The Ferguson-Florissant School District (FFSD) is a public school district located in Greater St. Louis and in Missouri. Its headquarters are in Hazelwood.[3] 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, four middle schools (one a STEAM and Gifted Academy), 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.
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.[4]
On December 8, 2010, the Board of Education named Dr. Art J. McCoy, II as Superintendent. He was the first African-American superintendent for the school district and at age 33 was one of the youngest in the state of Missouri and nation.[5]
On Jan. 30, 2015, the Board of Education unanimously approved Dr. Joseph Davis as superintendent of schools, effective July 1.[citation needed]
In 2018 the district formally closed its previous administration building, which it already moved out from. On a 4–2 vote, in which board members of different ethnic backgrounds voted different ways, the district closed or moved a different program into Airport Elementary, Mark Twain Alternative, and Vogt Elementary schools and converted McCluer South into a selective STEAM school.[6]
Operations
Previously the district headquarters were in Florissant.[7]
Johnson-Wabash Sixth Grade Center, formerly Johnson-Wabash Elementary School
Wedgewood Sixth Grade Center, formerly Wedgwood Elementary School
Intermediate schools (grades 3–5)
Berkeley Elementary School
Combs Elementary School
Griffith Elementary School
Halls Ferry Elementary School
Lee-Hamilton Elementary School
Robinwood Elementary School
Primary schools (grades PreK-2)
Bermuda Elementary School
Central Elementary School
Commons Lane Elementary School
Duchesne Elementary School
Holman Elementary School
Parker Road Elementary School
Walnut Grove Elementary School
Alternative Programs
Mark Twain Restoration and Re-Entry Center - Was Mark Twain Student Support Center until 2019[6]
Former schools
Airport Elementary School - Closed 2019[6]
Berkeley Middle School
Cool Valley Elementary School
Vogt Elementary School - Closed 2019[6]
Students with disabilities are referred to the Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD) facilities. Ferguson-Florrisant residents are zoned to Ackerman School (ages 5–13) and Northview High School (ages 14–21) in Florissant. The SSD district also maintains North Technical High School in Florissant.[8]
References
^"Superintendent's Corner / About Dr. Davis". Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^"Home". Ferguson-Florissant School District. Retrieved November 10, 2019. 8855 Dunn Rd. Hazelwood, MO 63042
^ a bBosenbecker, Ray. So Where'd You Go to High School? Virginia Publishing Corporation. 2008. 94. Retrieved on 2009-06-13.
^"Art McCoy to become next Ferguson-Florissant School District Superintendent". KSDK. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
^ a b c dBenchaabane, Nassim (October 11, 2018). "Ferguson-Florissant picks redistricting plan; McCluer South-Berkeley will be special academy, Vogt Elementary to close". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^"Contact". Ferguson-Florissant School District. October 11, 1997. Archived from the original on October 11, 1997. Retrieved November 10, 2019. Superintendent's Office 1005 Waterford Drive Florissant, MO 63033-3694