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Update on Fifth Grade Center, Other Items on Ladue's Next Work Shop Agenda

Meeting Monday night includes update on search efforts for a new superintendent.

The Ladue School District school board will meet Monday night, 6 p.m. in work session at the district headquarters.

The agenda for this meeting includes:

  • update on the superintendent search
  • update on the fifth grade center
  • projection of high school and middle school activity fees
  • classified staff salary structure

Ladue continues its search for a new superintendent of schools, following the retirement and resignation of Marsha Chappelow in October. Chappelow vacated her office in November and will consult with the district until her contract expires the end of June.

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Applications from potential candidates are due by January 23 and the district will continue working with the national search firm of McPherson & Jacobson, Omaha, NE. Dr. James C. Christman, consultant to the Omaha firm and a professor at Pittsburgh State (Kansas) University is representing the Ladue School District with this national search.

Ladue is hoping to have a new superintendent,selected by the school board in place by the end of February. The successful candidate will then select a new principal at Ladue Horton-Watkins High School. Bridgett Hermann, principal resigned her position at the end of this school year.

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In the meantime, Assistant Superintendent Judy Sclair is acting in those duties as interim superintendent, and will issue her comments Monday night.

Jason Buckner, chief financial officer for the district will relay information about the fifth grade center and the possibility of new activity fees being charged at the secondary level. Paying to play sports and take part in activities have been implemented for years in neighboring districts, but is something entirely new for Ladue.


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