Missouri / School Districts / Ferguson-florissant R-II
Students recorded a brief message urging voters in the Ferguson-Florissant R‑II district to back Proposition S on April 7, saying the measure would help create safer, more inclusive classrooms and uninterrupted learning; no fiscal or implementation details were provided in the message.
Missouri / School Districts / Ferguson-florissant R-II
Administration presented December disbursements, preliminary 2026–27 budget estimates and demographer projections indicating an approximate 350-student decline by 2030–31; board requested more detailed slides on capital outlay, food-service revenues, and federal program breakdowns.
Missouri / School Districts / Ferguson-florissant R-II
Current and former transportation employees urged the Ferguson-Florissant School District board to address unclear pay steps, low wages and alleged workplace retaliation and favoritism; the board thanked speakers and said staff will follow up through the superintendent's office.
Missouri / School Districts / Ferguson-florissant R-II
Trustees waived a second reading and adopted policy GBE to shift some pre-employment medical/TB requirements until after a new hire's first paycheck; administrators also presented draft policies giving the superintendent limited salary flexibility for objectively defined 'hard-to-fill' positions and committed to further financial analysis.
Missouri / School Districts / Ferguson-florissant R-II
The district approved November disbursements (payroll $8.26M; operational disbursements $3.59M) but board members asked staff to investigate unusually high charges for substitute teachers in certain accounts and a $52,000 water bill at the Administrative Center.
Missouri / School Districts / Ferguson-florissant R-II
Superintendent Dr. Fields presented Phase 2 of the "3rd Floor Forward" restructure to align instructional services, add science coordinators and financial/accounting capacity, and eliminate some administrative positions; the administration estimates Phase 1 and 2 could save over $340,000.
Missouri / School Districts / Ferguson-florissant R-II
The Ferguson‑Florissant School District board voted unanimously Jan. 13 to place a 48¢ per $100 assessed‑value operating levy on the April 7, 2026 ballot, projected to raise about $7.3 million (approximately $6.9 million net at a 95% collection rate) for safety, non‑administrative staff pay increases and to reduce short‑term borrowing.
Missouri / School Districts / Ferguson-florissant R-II
An unnamed governing board in Hazelwood, Missouri, approved the posted agenda and the consent agenda by roll call on Dec. 16, 2025, then adjourned into a closed meeting, according to the meeting transcript.
Missouri / School Districts / Ferguson-florissant R-II
Public commenters included a senior who described confusion entering an enrollment program and urged student‑voice and mental‑health supports; a speaker urged a return to early literacy basics; another raised allegations about missing district funds and staff turnover.
Missouri / School Districts / Ferguson-florissant R-II
Superintendent Dr. Fields described the 'Ferg Floor Forward' initiative, announced a PRIME partnership with Washington University School of Medicine to offer paid internships, and proposed a phase‑1 restructuring of senior leadership to align with DESE MSIP‑6 and reduce senior positions from nine to seven.