time, he has provided outstanding leadership and always asked tough questions. Our district has benefitted greatly from his keen business sense. I know everyone really appreciates his contribution in this area,” Noble said. “What I most appreciate about you is that I watched our staff come to appreciate the concern, care and compassion you have brought to the process. I have seen people react to you …
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As Ocello exits the board, several bids were approved that could save the district money.
Last night’s Mehlville School Board meeting began with Deputy Superintendent Dr. Eric Knost giving a “shout out” to the Mehlville High School band, who represented the district in a concert at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis earlier this week. They were directed by a world renowned composer. “There was a comparison made that it was similar to if Tony LaRussa came and gave a clinic to one of our baseball camps,” Knost said. “I can’t tell you how proud I was of these kids.” The meeting continued with the secretary’s report, consisting of Mike Ocello’s resignation, which was contingent upon the sale of his home. Superintendent Terry Noble read a statement acknowledging Ocello’s service to …
Thursday, April 21, 2011
School officials contend a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling could send a stream of students from unaccredited districts to their classrooms; bills in the legislature may address the issue.
Local school districts, including the Mehlville School District, hope state lawmakers will provide a fix to a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling that could result in a rapid influx of students from unaccredited districts transferring to neighboring districts. That possibility is the result of the court's July opinion in the Jane Turner vs. School District of Clayton case saying that school districts are mandated to accept any student from an unaccredited district without say in the matter. There are several bills currently proposed in the General Assembly addressing the topic. In the St. Louis area, both the St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) and Riverview Gardens School Districts are unaccredited. Under current law, students from these …
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
School officials contend a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling could send a stream of students from unaccredited districts to their classrooms; bills in the legislature may address the issue.
Local school districts, including the Mehlville School District, hope state lawmakers will provide a fix to a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling that could result in a rapid influx of students from unaccredited districts transferring to neighboring districts. That possibility is the result of the court's July opinion in the Jane Turner vs. School District of Clayton case that school districts are mandated to accept any student from an unaccredited district and have no say so in the matter. There are several bills currently proposed in the General Assembly addressing the topic. In the St. Louis area, both the St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) and Riverview Gardens School districts are unaccredited. Under current law, students from these …
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Dan Gillman will take over, following the retirement of current director Diane Wedel.
The Mehlville School District has announced Dan Gillman as the new director of transportation for the 2011-12 school year, following the retirement of current director Diane Wedel. Wedel has been with the district for 23 years, first as a router/dispatcher, then as assistant director and as the last three years as director. Gillman previously was general manager for Go-Ahead and Atlantic Express, both bus operation companies since 2004. Gillman also worked for seven years at Waste Management, as their market area environmental, health and safety manager, as well as their district environmental, health and safety manager. “I am extremely happy to be coming on board with the Mehlville School District,” Gillman said in a statement. “This is a…
Jesse frey
10:45 am on Friday, June 1, 2012
I am a caucasian currently attending a public school and I totally disagree with the number they say will transfer because I go to a mainly African American school and none of those kids would transfer from an all black school to an all white school. Plus they already could transfer under the desegragation law. If they havent already transferred then they will never. more ›