“The Affton School District’s new superintendent will be a familiar face to parents of students at Mesnier Elementary and plenty of others around the district. Steve Brotherton, 49, is being promoted from Mesnier principal to district superintendent, effective July 1. The hiring fills a void created by the 2010 retirement of former superintendent Don Francis. […]
“The Affton School District Board of Education convened for a special session April 12 and – to the surprise of no one – agreed upon Michael McNeil as its new president. McNeil had served outspokenly as board vice president the two previous years under Ron Becher’s presidency, and served on many key committees. Becher was […]
“After a six-month search, Dr. Steve Brotherton, principal at Affton’s Mesnier Primary School, has been named the next superintendent of theAffton School District. “I think this is the culmination of my life’s work. I’m totally excited.” Brotherton said after the announcement during Tuesday’s board of education meeting at Rogers Middle School. Brotherton will take the post July 1. […]
“It’s a challenge that first appeared in 2006, and it’s festered into a divisive issue the elected board, administrators and staff hoped to resolve at a much-anticipated “workshop” last Saturday. But the question of whether some or all teachers at Affton High School will continue to be expected to teach for six out of the […]
“The Affton School District – like most public school systems hamstrung by a state budget pinch and burdened by unfunded federal mandates – is facing a future checkered with challenges. One of them, however, apparently predates the current fiscal situation. A resolution could emerge from an informal meeting at Rogers Middle School on Saturday, May […]
“Three candidates are vying for two, three-year terms on the Affton School Board: Incumbent Michael McNeil, Christopher Castellanos and Jason Slavik. Michael McNeil Michael McNeil, 7825 Charing Square, is completing his third year on the Affton School Board. McNeil, 41, and his wife Lynn have three children. They have lived in the district for six […]