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 | Prop S Turns into Teachable Moment About the Trades Posted on 09/23/2020 With the 2020-21 school year well underway, the daily operations of the Francis Howell School District also continue on. This includes progress on districtwide improvements that are possible through the approval of Proposition S. Approved by voters in June 2020, Prop S provided $244 million dollars of bond money to address pressing facilities needs at all Francis Howell schools. All Prop S projects are detailed in the Comprehensive Facilities Master Plan and will be completed over the course of the next six years.
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 | FHSD Named 2020 Top Workplace Posted on 09/14/2020 The Francis Howell School District has been named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Workplaces list for the seventh time in the past eight years. The District was tenth among the top 15 large employers (employers with 500 or more employees) in the St. Louis area.
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 | Free and Reduced-Priced Meals Posted on 07/30/2020 Free and reduced-priced breakfast and lunch meals are available for those who qualify in the Francis Howell School District. Research has shown that good nutrition enables students to meet their educational and physical potential. Students must reapply for free and reduced-priced meals every year.
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 | FHSD Return to School Plan Posted on 07/20/2020 Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-2020 school year ended abruptly and not the way we wanted. When our schools open this fall, they will look a little different. With this understanding, our task forces developed a Return to School Plan that respects and honors the individual needs of each family.
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 | FHSD 2020 Bus Inspections Posted on 06/24/2020 The Missouri State Highway Patrol is responsible for conducting annual safety inspections of all school buses across the state. Representatives of the MSHP Motor Vehicle Inspection Section were in Francis Howell on June 17 and 18 to inspect the 191 buses in the FHSD transportation fleet. After a thorough inspection of all systems from bumper to bumper, 189 buses met all required standards for an initial passage rate of 99%. Two buses had minor issues that were repaired quickly, and every FHSD bus passed the final inspection.
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 | Proposition S Passes Posted on 06/03/2020 I am excited to share that on June 2, our District voters approved Proposition S with 79.28 percent voting YES. I want to thank all of our staff members who helped share information about the importance of Prop S with our community and the volunteer members of our campaign committee for their dedication and enthusiasm during the entire process. I want to especially thank all of our voters who understood the current state of our facilities and the positive long-term impact Prop S funding would have on our students, our staff, and our schools. We are extremely grateful for this demonstration of community support, and we are anxious to move forward with the projects outlined in our Comprehensive Facilities Master Plan. With this green light from our stakeholders, design and construction work will begin this summer.
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