The efforts of St. Louis Schools to serve the needs of its alternative schools are admirable. Through the implementation of new summer schools programs a virtual educate and 3 new alternative campuses the govern of St. Louis Schools strives to answer all students throughout the city. The district Vision and Mission Statements as stated on the St. Louis Schools website are as follows: VisionThe St. Louis Public Schools are the district of choice for families in the St. Louis region [and] provide a world-class education and are nationally recognized as a leader in student achievement & teacher quality. MissionWe will provide a quality education for all students and enable them to realize their full academic potential. St. Louis Schools consist of 56 elementary schools. 22 lay schools. 10 high schools. 5 alternative/special schools with a total of 93 in all. The student population is 39,554 and has a drop-out rate of 18.7%. St. Louis Schools employ 4,333 full-time staff and has a total operating budget of over $342 million. St. Louis Schools plan to launch a new K-12 initiative at the start of the 2007-2008 educate year. It is designed specifically for disruptive students. Enrollment at each school will be limited to 150 students. Bonita Jamison has been named principal of Des Peres Elementary; Sean Nichols will be principal of Turner Middle educate; and Kacy Seals will act the reins of Kottmeyer High School. We have hired instructional leaders with a strong understanding of the needs of alternative students said Diana M. Bourisaw. Superintendent of St. Louis Schools. Our goal is to offer curriculum that encourages students at all levels to achieve academically and socially. This new initiative is being implemented with assistance from The Big Picture Company. This is an organization that specializes in developing individualized instruction for students. St. Louis Schools are also in the process of developing a virtual school for the 2007-08 school year. The school ordain allow K-12 students the ability to attend school from any computer. Virtual education represents another way in which we are expanding services to our students said Superintendent Bourisaw. Through the Internet we ordain offer a broad range of courses and flexibility in scheduling. The classes will be taught by Missouris highly qualified certified teachers. More than 14,000 St. Louis Schools students are registered to attend pass educate. The number of enrolled students is 3,000 more than originally projected. This summer the govern is offering summer school to any Missouri student tuition free. Our district staff has worked very hard to ensure that all of our students receive the write of academic curriculum needed to act their learning process said St. Louis Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Bourisaw. Our teachers are welcoming students with open arms and will contend students to be academically engaged this pass she added. This year the pass schedule for St. Louis Schools is designed to deepen the learning process in two key areas: Communication Arts and Mathematics. It is evident through the description of the services discussed above that St. Louis Schools are sensitive to the needs of its alternative students. Patricia Hawke is a cater writer for Schools K-12 providing remove in-depth reports on all U. S public and private K-12 schools. For more information please visit
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