RETIRED AFFTON ART TEACHER CREATES SCULPTURE CELEBRATING CHILDHOOD When the new Affton Early Childhood Center opened its doors in August, a tour revealed an interior with up-to-date technology, wide open spaces and bright colors. […]
Tax rate on residential property inches up; but property owners may not see hike The Affton School District Board of Education at its September meeting raised the residential tax rate about six cents per $100 of assessed value, but the typical Affton School District taxpayer likely won’t notice much of a change in the upcoming […]
I am attending the Missouri School Board Association’s annual conference and I am a bit overwhelmed by the volume of quality information being presented. I have been attending this conference as an exhibitor, presenter or participant since the mid 1990’s, and the last couple of years have been the most relevant that I have experienced. […]
We have had a great start to the 2012 school year! From the opening of the Early Childhood Center to the Missouri Teacher of the Year award, the good news keeps coming. We are very excited about what has been accomplished, but we are even more excited about what is to come. I would like […]
Most engineers in my generation will not have direct experience with what I will be describing, and that is the shame of technical education in the latter part of the 20th century. Early last century the progression into a productive career was clear. You needed to walk yourself down to a business that built things, […]
Affton School District’s new Early Childhood Education Center on Reavis Road is complete, up and running, but as District Business Manager John Brazeal told the school board, “We’re not done yet.” An outdoor play area is a critical component of any ECEC, and Brazeal noted that one is not yet in place. Following a unanimous […]