Welcome to our new digital newsletter for District families!

Virtual Learning Feedback Survey for District Families

Please take this survey to let the District know your family's experience with virtual learning: www.slps.org/VLFeedback.

Thank you for your time and attention to this important topic!

Summer Reading!

We encourage our students to engage in personal reading every day for pleasure. Reading for pleasure helps students maintain and improve academic skills learned during the school year.

The books included on our 2020 summer reading list are highly recommended by District teachers and staff and have also been endorsed by reputable literacy organizations around the world. Every book recommendation includes a link to it at the St. Louis Public Library or on Amazon.

SUMMER READING LIST

Register Now for 2020 Summer Learning

Session I: July 6-31, 2020: Session I is online only and designed for students in grades 9-12 who need to take credit recovery courses or meet state guidelines required for graduation. Click HERE to register.

Session II: August 3-14, 2020: Session II is an academic enrichment program offering high-quality, research-based instruction with a focus on language, literacy, and math designed to support students in their transition to the next grade level. This session is for incoming Kindergarten students through incoming 9th grade students. This session format will be brick and mortar, online, or blended. Click HERE to register.

NOTES:

Registration for both sessions is currently available only to students enrolled in SLPS.
Space in Session II is limited and priority will be given to students with the greatest academic need in reading.

Looking Ahead: 2020-2021 School Year

SLPS Superintendent Dr. Kelvin Adams has established a School Restart Task Force to develop recommendations related to the start of the 2020-2021 school year this fall.

The task force is comprised of school leaders, teachers, district leaders, community leaders and parents who represent a wide range of SLPS schools. The task force has five sub-committees: Governance, Wellness, Instruction, Facilities/School Operations and Technology. Click HERE for additional information.

Dr. Adams and other district leadership continue to be in weekly communication with City of St. Louis Department of Health Director Dr. Frederick Echols for additional guidance and direction around the start of school.

In the 2020-2021 school year calendar adopted by the Board of Education, August 24, 2020, marks the first day of school. However, depending on how the pandemic develops over the summer months and any actions taken by the state, that could change. We will keep you updated, as we learn more.

2020 Census - Be Counted Today!

Data collected in the current 2020 Census will inform the annual distribution of more than $675 billion dollars in federal funds.

Ensure our community gets its fair share to pay for things like infrastructure, schools, health care and food assistance.

Be counted. And make sure every person in your family is counted, including babies and young children who are often missed.

Responding to the Census is safe, confidential and easy—taking an average of just 10 minutes. Plus, it has never been easier to respond. Visit my2020census.gov to complete your Census form today.

GOOD NEWS: Post-Dispatch Scholar Athletes

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published its annual special series on area scholar-athletes. SLPS had 12 students recognized. Click HERE for a PDF of just our students. Click HERE for the whole section online. Congratulations to these top students who excel both on the field or court and in the classroom!

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