Special School District of St. Louis County to Vote on Board Candidate, Incumbent

Two board seats are up during this election season with one newcomer and one incumbent filing to take the spots.

The deadline has approached to file as a candidate for board positions with the Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD), for the 2013 municipal election season. The SSD administrative offices are located in Town and Country. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) SSD handles the election process a in a different manner than other municipal elections. Nancy Ide, SSD's Chief Communications Officer said the district has one candidate for each of the two seats up for re-election. "With the passage of Proposition S in 1998, SSD Board of Education members are elected by the District’s Governing Council," Ide said. "The Governing Council will interview both candidates and hold an election at its meeting." (Get …

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Parkway Teachers' Early Retirement Incentive Plan Under Review

The Parkway School Board is considering delaying the review of the district's Early Retirement Incentive Plan while it waits for the Missouri State Legislature to make a decision on pensions.

The Parkway School Board is considering a delay in reviewing the district's early retirement incentive policy.  (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The Parkway School District's current policy allows early retirment for teachers with between 25 and 31 years of credited service in the Missouri Public School Retirment System and at least 10 years with the Parkway School District.  The program, in its current from, is set to expire in 2014 and is scheduled for review this year. However, according to district's CFO Mark Stockwell, the board is now considering delaying the review of the district's early retirment policy as it waits to see what the Missouri Legislature decides about a clause in the state's teachers' …

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Parkway School District Gives Raises Following Millions in Cuts

After cutting $8 million from the budget and eliminating 130 full-time jobs, KMOV reports that the Parkway School District gave its gave administrators and department heads raises. Watch KMOV's story here.

As previously reported by Patch, in February, the Parkway School Board voted to cut up to $9.63 million from the district's budget over the next two years. At the time, school officials blamed the depressed economy for lower revenue.  According to a report by KMOV investigative reporter Craig Cheatham, the district cut $8 million of that this year and those budget cuts eliminated 130 full-time positions. (Watch Craig Cheatham's complete report on KMOV.com here.) However, Cheatham also reports that a few months after deciding on the cuts, the district gave all of its administrators and department heads pay raises, including all 70 employees making more than $100,000 a year. Parkway school officials tell Patch that vote came at the June 13 …

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Who Gets Your Votes, To Spend $210M On Public Schools?

Chesterfield school board race heats up with three good candidates.

At a glance, it's three candidates for two spots on the Parkway District Board of Education (total seven members) in the April 3 election. A term is three years. Two are incumbents, current board Vice President Beth Feldman, and 2-term member Helen Casteel. Kim Appelbaum is the third candidate and challenger to the two incumbents. She is an IT contract manager and Ballwin resident. See who else is on the Parkway school board. The Chesterfield-based Parkway School Districthas an annual budget of some $210 million a year to spend on public education—the majority of it from residents' property taxes. Read candidates' bios, in their own words: Beth Feldman 314-317-9569 I have been a resident of Parkway since I married in 1990. My husband and I…

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One Candidate In the Race; Two School Board Openings

Parkway District incumbent files for race on day one.

Board of Education Vice-President Beth Feldman filed Tuesday in the Parkway School District race for re-election on April 3, for a 3-year term. Feldman was the first to register on first day of the filing period. January 17 at 5 p.m. is the last day to register to get on the ballot. Feldman's earliest filing time Tuesday at 8:01 a.m., will give her top billing on the ballot. Observers said Feldman was in the district parking lot not long after midnight, in order to be first in line. Feldman said earlier this year she wanted to stay on the school board. The Chesterfield resident has been on the job since her appointment in 2008, and was then re-elected the following year to a 3-year term. Board Director Helen Casteel denied last week making…

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Parkway Trimming 2012 - 2013 Budgets

Over the next two years, the Parkway School District plans to cut operating costs by three to five percent.

Parkway Superintendent Keith Marty announced Thursday that the Parkway School District plans to trim its budget by approximately three to five percent over the next two years. Although no specifics were given, Marty stated in an email that the district hopes to reduce operating costs for the 2012 and 2013 budgets. Marty issued the following statement introducing the issues. Although Parkway continues to be in strong financial shape, our schools are not immune to the challenges of declining revenues in a tough economy. Since 2007, Parkway's operating revenues have decreased steadily and future growth is expected to be minimal. Over the same period, our schools have worked hard to keep costs down and expenses have only grown by 2.8 percent …

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Two Openings on Parkway School Board

The Parkway Board of Education has two director positions open for the April 2012 election.

The Parkway Board of Education has two director positions open for the April 2012 election.  The terms of Helen Casteel and Beth Feldman expire in April, opening up the positions. Both can file for re-election. Both openings are three-year terms. Candidate filing begins at 8 a.m. Dec. 13 and continues through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012.   Parkway Board of Education candidates must meet the following qualifications: Applicants should also provide a biography of 200 words or less and a recent photo at the time of filing. This information will be released to media and used in Parkway publications. Candidates must file in person at the Parkway Administrative Center, located at 455 N. Woods Mill Rd. in Chesterfield. Filing can be done at …

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Parkway Board Makes Change For Next School Year

The Parkway school board approved several calendar changes this week, including no school on Good Friday for the 2011 - 2012 school year.

Parkway students will have Good Friday off next school year. The Parkway Board of Education approved several minor changes to the 2011-2012 calendar at their Wednesday meeting, including closing school on April 6, 2012. District spokesman Paul Tandy, who was on the calendar committee, said closing school on the Friday before Easter makes sense. In the past three years, Parkway schools have seen a drop in attendance on that day. Normally, the district has about a 95 percent attendance rate on any given day, Tandy said. That’s dropped to 92 or 90 percent on Good Friday. This year, about 800 students were absent. Teachers also often take the day off, Tandy said. This year, 190 substitute teachers were requested on Good Friday, costing the …

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Election 2011

Parkway School Board Incumbents Keep Positions

Three incumbents retain their positions after Tuesday's election, but a newcomer came in close behind and says she'll stay active in the district.

UPDATED: 3:35 p.m. Wednesday- Voters decided Tuesday that incumbent Parkway School Board members Dee Mogerman, Bruce Major and Chris Jacob should keep their positions. Voters could select three of four candidates to vote for in the Parkway School Board election. Click here for election results. Jacob received the most votes, with 8,237 votes, or 26.10 percent. Mogerman garnered 8,162 votes, or 25.86 percent. Major slipped in with 7,994 votes, or 25.33 percent. Patch called each of the candidates late Tuesday night, but could  only reach Jacob for comment. Jacob spoke with Patch about his upcoming three-year term. He said the board will work hard to implement Project Parkway over the next term. He also looks forward to working with the new …

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Parkway Board of Education Candidates Q and A: Dee Mogerman and Bruce Major

Get to know the Parkway Board of Education candidates as Dee Mogerman and Bruce Major respond to several questions from Patch.

Editor's note: Patch sent the following questions to each of the four candidates for the Parkway School District Board of Education. We are running the candidates' responses in ballot order, two at a time. Check back Friday for the answers given by Chris Jacob and Patricia Adair. Candidates are running for three open spots on the school board. Terms last three years. The election is April 5. Dee Mogerman Mogerman has been an active in the Parkway School District for many years. She currently serves as the board liaison to the Project Parkway Steering Committee. She has also been involved in the Parkway A+ Schools Advisory Board and the Parkway Government Relations Committee. She worked on the Proposition R and Proposition S steering …

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