St. Joseph School District

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Four St. Joseph community members braved the below-freezing temperatures Thursday morning to protest the St. Joseph School District Board of Education’s decision to repurpose Lafayette High School as a middle school.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph School District decided to declare an Alternative Methods of Instruction, or AMI day, on Monday, Dec. 1 due to inclement weather.  

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — After six months of bouncing between different reorganization plans, St. Joseph residents are expressing exhaustion.

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.

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.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — With winter approaching, the St. Joseph School Department is searching for more bus drivers.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.