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Students, presenters urge board to adopt ‘community schools’ model starting 2026–27
Summary
Students and community partners described Chicago’s full-service school model and recommended the board pass a resolution directing SLPS to implement a Saint Louis version of sustainable community schools with wraparound services beginning in the 2026–27 school year.
A group of students and community presenters told the Saint Louis Public Schools board on Dec. 9 that neighborhood schools should serve as comprehensive hubs for families, and asked the board to adopt a resolution directing the district to implement a local version of Chicago-style community schools.
The students and community presenters described what they learned on a recent fact-finding trip to Chicago, where schools offered health care, tutoring, restorative-justice practices, before- and after-school programs and connections…
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