Events

The SLPS Foundation Board of Directors are so excited to welcome three new board members for the 2021-2022 Board. Leslie Gill, CEO of Rung Leslie Gill brings a wealth of nonprofit management [...]

Today the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Bridget Jones will join the SLPS Foundation as the next President & CEO, beginning July 26, 2021. [...]

SLPS Foundation staff and Board of Directors celebrated “Jane Donahue Day” on June 10, 2021, as proclaimed by the City of St. Louis.   Dear Friends, The students of Saint Louis [...]

How much will St. Louis Public Schools receive? The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 will add more than $103 million to the SLPS budget over the next three years. The District has received $10.7 [...]

Karen Sutherland and Sydney Thomas joined the Foundation in June. We are excited to have them on the team. Keep reading to get to know them better and find out what motivates their work at the [...]

Can you imagine navigating today’s world if you were new to the United States? SLPS’ ESOL Bilingual Migrant program works with over 2,600 New American families, and has been [...]

At SLPS, at least 40% of families need access to computers or WiFi to fully participate in virtual learning.  “We don’t want any student to miss valuable learning [...]

SLPS’ virtual learning program officially began on April 6th with hundreds of SLPS teachers creating video lessons and online workgroups for their students.  “We’ve been missing [...]

Nearly 1,400 families are visiting school sites every day to pick up “Grab N Go” meals which include food for 2-3 days.  Since late March, more than 13,000 meals have been provided to [...]

SLPS’ Office of Student Services has been working hard to ensure that families and staff are cared for right now. At any given time an SLPS social worker might be completing a wellness [...]

“She has been creative and wide-ranging in her efforts to keep her students engaged and is obviously genuinely motivated to keep the learning going in this difficult time!” “She [...]

  Thanks to the grandparents, parents and peers who submitted over 100 description this week of school staff whom they consider SLPS Foundation All Stars, see here for the nominees.  It was [...]

During this unprecedented time, the SLPS Foundation is grateful to those who have reached out to ask how they can help our students. Our SLPS Emergency Response Fund will address two needs: [...]

The Saint Louis Public Schools will be closed at least through April 3rd due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. For SLPS students, coming to school means so many things: learning, engaging in [...]

For pressing public health reasons, we are postponing our event and will be in touch with you about a fall date and/or a virtual way to celebrate.  We know the community will have reason to honor [...]

The choir at Central Visual and Performing Arts is breathtaking. We’re sorry you can’t hear them at our spring event, but enjoy this selection from last year!

From building solar houses, to diving into classes like Macroeconomics and the Politics of Urban Design, SLPS Foundation Scholarship awardees are off to a strong start on their college campuses [...]

The start of this school year has been marked by dizzying loss. In the short time since school began in August, the SLPS community has mourned the deaths of six school-age children who were lost [...]

WELCOME TO NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP SLPS Foundation welcomed a new board chair and vice chairs this year.  After eight years of amazing board leadership, Valerie Bell transitioned to the role of [...]

SLPS student artists will celebrate the “Power of Being Seen” at an inspirational community event featuring dance, theater and voice on October 17th, 6 – 8 PM at Central Visual [...]

With headlines about affluent families investing vast amounts in securing the “right spot” at college, it’s clear how competitive college admissions game can be.  Through support from lead funder [...]

ELEVEN SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED AS AMERICA’S HEALTHIEST SCHOOLS In September, eleven SLPS schools were announced as America’s Healthiest Schools by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.  Gateway [...]

SLPS is one of the City’s largest providers of quality, free early childhood education. Thanks to a partnership with Ready Readers, and generous lead funding from the Tilles Foundation, as well [...]

Saint Louis Public Schools and the SLPS Foundation welcomed close to 50 of St. Louis’ finest nonprofits (arts, health, STEM, career prep) to meet with our resourceful principals and plan for how [...]

On June 27th, the Saint Louis Public Schools Special Administrative Board (SAB) will preside over its last board meeting and governing authority will be transitioned to the 7-member elected [...]

“The innovation grants gave us the chance to test an idea we had about student leadership, and we ended up with a whole new approach to hearing students,” reflected Stacey Cook, 5th grade teacher [...]

You saw the amazing students who starred at our reception, now watch the video we premiered. Ever wonder what the SLPS Foundation supports and why it exists? Check this out! Thanks to Route 3 [...]

Freshmen Success Teams:  Substantial research shows that the first year in high school has an outsize impact on whether students eventually graduate because it is a critical time for students’ [...]

This year, the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation was able to invest a record-setting $3 million in district priorities thanks to our generous donors across the region. Read the full report here

SLPS Foundation Supports the Launch of a New School Model. On January 17th, the school board approved of a plan for two schools:  Ashland and Meramec Elementary schools to become the first in the [...]

The Saint Louis Public Schools work to address students’ mental health wellness is getting nationally recognized. This February, a team of SLPS principals, social workers and District leaders [...]

NEW YEAR’S GOALS. Here are a few things that our youngest learners at Wilkinson Early Childhood Education Center are hoping to achieve in the new year: “To spell my name!” “To cook bacon,” “To [...]

Jump Start on College. Nearly 70 graduating seniors from SLPS high schools across the district are getting an early taste of college life this spring. Two days each week, the seniors report to [...]

In partnership with SLPS’ Office of Institutional Advancement, the SLPS Foundation is working to improve the way nonprofits and SLPS can collaborate. “SLPS benefits from partnerships with over [...]

In the fall of 2017, the Tilles Foundation granted Ready Readers funding for over three years to design and construct 75 literacy and learning-rich spaces in 75 St. Louis

Are you a dynamic, creative, highly-organized individual committed to the success of SLPS students? Consider joining our team. We are seeking a Senior Program Manager, read more here.

The St. Louis Public Schools Foundation has begun work with a new round of innovative educators dedicated to bringing fresh ideas and approaches to our students. Thanks to funding from Wells [...]

“I am Phyllis Wheatley…I am Benjamin Banneker…Being black and free in my era, I was expected to fail, but failure wasn’t part of my future…” These are the opening lines from “What Do I Know” a [...]

Healthier kids miss less school and perform better in classes.  This premise makes common sense, and is backed up by substantial research.  According to data from Missouri Kids Count, St. Louis [...]

“Feeling calm is something new.” That’s senior Azura Fondren’s assessment of the benefits of Northwest Academy’s Sister Circle.  The Sister Circle is part of the SLPS Foundation’s School [...]

Twenty-five students helped make SLPS history this spring. These seniors had TWO graduations to attend—their high school graduation, and on May 11th, they also earned their Associate’s Degrees [...]

Thank you to the educators, students, families, donors and board members who made this a memorable year.  As we close this fiscal year, we celebrate nearly $3 million investment in the great [...]

This past Saturday, SLPS students from kindergarten to high school were speaking the latest new language: CODING.  At the first-ever Lego Robot Rumble, nearly 100 elementary school students [...]

Great school leaders are key to driving success in the Saint Louis Public Schools.  “If we can put an excellent principal in every one of our schools, we can really accelerate progress,” notes [...]

Don’t public dollars pay for public education?  Why is my school district doing so much better than SLPS, they both get the same public dollars?  SLPS Foundation board and staff often get asked [...]

HOT OFF THE PRESSES Read about student achievements, wise investments, and wins for the whole community in our annual report. Click here to check it out! Thanks to all who have opened doors and [...]

The St. Louis Public Schools Foundation has just released: What Will Be Best for Students? a report and set of recommendations that is intended to support ongoing conversations about future board [...]

The renowned early childhood education approach, Reggio Emilia, often referred to the classroom environment as a child’s “third teacher,” how the space was designed would shape how a child [...]

The SLPS Foundation is also proud to announce Healthy Kids, Healthy Minds, a partnership between the St. Louis Public Schools and BJC/St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The effort is designed to [...]

Double the students in SLPS’ Early College Academy (a partnership with St. Louis Community College), more high schools offering college-level classes and ACT prep, more career exposure–the SLPS [...]

In August, 48 SLPS schools received training on trauma awareness from Alive & Well STL, a leader in understanding trauma and creating trauma-informed environments. Thanks to funding from the [...]

Thanks to a generous grant from Spire Energy (formerly The Laclede Group), the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation will be providing Inspired STEM project grants to middle and high school [...]

The St. Louis Public Schools Foundation is proud to launch its 3rd round of the School Innovation Grants, a program designed to recognize school leadership teams’ creativity and vision.  This [...]

Students with extra energy to burn during class at Adams Elementary School can pedal while they read on under-the-desk pedalers.  Recess at Woodward Elementary School now includes a range of new [...]

The St. Louis Public Schools Nahed Chapman New American Academy welcomed more than 500 new students this school year.  Many endured difficult escapes from civil unrest in countries including [...]

On April 27th, the SLPS Foundation community had the opportunity to come together to celebrate progress, partnerships and possibility.  Susan Schlichter, an SLPS Foundation Board Member, and her [...]

At SLPS’ new Collegiate School of Bioscience and Medicine, nearly 90% of this year’s first graduating class are headed to college.  At McKinley High School, the number of college acceptances rose [...]

Thanks to the generosity of the community, St. Louis Public Schools Foundation has been able to invest nearly $6 million in advancing the District’s Transformation Plan for the past two school [...]

The Boeing Company has provided integral support for the SLPS Foundation’s efforts to ensure that all SLPS schools have strong and effective school leaders.  Recently, Boeing announced its 3rd [...]

“I was ready for a new experience…” “My parents were excited about saving 2 years of college tuition…” “I wanted to be around students who are as focused on learning as I am…” These are just some [...]

“The School Innovation Grant allows you to take an idea about what you ‘could only do’ and gives you the money to actually do it.” – Sara Martens, AIC, Northwest Academy of Law “One of the [...]

A recent St. Louis Public Radio podcast highlighted issues that the SLPS Foundation and the District have been working closely to address: How can teachers, schools, and students create a [...]

In 2011, the Saint Louis Public Schools made the transformative decision to expand free, full-day early childhood education to 2,000 children, in order to provide young learners with strong [...]

The Development Director will be responsible for building, growing and sustaining a fundraising program for the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation. Working in close conjunction with the [...]

he St. Louis Public Schools Foundation awards 10 School Innovation Grants for creative problem-solving among school leadership teams. With a lead grant from Emerson Electric, and additional [...]

The lawsuit filed by Liddell/Caldwell plaintiff classes, the NAACP and the SLPS Special Administrative Board regarding the use of sales tax funds has been a topic of many recent news articles and [...]

Thanks to a generous grant from Emerson Electric, and with additional support from Boeing and Wells Fargo Advisors, the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation is proud to launch its 2nd round of the [...]

At its February 2016 meeting, the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation Board of Directors unanimously voted to endorse the Saint Louis Public Schools’ (“SLPS”) Proposition 1, a proposed tax levy [...]

“I feel in order for justice to be served…we need to stop pointing fingers at each other…I feel that we are the ones to change it….” –Tiana Preston, Roosevelt High School Senior at the SLPS [...]

In December 2015, Boeing made a significant investment in SLPS Foundation’s efforts to ensure that all schools have strong and effective school leaders.  Funding from Boeing will help to support [...]

The SLPS Foundation is proud of the progress made by the Saint Louis Public Schools, and sees the promise of sustained growth.  It invites the whole community to celebrate the growth and share in [...]

We are so grateful to students, educators and a very generous St. Louis community for a great first year as SLPS Foundation version 2.0.  Read our annual report by clicking here: SLPS Foundation [...]

The St. Louis Public Schools Foundation awards 12 School Innovation Grants for creative problem-solving among school leadership teams. With a lead grant from Emerson Electric, and additional [...]

The Collegiate School of Medicine & Bioscience hires a College Specialist to ensure students understand their career options and how to achieve them. ST. LOUIS (October 20, 2015) – Monsanto [...]

Missouri Foundation for Health Supports St. Louis Public Schools in Reducing Childhood Obesity Healthy Schools Healthy Communities Initiative Enters Second Year Supporting Wellness in SLPS [...]

Thanks to a generous grant from Emerson Electric, the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation is proud to launch the School Innovation Grants program, a program designed to recognize school [...]

SLPS Foundation 2015-2016 Slideshow 

On May 27, the family of Jack Taylor, the founder of Enterprise Rent-a-Car, made a historic gift of $22 million to youth and children-serving organizations in St. Louis.  The St. Louis Public [...]

St. Louis Public Schools Foundation is thrilled to announce that Emerson will invest $1 million in the students of Saint Louis Public Schools over the next three years. Emerson was the first [...]

Two recent op-ed pieces, one in the St. Louis Business Journal by Joe Reagan, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and SLPS Foundation Board Member, and the other in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Rich [...]

On December 4th, SLPS Superintendent Kelvin Adams was invited to participate in the White House College Opportunity Day with both Obamas.  The event recognized the District and the Foundation’s [...]

In September 2014, the St. Louis Public Schools got its report card from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The District achieved a 75% increase of accredidation [...]

On October 8th, 2014, the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation and St. Louis Public Schools District celebrated its new vision for student success by hosting a reception at Wells Fargo Advisors. [...]

In October 2014, the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation lost a dear friend: James Finch, III who was the managing trustee of the Pettus Foundation. Read more about him and the Pettus Awards of [...]