Mark Your Calendars…Upcoming Events

The following events will be going on in the St. Louis area on topics surrounding public education:

October 14
The St. Louis Public School District will hold an open house for its 20 magnet schools on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Parents who are interested in sending their child to a magnet school will have an opportunity to talk to administrators, ask questions regarding the specialty programs, and receive informational materials and applications.

Elementary Schools
Ames Visual and Performing Arts
Dewey International Studies
Gateway Math & Science Elem.
Kennard Classical and Junior Academy
Kottmeyer Early Childhood Center
Lyon Academy of Basic Instruction
Mallinckrodt Academy of Basic Instruction
Mullanphy ILC
Shaw Visual and Performing Arts @ Roe
Simmons-Marshall MEGA
Stix Early Childhood Center
Euclid/Washington Montessori
Wilkinson Early Childhood Center

Middle Schools
Bunche Int. Studies @ Southwest Complex
Busch AAA
Carr Lane Visual and Performing Arts
Compton Drew ILC
McKinley Classical and Junior Academy
Gateway Math & Science Peparatory

High Schools
Cleveland NJROTC @ Pruitt
Central Visual and Performing Arts @ Southwest Complex
Gateway Institute of Technology
Metro Academic & Classical
Soldan International Studies

For more information about the magnet school program, call Recruitment and Counseling Center at 314-633-5200.

October 19
The Parent Assembly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 19, 2006, 6:30 pm Metro High School, 4017 McPherson Avenue. Opening Remarks by Dorris J. Walker-McGahee with an introduction of Parent Assembly Board of Directors, Principals, School Board Members. Guest Speakers will feature , from the Special Advisory Committee on St. Louis Public Schools, Dr. William H. Danforth and Attorney Frankie M. Freeman, and Laidlaw Bus Company Area Manager Will Rosa.

October 21
10 am to 1 pm, Paying for College Forum, University ofMissouri St. Louis Millennium Student Center, Century Room A

October 19-November 30
St. Louis Children’s Agenda will host a “Public Dialogue on Public Education Community Forums to Promote Constructive Dialogue and Develop Effective Strategies for Public Education.” The St. Louis Metropolitan Children’s Agenda, a broad-based coalition of 300 children’s advocates and children’s services agencies, is initiating a year-long series of forums focused on public education in the City of St. Louis. The series was organized because of the belief of coalition partners that access to a quality education is central to the life-long well-being of the City’s children.

October 19 – SLPS Plans and Goals for 2006 – 2007: Views of the School Board, Superintendent, and Teachers

November 2 – Perspectives of Community Stakeholders: Business and Philanthropy

November 16 – Perspectives of Community Stakeholders: Government & Community Organizations

November 30 – Serving the Customers: What Students Need and Parents Want from Public Education, Plus Perspectives of City Residents

We advise that you register for the forum series by sending an e-mail to vcr@visionforchildren.org.