ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV)– The St. Joseph Board of Education sat down for a financial audit review led by Linda Quinley, the executive finance director with the Missouri School Board Association, on Nov. 24.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — After the St. Joseph School District Board of Education voted on Nov. 24 to move forward with Plan 4BR, the Benton and Central High School model, Superintendent Ashly McGinnis said it’s important than ever for families to understand why this plan was chosen.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District has provided a timeline on the reopening of tracks for public use at all three high schools, facilities often used by residents for walking and exercise.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — After months of waiting for a final decision on Plan 4BR, the plan that keeps Benton and Central as the district’s two high schools, the school district is now preparing for some major changes.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Entering last night’s Board of Education meeting, uncertainty remained on the proposed path the St. Joseph Board of Education would choose to move forward with.
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By: Chris Roush, News Director ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Following months of work and questioning, the reasons for the St. Joseph School District’s budget shortfalls are clear. During a special school board work session Monday night, a representative from the Missouri School Boards’ Association presented the shortfalls and ways to improve the budget. Linda
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph School District Board of Education officially voted to move forward with Plan 4BR, which centers on the Benton and Central High School model, after months of reviewing 14 different proposals.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — After multiple meetings and work sessions, the St. Joseph Board of Education has officially agreed on a long-term plan for reorganizing school facilities.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — A Lafayette High School junior is stepping up to make sure local families get to enjoy Thanksgiving this year.
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PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) — A firearm was recovered from a Park Hill student’s backpack on Friday by the Platte County Deputy assigned as the School Resource Officer (SRO) to the LEAD Innovation Studio.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — St. Joseph was once known as a “modern wonder,” outperforming Kansas City and Chicago, and while that might not be realistic today, there are some local business leaders who want to see the city grow again.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — After six months of bouncing between different reorganization plans, St. Joseph residents are expressing exhaustion.
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) — A Cole County Judge will hear arguments on Monday and Tuesday over the constitutionality of state funding being provided for private school scholarships
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In the aftermath of last night’s public hearing and special meeting on long-term consolidation plans for the school district, Plan 4BR will move one step closer to being solidified next Monday.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — While Central High School is already in the highest Missouri State High School Activities Association classification for most sports, the move to a two high-school model will drastically change Benton’s classification.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The governor of Missouri is scheduled to make his way to St. Joseph next Monday for a tour of a local elementary school.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph School District Board of Education reached a consensus Wednesday night, deciding to move forward with a plan to keep Benton and Central as the district’s two high schools and create a four-middle school model.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph School District held another public hearing and ultimately agreed to move forward with Plan 4BR — the option supporting a Benton/Hyde and Central High Schools.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District Board of Education has narrowed down a framework for the future of public schools after an extended public hearing Wednesday at Central High School.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — With winter approaching, the St. Joseph School Department is searching for more bus drivers.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — A recent post made by a St. Joseph School District Board of Education Member details that the district will revisit long-debated consolidation plans, dive into an in-depth financial audit and ultimately guide some of the most consequential decisions the board has faced this year in terms of finances.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The Noyes Home for Children’s Kindness Saint Joseph initiative has extended the deadline for essays to the end of the week.
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BUCHANAN COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) — In a Facebook post on Tuesday, St. Joseph School District Board of Education Member Whitney Lanning shared an email from Buchanan County Commissioners regarding their opinion on the district’s looming high school model decision.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District Board of Education is set to meet tonight for a closer examination of a proposed school facilities plan, the third discussion this month as they inch closer to a final decision.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph School District Board of Education held another special work session Monday night, as board members continued debating Plan 2R — a revised version of Plan 2B and the plan to keep Lafayette and Central as the district’s two high schools.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The City of St. Joseph hosted “Student in Government Day” at EmPowerU.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Plan 2B or not Plan 2B? That is the question the St Joseph School District’s Board of Education now has to answer.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Two Central High School students are using a life-changing experience to inspire safer habits on the road.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph School District held its third Finance Committee meeting of the year Tuesday afternoon, bringing members together at the district office to brainstorm new ways to boost revenue and cut costs.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Families at Edison Elementary were treated to a special evening as the school hosted its annual “Edison Eatery” Thanksgiving dinner — a long-standing tradition centered on community and connection.
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