Exploring Avenues for School Improvement
SLPS Special Administrative Board and St. Louis Teachers Local 420 examine what works

(St. Louis) Low-performing schools ¨C and how to turn them around ¨C will be the topic of a St. Louis panel discussion on public education. The Special Administrative Board (SAB) of the St. Louis Public Schools will join St. Louis Teachers and School Related Personnel, Local 420, in sponsoring the event.

The meeting will take place Thursday, September 20, at 1 p.m., at the SLPS Administration Building, 801 N. 11th St., Room 108. The discussion, which is open to the public, will feature a panel made up of selected district stakeholders. These stakeholders will question representatives of two school districts that have demonstrated success in improving low-performing schools. Fielding the questions will be educators from the Chicago Public Schools and the ABC Unified School District of Los Angeles County. They will describe collaborative partnerships, best practices, and research-based models that led to academic success in their districts. Officials from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) will also be on hand.

The public engagement committee of the St. Louis Special Administrative Board, chaired by Richard Gaines, is spearheading the event. The SAB, AFT and Local 420 are actively involved in exploring educational reform models with a proven track record in school improvement.