Riverview Gardens School District /tags/riverview-gardens-school-district Riverview Gardens School District en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT Riverview Gardens will close Danforth Elementary School, restructure district /news-briefs/2025-06-25/riverview-gardens-close-danforth-elementary-restructure-district The district will have to redraw boundaries to better distribute students across its remaining buildings before the 2026-27 school year. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /news-briefs/2025-06-25/riverview-gardens-close-danforth-elementary-restructure-district Hiba Ahmad Riverview Gardens Superintendent recommends closing Danforth Elementary /education/2025-06-11/riverview-gardens-superintendent-recommends-closing-danforth-elementary Superintendent Tanya Patton made the recommendation to the Board of Education due to the building’s high remodeling cost and declining student enrollment. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /education/2025-06-11/riverview-gardens-superintendent-recommends-closing-danforth-elementary Hiba Ahmad St. Louis-area principal charged with multiple sex offenses involving minors /news-briefs/2025-05-14/st-louis-area-principal-charged-with-multiple-sex-offenses-involving-minors Cedric Gerald served as principal of Westview Middle School in the Riverview Gardens School District. Wed, 14 May 2025 23:07:21 GMT /news-briefs/2025-05-14/st-louis-area-principal-charged-with-multiple-sex-offenses-involving-minors Rachel Lippmann North county voters retain school board leadership as districts move to close schools /education/2025-04-10/north-county-voters-retain-school-board-leadership School boards in the Ferguson-Florissant and Riverview Garden school districts retain most incumbent leaders to bring stability as they navigate financial uncertainty. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:12:50 GMT /education/2025-04-10/north-county-voters-retain-school-board-leadership Hiba Ahmad Riverview Gardens school officials consider closing school due to low enrollment /education/2025-01-23/riverview-gardens-consider-closing-school-low-enrollment A demographic survey commissioned by the school board found the district is projected to lose anywhere from 800 to 1,000 students over the next decade. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:10:27 GMT /education/2025-01-23/riverview-gardens-consider-closing-school-low-enrollment Hiba Ahmad Missouri education board to discuss social-emotional learning standards /education/2023-10-17/missouri-education-board-to-discuss-social-emotional-learning-standards Some public comments have accused the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education of raising "snowflakes." Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /education/2023-10-17/missouri-education-board-to-discuss-social-emotional-learning-standards Annelise Hanshaw Increases in resignations are adding to the already challenging staff shortage in St. Louis-area schools /education/2022-07-07/increases-in-resignations-are-adding-to-the-already-challenging-staff-shortage-in-st-louis-area-schools Across the board, districts say the same types of teachers are difficult to find — high school science and math teachers, foreign language teachers and special education teachers. There is also a big demand for custodians, food service workers and other support staff. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:01:00 GMT /education/2022-07-07/increases-in-resignations-are-adding-to-the-already-challenging-staff-shortage-in-st-louis-area-schools Kate Grumke State education officials hear frustrations and ideas in St. Louis’ provisionally accredited districts /education/2022-05-25/state-education-officials-hear-frustrations-and-ideas-in-st-louis-provisionally-accredited-districts At forums in Riverview Gardens and Normandy, community members came together to discuss attendance, teacher turnover and the state’s role in the school districts. Wed, 25 May 2022 17:00:21 GMT /education/2022-05-25/state-education-officials-hear-frustrations-and-ideas-in-st-louis-provisionally-accredited-districts Kate Grumke Outside groups fail to capture decisive wave of school board seats in St. Louis-area races /education/2022-04-06/outside-groups-weighed-in-on-st-louis-school-board-races-with-mixed-results Despite candidate guides that circulated on social media, results in St. Louis region school board races didn’t point to one clear ideological trend. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:37:17 GMT /education/2022-04-06/outside-groups-weighed-in-on-st-louis-school-board-races-with-mixed-results Kate Grumke Missouri Board of Ed votes to gradually return Normandy, Riverview Gardens to local governance /education/2021-12-07/missouri-board-of-ed-votes-to-gradually-return-normandy-riverview-gardens-to-local-governance The Missouri State Board of Education voted to allow Riverview Gardens School District and Normandy Schools Collaborative to have two locally elected members on their governing boards. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:03:33 GMT /education/2021-12-07/missouri-board-of-ed-votes-to-gradually-return-normandy-riverview-gardens-to-local-governance Kate Grumke