Spiller Chosen as one of The Power 100

Join us in congratulating Gary Spiller, District executive director of Student Services and Innovations, for being named one of The Power 100 in St. Louis. He will be recognized on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. Click on headline for more information including tickets.

Sharing with UMSL Students

Debra Tolliver-Nash, instructional aide at Julia Goldstein Early Childhood Education Center, shared about her career path with UMSL students during their African Alumni Association's "Dinner with 12 Tritons." Click headline for more details.

Adding It Up Conference

Enthusiastic U. City math educators and leaders attended Carnegie Learning's Adding It Up StL conference with customized learning workshops, participant-driven sessions and dynamic keynotes designed to help grow their mathematical minds and add to their toolbox of teaching strategies. (Click on headline for more information.)

STEM IQ Leadership Retreat

This summer, a team of U. City educators attended Wash. U.'s 2017 STEM IQ (Integration Quality) Leadership Retreat to learn and create STEM-based Pillar Learning Experiences using the 5E's (engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate) that is specifically targeted for middle school students. This year's goal is to embed one STEM-based Pillar Learning Experience into the 7th and 8th-grade science curriculum each semester. Click on headline to read more.

STEM-capable teachers

Our very own Rubina McCadney, BW, is pictured and highlighted in a WashU Institute for School Partnership article about STEM-TQ. Nine U. City teachers attend this summer professional learning opportunity, and will continue the year-long learning. (Click headline to read the full story.)

July 2019 PRIDE is in the Mail

The newest issue of PRIDE, the District's community magazine, should be in local mailboxes beginning this upcoming weekend (July 20, 2019). Click headline to read more.

District Provides Supplies for Students in Need

During the past school year, about 273 students were helped by a program that provides backpacks, school supplies and toiletries to students without stable, permanent housing. Click headline to read more.

UCHS Students Outfit The Loop with Mannequins Decked Out in Recycled Materials

The annual event to promote recycling and reuse netted three recent graduates $7,500 in scholarships. Click headline to read more.

District Unveils New Video on the Arts

From Tennessee Williams to Nelly, The School District of University City has been making its mark in the arts. A new video highlights this rich history and the many opportunities our current students have to express themselves through art. Click headline to read more.

Witnessing Whiteness Program Coming to U. City

In collaboration with the YWCA, The Flynn Park PTO’s Equity and Inclusion Committee is excited to host a Witnessing Whiteness (WW) group for the U. City community as part of its mission to eliminate racism. WW groups will meet on Wednesdays during Fall 2019 and are designed for individuals who identify as white to come together in a supportive setting to do work around eliminating racism - drawing from on Shelly Tochluk’s book Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk About Race and How to Do It (2nd edition). Click headline to read more. 

See Our Schools 2019

U. City Schools is where "U" belong! Join us in October for See Our Schools Week to learn more about Learning Reimagined in your neighborhood school. Click headline to read more.