New Ladue fifth grade center to open in August.
The common question often is, especially in education--what’s new in your school district? The Ladue School District will be making news by opening the brand new fifth grade center on the West Campus on Ladue road, purchased from Westminster Christian Academy. The brand new Ladue Early Education Center (LEEC) sits on the eastern edge of the property already. Ironically, this property was the old West Ladue Middle School, sold to Westminster when Ladue’s student population declined years ago. Students from Conway, Old Bonhomme, Reed and Spoede elementary schools will be able to inspect their new quarters come mid-August. The school building is getting a facelift from front door to back. Almost $2 million will be spent, bringing the …
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Some board members find idea transformational, while others feel it could threaten a proposed tax levy.
Students at Ladue Horton Watkins High School would get a laptop under a proposal discussed Monday at a Ladue Board of Education work session. Rob Highfill, who serves as Ladue School District's Director of Information Technology Services, gave a presentation to the board dubbed the “21st Century Learning Initiative.” At the heart of the plan is providing every high school student in the district with a laptop by the 2012-2013 school year, which he said could result anywhere from a $100,000 to $165,000 a year increase in the yearly capital budget. Highfill said the initiative could provide students with expanded and constantly updated information. He also said laptops would provide students with access to technology resources at all times…
James Baer
7:23 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Right, only those who participate will be charged, not every student. Better go after all the other school districts because Ladue is one of the last to take up this action. more ›