Ferguson-Florissant School District

The Ferguson-Florissant School District (FFSD) is a public school district located in Greater St. Louis and in Missouri. Its headquarters are in Florissant. The district covers all or part of 11 municipalities, serving more than 11,000 students from preschool through 12th grade.

FFSD operates 17 elementary schools, three middle schools, three A+ and NCA-CASI-accredited high schools and an alternative school. It also offers a comprehensive early education program, the Challenger Learning Center space education facility and the Little Creek Nature Area, a 97-acre nature preserve used for experiential learning on subjects such as biology, ecology and related areas of science.

Missouri Governor John Ashcroft and First Lady Barbara Bush with a Ferguson-Florissant "Parents as Teachers" group in October 1991. Mrs. Bush (in rocking chair) is reading Brown Bear Brown Bear to the children.

History

On June 7, 1975, a U.S. district court ordered FFSD to annex the Berkeley School District and the Kinloch School District; therefore the Ferguson-Florissant district began to serve Berkeley and Kinloch.[1]

In 2004, Berkeley High School closed, replaced by McCluer South-Berkeley High School[1]

On December 8, 2010, the Board of Education named Dr. Art J. McCoy, II as Superintendent. He is the first African-American superintendent for the school district and at age 33 is one of the youngest in the state of Missouri and nation.[2]

On Jan. 30, 2015, the Board of Education unanimously approved Dr. Joseph Davis as superintendent of schools, effective July 1.

Schools

Level Schools
Elementary Airport Elementary, Bermuda Elementary, Central Elementary, Combs Elementary, Commons Lane Elementary, Cool Valley Elementary, Duchesne Elementary, Griffith Elementary, Halls Ferry Elementary, Holman Elementary, Johnson-Wabash Elementary, Lee-Hamilton Elementary, Parker Road Elementary, Robinwood Elementary, Vogt Elementary, Walnut Grove Elementary, Wedgwood Elementary
Middle Berkeley Middle, Cross Keys Middle, Ferguson Middle
Secondary education McCluer High School, McCluer North High School, McCluer South-Berkeley High School

References

  1. 1 2 Bosenbecker, Ray. So Where'd You Go to High School? Virginia Publishing Corporation. 2008. 94. Retrieved on 2009-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Art McCoy to become next Ferguson-Florissant School District Superintendent". KSDK. December 9, 2010. Retrieved 2013-10-28.

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Coordinates: 38°47′35″N 90°18′06″W / 38.79303°N 90.30164°W / 38.79303; -90.30164

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