SLPS officials presented research showing later secondary-school start times can improve sleep, attendance and academic performance and outlined a preliminary plan to move from a three-tier schedule to two tiers (8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.); officials said survey results will be shown at a Feb. 24 board work session and a recommendation is expected by April.
Interim HR director LaTerica Williams told the Saint Louis Public Schools board the district has onboarded 201 certified teachers since July 1 and reduced separations; HR and recruitment staff outlined pathways-to-certification programs and a March 7 hiring fair aimed at filling 135 vacancies.
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Saint Louis Public Schools board accepted a $554,025 donation for a Saint Louis University teaching fellows program, authorized RFPs for demolition of six surplus buildings, approved sunsetting standalone sixth-grade classrooms, approved cosmetology program relocation, and voted to reopen Hickey School with up to $804,436 in construction funds.
During the Feb. 10 meeting the board ceremonially sworn in Robert Harvey; Judge Christopher McGraw administered the oath and the board recessed briefly afterwards for photos.
At a special board meeting on Feb. 6, 2026, board members approved the meeting agenda and then voted in roll-call fashion to move into a closed session. The transcript records motions, seconds and affirmative roll-call responses; one named member did not respond in the recorded segments.
District staff proposed a tiered grant-approval process, a one-page school fundraising plan and options to shorten MOU timelines from about four months to 30–60 days; administration will return with detailed proposals by the next work session.
The committee voted to send a state‑model reading policy to the full board, approved updated public comment language and recommended updated board norms; it also discussed a student protest policy, how to make a safe‑schools resolution more publicly accessible and a formal transparency commitment.
On Feb. 2, 2026, the Audit Committee voted to adopt a cabinet-level risk questionnaire to inform a risk matrix for next year’s audit plan and asked Superintendent Dr. Berry to propose a realistic timeline; the meeting also approved minutes and appointed a committee secretary before adjourning to closed session.
The Audit Committee amended the agenda to remove the Ruben Brown audit from closed session, discussed meeting frequency and budget timelines, and set the next open session for April 6 (first Monday in April) with the Rubin Brown closeout meeting tentatively scheduled for April.
Auditors from RubinBrown reported they will issue a clean opinion for fiscal year 2025 financial statements but noted internal control comments in a management letter; the board approved the audit and authorized short‑term finance support contracts with LDR/ADM Services (not to exceed $130,000) and MSBA/Pam Frazier (not to exceed $110,000).
