District Announcements
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Spring 2024 Performance Key Dates
U. City Student Art Extravaganza @UCPL: March 19
Music in Our Schools Concert: March 19
Parent/Teacher Conferences: March 20-21 (evenings)
No School, Teacher Comp Day: March 22Board of Education Meeting: March 21
No School, Spring Break: March 25-29
District Closed: March 29No School, Professional Development: April 2
Election Day (School Board & Prop U): April 2
District News
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Spring 2024 Performing Arts Events
Inspire and enrich the lives of every student through interactive, innovative and culturally responsive curriculum to create a lifelong appreciation of the performing arts is our mission in U. City Schools. We hope you can join us for one or more of our student performances. Click headline for date, time and place of our Spring 2024 performances.
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Ribbon Cutting Kashina Bell Believe 11 Literacy Lab at Jackson Park, March 14
Registration is open to attend the March 14, 2024, ribbon cutting the Kashina Bell Believe 11 Literacy Lab at Jackson Park Elementary School. Click headline to read more.
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What Time is it? It's U TIME, TIMES 2!
University City High School varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball teams roared into Missouri Class 4 District 6 final championships with historic wins. Click headline to read more.
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District Places Prop U on the April 2024 Election Ballot
At the January 18 regular meeting, The School District of University City's Board of Education voted unanimously to place a $65 million Zero Tax Rate Increase Bond Issue on the April 2 ballot. If approved, the bond issue will NOT increase the tax rate. Click headline to read more.
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2024 Summer Updates Coming Soon
Summer 2024 Camp U for rising first through eighth graders and UCHS Summer Learning Academy enrollment for rising ninth through twelfth graders are coming soon! Dates, times and locations available. Click headline to read more.
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Superintendent State of the District Feb. 5, 2024
Join Superintendent Sharonica L. Hardin-Bartley to hear an update on the District as it continues its vision of Learning Reimagined - now in the UCHS Auditorium. Click headline to read more. - UPDATE: Archived video of the session is now available.
The Heart of the Lion
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So Every Child Is Served: District Begins Intensive Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Program
This Q&A with Dr. Artondria Bentley, the District's new Director of Special Programs in Support of MTSS, dives deep into a new District that ensures students have access to the support they need when they need it. Click headline to read more.
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Students Cultivate a New Kind of Farm in Cool Valley
Thanks to a partnership with Fresh Harvest 360, University City High School students got their first taste of basil - and an innovative agriculture program coming to the high school.
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Strings Students Travel to UMSL for a Special Performance by the Hip-Hop Duo, Black Violin
Students of all ages in the District’s strings music program enjoyed a dynamic performance by the renown duo that plays dynamic pop and hip-hop favorites with a violin and viola. Click headline to read more.
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Merging the Head and Heart
Nurturing strong learners is a head and heart business. Learn how The School District of University City embraces a Social, Emotional, Equitable and Academic Learning (SEEAL) model in its classrooms. Click headline to read more.
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UCHS Junior Forms Financial Literacy Nonprofit
UCHS junior Dani Wasserman knows her way around savings and compound interest. She's the founder of Invest Now, a nonprofit network of student financial literacy clubs. Click headline to read more.
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Thriving District Boutique Gets a Refresh
The District's free clothing Boutique got a facelift this past year to make it more welcoming for families and students. Most recently, it held a prom pop-up shop. Donations of new shoes, socks and other clothing are always appreciated. Click headline to read more.
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UCEF Awards $20K In Grants to Support Unique Classroom Projects
From snacks for snakes to electronic keyboards, the University City Education Foundation awarded more than $20,000 in grants in December to help teachers and staff enhance student learning experiences. Click headline to read more.
Upcoming Events
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Today
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UCPL Student Art Extravaganza - Public Reception
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6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Districtwide Music In Our Schools Concert
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Tomorrow
Recent U. City Board of Education Meeting
Statement of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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The School District of University City recognizes that institutional racism and other forms of oppression have adversely impacted educational opportunities for students of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, abilities, classes, genders, sexual orientations, and other marginalized groups. Therefore, SDUC is committed to supporting innovative projects that ensure accessibility to all students and educators, and invite passion and purposeful learning.
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Transform the Life of Every Student Every Day