Tag Archives: School District of Clayton

Dec 2011

Emerson Award for Darlene Castelli

It is a special honor for a teacher to be nominated for an award. It is even more special to win an award. For Darlene Castelli, the recipient of the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award, this is her special moment. Castelli has taught at CHS for four years as a reading specialist, 11 years in [...]

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Mar 2011

Board of Education to being superintendent search

The surprising resignation of Superintendent Mary Herrmann in January led many people in Clayton to wonder who would replace Herrmann after her short-lived term. Replacing previous superintendent Don Senti was a two-year process, so the length of the transitional period was a concern. Thankfully, Board of Education members are confident in the abilities of Assistant [...]

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Feb 2011

Flooding Facebook

Imagine what a miracle it would have been for Clayton students if the School District of Clayton had canceled school this past Thursday that would have allowed for a historic three-day snow break. However, for many students, it came as a surprise to discover that the School District posted early Wednesday evening on its Facebook Page [...]

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Aug 2010

Complications, controversy arise from MO Supreme Court ruling

In a 4-3 decision this past summer, the Missouri Supreme Court has made a controversial statement regarding how the public schools in the state of Missouri are to function. It all began when the Turners, a St. Louis family that had been sending its kids to the Clayton Schools as tuition-paying students, decided to sue [...]

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