Shonda Ambers-Phillips

This document summarizes the district's strategic planning session, reflecting on progress and outlining future opportunities across five priority areas. These areas include fostering personalized learning environments for students, implementing a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating a positive organizational culture to recruit and retain staff, ensuring fiscal stability and responsible use of funds, and strengthening community engagement through enhanced communication and family involvement.

This document provides an overview of the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District's financial forecast, examining the emerging financial landscape and factors impacting its stability. It discusses federal funding outlooks, including potential reductions in Title programs and restructuring of the U.S. Department of Education. State-level factors include school funding formula modernization, property tax changes, voucher expansion, and state income tax proposals. Locally, the forecast considers historical tax revenues, operating fund balances, and the senior property tax freeze. The district emphasizes its financial stewardship and outlines priorities for maintaining high-quality staff, educational programs, safe facilities, and fiscal sustainability. Projections for fund balance trends are provided through fiscal year 2029 under various scenarios.

This document details a Local Educational Agency (LEA) plan designed to meet the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for Title I.A funding. It outlines strategies for monitoring student progress against Missouri Learning Standards, providing comprehensive early childhood education, and facilitating effective student transitions between educational levels. The plan also addresses ensuring teacher quality, reducing over-reliance on exclusionary discipline, and providing support services for neglected and homeless children, alongside promoting experiential and work-based learning opportunities.

This document outlines the School, Parent and Family Engagement Policy for the MRH Early Childhood Center for the 2025-2026 academic year. It details the mechanisms for parental involvement in Title I.A programs, including participation in planning, review, and improvement processes. Key components include annual meetings, flexible engagement opportunities, and a School-Parent Compact defining shared responsibilities for student academic success. The policy also emphasizes building parent capacity through resources, training, and ensuring accessible communication for all families.

The Board meeting commenced with a congratulatory resolution from the St. Louis County Council, recognizing the District's high K-12 score on the 2025 Annual Performance Report (APR). The Board also acknowledged Indigenous Peoples' Heritage Month. Approvals were granted for the selection of architectural firms for various projects, including HVAC system assessments, building space evaluations, kitchen equipment audits, and library space redesigns. The Board designated the day before Thanksgiving as a paid non-work day for support staff. Additionally, NAVIGATE Building Solutions was authorized to complete a long-term facilities plan. The District will partner with Top Tutors for Us to assist students in improving ACT scores. Updates were provided on Proposition B projects, and a draft version of the District's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Plan was presented.