District COVID Hotline Opens Oct. 26

The District’s COVID-19 hotline, which is manned by a school nurse, is monitored Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. It provides a place to obtain general information about COVID-19, district policies, testing locations and ways to access to primary care physicians. Parents should also call to report COVID exposure, test results, quarantine and isolation. (Click headline to read more)

Elementary Schools Will Open Classes Nov. 9

The District is excited to welcome our elementary students back to the classrooms for hybrid learning beginning Nov. 9. Our plan, which is safe, gradual, and kind, creates two groups of students called Cohort A and Cohort B. The cohorts will switch back and forth between online and in-person learning so that we can maintain distance and clean, healthy learning spaces. We urge parents to complete the online commitment form so we know if your student will return to the buildings. (Click headline to read more)

Join Us for a Pumpkin Stroll Oct. 24

U. City students, staff and families: You are invited to a free, physically-distanced outdoor event featuring hundreds of glowing pumpkins carved by you! Starting at dusk (6 p.m.) on Saturday, Oct. 24, guests can stroll leisurely and at a safe distance around the UCHS stadium track to see the pumpkins a-glow. (Click the headline for more details.)

Superintendent Named 2020 Stellar Performance Award Winner

Superintendent Sharonica Hardin-Bartley will receive the 2020 Stellar Performer in Education Award at the St. Louis American Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education virtual gala on Saturday, October 17. The foundation will foster over $1.95 million in scholarships and grants this year for area youth and educators — a true tribute to the brave work of Hardin-Bartley and the other awardees. (Click headline to read more)

Upcoming Zoom School Board Meeting

The University City Board of Education is accepting public registration and citizen's comments for its Thurs., Nov. 5, 2020 Zoom Work Session and Thurs., Nov. 19, 2020 Regular Meeting on Zoom. Click headline to read more.

An ongoing series of in-depth stories on the people, partnerships and programs that contribute to Learning Reimagined in The School District of University City

Meet Joe Lion - A Crusader for Health and Wellness

Meet Joe Lion. He stands proud, over 6 feet tall on his back paws, and embraces all of the members of The School District of University City community as a part of his Pride. (Click the headline to read more.)

Grab and Go Program Tops 325,00 Meal Served

Nurturing families was a top priority this summer for The School District of University City and community, which distributed more than 375,000 meals to District families as part of its Grab & Go Meal Program. The District created the curbside meal pickup when schools closed in mid-March and continued serving families throughout the summer. (Click headline to learn more.)

District Begins School Year with Health of a Lion

The School District of University City welcomed students back to school through distance learning on Monday, August 24, but not before students in nearly all grades were celebrated with yard signs, drive-thru welcomes, technology deliveries and more. (Click the headline to read more.)

How ‘Trauma-Informed’ Practices are Returning Joy to BWMS

Educators today hear a lot about attending to students’ social-emotional needs and implementing “trauma-informed” practices. For some, I’m sure this sounds like jargon, but that’s not the case in the U.City school district. Here, we have embraced the goal of “humanizing” school and returning joy to our classrooms. (Click headline to read more)