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09.28.2009 10:33 am

Walnut Grove Elementary gets library makeover

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The "before" shot.

The"before" shot.

Friday was a big day at Ferguson-Florissant’s Walnut Grove Elementary.  The school revealed its newly-renovated library thanks to donations of time, talent, and money from Target and the Heart of America Foundation.

The redesign process began five months ago, when…

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09.10.2009 12:25 pm

Ferguson-Florissant school district to offer early retirements, cut expenses

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Ferguson-Florissant School District will offer early retirements to help trim overspending.

The board of education approved the package last night. It expects as many as 90 employees to participate, saving $25,000 per worker, or more than $2 million total.

CFO Mick Willis…

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08.06.2009 4:22 pm

Former Ferg-Flor teacher loses license after sex accusations

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The state board of education revoked the teaching certificate today of a former McCluer North High School teacher and coach accused of having sex with one of her students.

Julie Hammer, 35, was a physical education teacher and softball coach at…

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06.16.2009 11:22 am

Ferguson-Florissant names Berkeley Middle School assistant principal

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Ferguson-Florissant School District named Demetrius Adams as assistant principal of Berkeley Middle School.

Here is the rest of the district’s press release:

Adams has experience as a middle school language arts teacher in the Lindbergh School District and as an elementary…

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04.20.2009 7:21 am

Ferguson-Florissant gets library makeover

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Even school libraries get makeovers these days.

Here’s one:

Walnut Grove Elementary School in the Ferguson-Florissant School District is one of 16 schools in the nation selected for a major library renovation.

Funded by Target and the Heart of America Foundation, the project…

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04.16.2009 12:32 pm

Shout out for teacher Jen Stephens

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ferguson Middle School teacher Jennifer Stephens celebrates being named Ferguson-Florissant Teacher of the Year.

Just a quick attaboy to Jennifer Stephens, left, who was named Ferguson-Florissant’s teacher of the year yesterday.

Stephens is a reading teacher in the north St. Louis County district.

Here’s the rest of the release:

Stephens’ commitment to her students and the community…

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