In defense of the somewhat dense people responding on Facebook, your explanation is much more straightforward and clear than anything posted by SLPS.stlhistory wrote: Not sure if anyone has seen it, but SLPS had to respond to a series of viral Facebook posts accusing the district of being discriminatory. Basically, people saw the gifted magnet school application page residency requirements (which are either a) be a city resident or b) be a non-Black county resident) and forgot that the voluntary transfer program is a two-way street. (For those not in the know, since 1983, Black city students can transfer to certain county districts while white students in certain county districts can transfer to city magnet schools.) So SLPS is being accused of being discriminatory against Black county residents and against white county residents living in non-participating districts (e.g. Hazelwood, Maplewood, etc.).
Even with the explanation post, there are *still* people who don't seem to get it. Sigh.
Great story about local magnet high school Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience.
“Teacher heaven.” That’s how science teacher Ninfa Matiase describes Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience. “I’ve been teaching 25 years, and it’s like every amazing kid I ever had in one building,” she said.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/edu ... -top-story
“Teacher heaven.” That’s how science teacher Ninfa Matiase describes Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience. “I’ve been teaching 25 years, and it’s like every amazing kid I ever had in one building,” she said.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/edu ... -top-story
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Just noting that the abandoned Cleveland High School had a 3-alarm fire on Thursday. Post-Dispatch says they had to knock holes in the roof and walls to get it out.
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^Was the woodshop, correct? Which is an annex? Or did it spread into the rest of the building? 
"At least 11 public schools in the city are likely to close for good next fall, based on a proposal from St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams".
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/edu ... a42e6.html
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/edu ... a42e6.html
It makes sense finacially. One would think that the small student body of these schools would make them perform much better. Crazy to have a highschool with less than 300 kids. Hope the buildings can be sold and utilized as apartments or something.
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I wonder if STL City SC could buy the Sumner building and utilize the pitch as a training facility.
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A good number of the tax abatement deals that folks criticize as taking money from SLPS typically run for 10 years, correct? If so, when do we expect some big projects’ abatement deals to expire and start producing higher tax revenue for SLPS? 10 years ago was 2010, which was probably a down year for development with the recession, but presumably shouldn’t we see a few big deals come off abatement in the next 2-3 years?
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well we've gotten into a practice of giving another 10 years when the current expires but there are issues with the your question above- because of state law our property tax revenue can only grow 2% a year so whenever all these projects come off abatement it doesn't mean a huge infusion of cash for SLPS/city/other property tax recipients, it just means that some properties will actually see a small decrease or no increase at all so we can stay under that 2% year to year growthSouthCityJR wrote: ↑Dec 15, 2020A good number of the tax abatement deals that folks criticize as taking money from SLPS typically run for 10 years, correct? If so, when do we expect some big projects’ abatement deals to expire and start producing higher tax revenue for SLPS? 10 years ago was 2010, which was probably a down year for development with the recession, but presumably shouldn’t we see a few big deals come off abatement in the next 2-3 years?
I thought property tax receipts could grow if it's from new properties, but not from assessment increases. IOW a new building adds, but if the assessment of existing buildings and land goes up 5%, the levy has to go down such that the revenue is up only 2%.
Does an abatement expiring fall into the second category?
Does an abatement expiring fall into the second category?
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^Thanks for the info. I had no clue there was a 2% cap. So basically when the property tax on my house goes up 10% in a year it has to be offset by someone else getting a decrease?
School board voted to close eight schools.
KMOV.com: St. Louis Public School Board votes to close or consolidate eight schools.
https://www.kmov.com/news/st-louis-publ ... 615d7.html
KMOV.com: St. Louis Public School Board votes to close or consolidate eight schools.
https://www.kmov.com/news/st-louis-publ ... 615d7.html
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Does anyone have any advice about the best way to look into sports leagues for kids in the city? I have a friend with a 1st grade daughter who is a bit lost looking through all of the options, and I have no good advice either.
I'm betting this group is a solid place to ask, thanks ahead of time!
I'm betting this group is a solid place to ask, thanks ahead of time!
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I don't really have any input to provide but is there one particular sport they are interested in?
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She lives in Tower Grove East so something within a 4-5 mile radius would be ideal I guess?
Sumner survives:
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/edu ... the-latest
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/edu ... the-latest
Adams referenced research showing that exposure to arts and engagement in their community could bring students' grades up and disciplinary actions down at the school, where enrollment has dwindled to below 200 students.
The goal is to increase enrollment at Sumner by 10% each year, and to earn a national landmark designation for the school by 2024.
I can't express enough how much of a threat this is to school funding. 20-25% of the assessed value of schools districts is personal property.
Stltoday - Conservative push to eliminate Missouri's personal property tax hits turbulence, falls short
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 939e4.html
Stltoday - Conservative push to eliminate Missouri's personal property tax hits turbulence, falls short
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 939e4.html
On Amazon?Eigel acknowledged the elimination could hurt local government coffers initially, but said it also could trigger a jump in local sales tax revenue if people have extra money to spend.
Aren't online purchases only taxed at the state level and not the local level? If so, how does that 'local sales tax revenue' help?
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https://news.stlpublicradio.org/educati ... ation-plan
Hadn’t heard about this plan. That CVPA building is hideous compared to Collegiate’s current building
Hadn’t heard about this plan. That CVPA building is hideous compared to Collegiate’s current building
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^The exterior certainly isn't as much to look at, but it's quite a lot larger and it might be easier to add more lab space on the site. I can actually see where tech and the arts would be a better fit than arts and NJROTC. And NJROTC could fit in well at a career academy. It sounds like they're trying hard to rationalize the space they have to best fit the programs and student body, and they're fighting to keep all the present options available. I'm fairly impressed, truth be told.
I can understand why students and maybe even some of the teachers and administrators would be hesitant. Walk everybody through the process. Make sure you can build support. Maybe push it back a year or so to build support. But it doesn't sound like a terrible idea.
I can understand why students and maybe even some of the teachers and administrators would be hesitant. Walk everybody through the process. Make sure you can build support. Maybe push it back a year or so to build support. But it doesn't sound like a terrible idea.
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3 SLPS High Schools rank in the Top 15 in the state in the new US News ranking, including #1 overall Metro Academic and Classical Academy.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-h ... s-mo-41180
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-h ... s-mo-41180
^ And 9 of the top 10 statewide are in Metro St. Louis:
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/col ... b50cc.html
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/col ... b50cc.html
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Poems from some of my students on the city
https://nextstl.com/2022/02/my-city-poe ... -students/
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