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St. Louis Language Immersion Schools’ Language Immersion Co-Laboratory
St. Louis Language Immersion Schools (SLLIS) was designed to combine language immersion and inquiry-based teaching in a public school environment. In our commitment to inquiry-based instruction and professional growth, SLLIS routinely sends teachers and administrators to visit peer schools across the US to learn from their practice. In our visits, we’ve learned that many of […]
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Missouri State Senate Sends Student Transfer Bill to House
Last week, the Missouri State Senate passed SB 493 regarding student transfers from unaccredited districts. The bill was heavily amended from the version first introduced. In addition to a committee substitute being presented, the bill also added 17 of 20 amendments during debate on the Senate floor. An amendment offered by Senate Maria Chappelle- Nadal, […]
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Kauffman Foundation Research Paper Looks at Missouri Teacher Pension Systems
From: www.kauffman.org Recommendations include alternative plans that provide mobile retirement benefits to new teachers (Kansas City, Mo.) Feb. 25, 2014 – Missouri’s complicated and disconnected educator retirement systems create staffing challenges, particularly for urban school districts. Reducing unnecessary complexity and making plans more mobile could help the state’s urban districts see greater success in recruiting and retaining […]
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Charter School Enrollment Up 13 Percent This Year!
Charter School Enrollment Up 13 Percent This Year – Additional 288,000 students account for largest increase in 14 years! Today the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released new figures for the number of students attending public charter schools and the number of charter schools open nationwide. In the 2013-2014 school year, 600 new public […]
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South City Preparatory Academy Now Enrolling for the 2014-2015 School Year
It’s hard to believe that we are already talking about the 2014-2015 school year, but next year is quickly approaching. We are on the hunt for new families to become part of our South City Prep community. If you know of any families that would be a good fit for our school, please encourage them […]
Data Dashboard
The Data Dashboard is an online tool that Missouri families can use to find a quality public school for their children. This unique tool graphs Missouri state test scores from 2007 to present for Kansas City and St. Louis public schools, including both public charter and public district schools. It allows you to compare each […]
MCPSA Conference
The Missouri Charter Public School Association is delighted to announce registration for this year’s conference, The Power of Choice, is now open! This year’s conference will be held Wednesday, October 1st through Friday, October 3rd at the beautiful Chase Park Plaza hotel in St. Louis. Early bird registration for member schools will run through Friday, […]
NAPCS Conference
Join 4,000 participants from around the country to learn, connect, and share ideas about how to support charter schools. The National Charter Schools Conference delivers exceptional learning and networking opportunities for every participant. With inspirational keynote speakers, more than 100 engaging sessions and unique networking events, the conference has something for everyone. Attendees are from […]
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