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Dr. Ken Roumpos, the new district superintendent.

BOE introduces new superintendent, discusses five-year maintenance plan and racial diversity

Reese Groh, entertainment writer December 17, 2024

The KSD Board of Education introduced the new district superintendent and discussed its five-year maintenance plan and racial diversity in the district at its meeting, Dec. 16. Dr. Ken Roumpos was revealed...

BOE discusses community engagement, taxes, and boundary adjustment waivers

Ava McGovern and Emery Bowman September 7, 2023

The Kirkwood School District Board of Education met at Robinson Elementary to discuss taxes, priority goals concerning community engagement, and waivers included with the boundary adjustments on Monday,...

Bryan Freeman being congratulated by the BOE during the March 27th meeting.

BOE discusses inclusivity, awards, budget deadlines and new curriculums

Emery Bowman, photographer April 3, 2023

The KSD Board of Education meeting on March 27 included speakers from the Robinson Elementary Equity Group who brought up concerns about Kirkwood’s treatment of the LGBTQ+ community. They expressed fear...

The KSD Board of Education approved the turfing of three grass fields at KHS

BOE approves plan to convert grass fields to synthetic turf

Morgan Hooker and Tess Hubbard March 9, 2023

The BOE meeting that took place on Feb. 27, covered topics including: converting grass fields at KHS into synthetic turf, highlighting student accomplishments, and reviewing the Student Resource Officer...

This article describes the events of the regular BOE meeting, not the closed session in which the principal candidate was presented to the board by Superintendent Dr. David Ulrich.

BOE discusses winter benchmark test scores

Bella Ruzicka and Owen Spiegel January 24, 2023

*This article describes the events of the regular BOE meeting, not the closed session in which the principal candidate was presented to the board by Superintendent Dr. David Ulrich. For information on...

Dr. Seth Harrell has been announced as the new KHS principal.

Seth Harrell announced as new KHS principal Jan. 24

Ian Reno, news editor January 24, 2023

Dr. Seth Harrell was announced as the new KHS Principal on the morning of Jan. 24. Harrell is currently the principal of Jackson High School (JHS) where he has served since 2016. He will replace KHS Principal...

Students stand on current KHS fields, which are subject to change moving forward.

BOE approves turf fields

Ava Tebo, web editor October 25, 2022

New turf fields for KHS were approved at the KSD Board of Education meeting Oct. 24. Aside from the “behind the scenes” topics, issues such as outdated policies and transfer students were addressed...

At the KSD BOE meeting on Oct. 10, district committees were proposed and potential changes to BOE protocol were discussed.

BOE discusses 22-23 district committees and protocol changes

Lydia Drake, web editor October 11, 2022

At the KSD Board of Education work session Oct. 10, new district committees and ideas on how to improve overall BOE protocol were discussed. The meeting began with a moment of silence for Andrew Johnson,...

BOE meeting discussed the banning of books over sexually explicit images.

BOE discusses book banning, summer school, class sizes and approves 2022 tax rates

Ian Reno and Natalie Hosto September 29, 2022

At the KSD Board of Education meeting on Sept. 26, there were several public comments in support of KSD librarians, and against the banning of books in the district. Besides the banning of books, the BOE...

On Sept. 12, the BOE hired a new SRO and discussed communication plans for the 2022-2023 school year.

BOE approves new SRO for elementary schools, and discusses 2022-2023 communication plan

Thao-Vi Do and Melly Sands September 14, 2022

During KSD’s Board of Education meeting on Sept. 12, Jean Marie Andrews, BOE President, announced future BOE meetings would be held at the Keating Theater while there is construction at NKMS. The district...

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