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![Board of Education Special Election Candidates for Subdistrict 2]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737732473/ssdmoorg/hiiqcgna4ivamijprpxw/BoardElectionCandidate.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737732473/ssdmoorg/hiiqcgna4ivamijprpxw/BoardElectionCandidate.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1737732473/ssdmoorg/hiiqcgna4ivamijprpxw/BoardElectionCandidate.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737732473/ssdmoorg/hiiqcgna4ivamijprpxw/BoardElectionCandidate.png","width":1200}])
The Governing Council will hold a special election for the open Board of Education seat in Subdistrict 2, which represents Affton, Bayless, Hancock Place, and Mehlville school districts.
![Students Celebrate Earth Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776956243/ssdmoorg/s3s02rooxgnvejy6kjpv/DSC_0035.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1776956243/ssdmoorg/s3s02rooxgnvejy6kjpv/DSC_0035.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1776956243/ssdmoorg/s3s02rooxgnvejy6kjpv/DSC_0035.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1776956243/ssdmoorg/s3s02rooxgnvejy6kjpv/DSC_0035.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1776956243/ssdmoorg/s3s02rooxgnvejy6kjpv/DSC_0035.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1776956243/ssdmoorg/s3s02rooxgnvejy6kjpv/DSC_0035.jpg","width":2200}])
Students and staff at Neuwohener High School and Southview School spent time in the sun planting seeds and learning about plants and ways to help clean the environment in honor of Earth Day.
![Bright and colorful pencils point to the SSD logo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743084325/ssdmoorg/iybaola9swrcxm1xnzv8/CurriculumReviewNight.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743084325/ssdmoorg/iybaola9swrcxm1xnzv8/CurriculumReviewNight.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743084325/ssdmoorg/iybaola9swrcxm1xnzv8/CurriculumReviewNight.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743084325/ssdmoorg/iybaola9swrcxm1xnzv8/CurriculumReviewNight.png","width":1200}])
Special School District invites all interested parties to review and discuss curricula virtually within our SSD special education and CTE schools before they are submitted to the Board of Education for approval.
The Governing Council will hold a special election for the open Board of Education seat in Subdistrict 2, which represents Affton, Bayless, Hancock Place, and Mehlville school districts.
![SSD Honors Black Americans During Black History Month]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769786781/ssdmoorg/vij7iykaobuczhwarxs7/BlackHistoryMonth2026.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769786781/ssdmoorg/vij7iykaobuczhwarxs7/BlackHistoryMonth2026.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769786781/ssdmoorg/vij7iykaobuczhwarxs7/BlackHistoryMonth2026.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769786781/ssdmoorg/vij7iykaobuczhwarxs7/BlackHistoryMonth2026.png","width":1200}])
As SSD celebrates Black History Month, we honor the remarkable contributions and achievements of Black Americans who have paved the way in education, leadership, and innovation.
![Live Opera Brought to SSD Classrooms]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761683964/ssdmoorg/mf0hbd96sixoio3oujl2/DSC_0150.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761683964/ssdmoorg/mf0hbd96sixoio3oujl2/DSC_0150.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761683964/ssdmoorg/mf0hbd96sixoio3oujl2/DSC_0150.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761683964/ssdmoorg/mf0hbd96sixoio3oujl2/DSC_0150.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1761683964/ssdmoorg/mf0hbd96sixoio3oujl2/DSC_0150.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1761683964/ssdmoorg/mf0hbd96sixoio3oujl2/DSC_0150.png","width":2200}])
Southview and Northview classrooms were introduced to the world of opera with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ Opera on the Go.
![Gibbs, Meives Receive Funding for DonorsChoose Projects]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759954144/ssdmoorg/h56l9g18mtnwiucj5mct/GibbsandMeives.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759954144/ssdmoorg/h56l9g18mtnwiucj5mct/GibbsandMeives.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1759954144/ssdmoorg/h56l9g18mtnwiucj5mct/GibbsandMeives.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759954144/ssdmoorg/h56l9g18mtnwiucj5mct/GibbsandMeives.png","width":1200}])
Two staff members in SSD recently had their proposals funded by DonorsChoose, a nonprofit organization that allows teachers to conduct an online fundraiser to purchase classroom resources.
![Walsh Selected by Local Foundation for Haywood Caring Educator Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759351721/ssdmoorg/kvggasuvnz79jvachjey/JimWalsh-interpreteraward.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759351721/ssdmoorg/kvggasuvnz79jvachjey/JimWalsh-interpreteraward.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1759351721/ssdmoorg/kvggasuvnz79jvachjey/JimWalsh-interpreteraward.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759351721/ssdmoorg/kvggasuvnz79jvachjey/JimWalsh-interpreteraward.png","width":1200}])
Jim Walsh (right in photo), an SSD interpreter who works at Parkway West High School, was recently presented with the 2026 Edward and Esther Haywood Caring Educator Award by the Charles E. Fleming Legacy Foundation. The foundation gives the award each year to an educator in the St. Louis area who has demonstrated exceptional care and love for students, parents, colleagues and the education/professional community.
![SSD Sets 2025-26 Tax Rate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758747126/ssdmoorg/rdorpq558vprygivdmyk/TaxRate-Finalsite.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758747126/ssdmoorg/rdorpq558vprygivdmyk/TaxRate-Finalsite.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758747126/ssdmoorg/rdorpq558vprygivdmyk/TaxRate-Finalsite.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758747126/ssdmoorg/rdorpq558vprygivdmyk/TaxRate-Finalsite.png","width":1200}])
The SSD Board of Education approved the 2025-26 tax rate of $0.8993 by a 6-0 vote at the Sept. 23 Board meeting. Calendar year 2025 is a reassessment year, and the District’s total assessed valuation (after Tax Increment Financing adjustments) increased to $33,433,320,477. This represents an average increase of 11.08% across residential, commercial, agricultural, and personal property. New construction contributed $252.6 million in additional assessed valuation.