St. Louis Public Schools meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

St. Louis school board agendas: $229,634 refugee grant, $41,350 graduation rental among items awaiting recorded votes

The St. Louis Board of Education's October agendas put a $229,634 refugee student grant, a graduation rental agreement capped at $41,350.34 and a review of early FY27 spending before the board and its committees. Minutes have not been published for any of the five meetings below, so this roundup describes what was scheduled for discussion or action — not what was decided. No vote tallies or outcomes are available in the records provided.

Regular Business Meeting, Oct. 13: contracts and grants

The board's consent agenda listed several academic and operational contracts and grant items:

• Rental of America's Center and Encore Group USA LLC for 2027 graduations, not to exceed $41,350.34
• Acceptance of a $229,634 Refugee Children School Impact grant
• Grant writing services contract not to exceed $44,400
• Emergency tornado debris cleanup and security at the closed DeAndreis school
• Contract with National Health-Career Association (NHA) not to exceed $19,000.00

The agenda also listed reports on the A-F Framework and CSIP, and authorizations for community partner agreements.

Closed session, Oct. 13: HR and legal matters

The board also scheduled a closed session the same day. Its agenda consisted of procedural items, an HR Report and legal matters.

Budget Equity and Transparency, Oct. 7: FY27 spending and deficit reconciliation

The Standing Committee on Budget Equity and Transparency met by Zoom. Agenda items included approval of draft minutes from the Aug. 19, 2026 meeting; a Future Ready update and its impact on the FY27 budget; FY27 early actuals and deficit reconciliation; a spending equity review; and partnerships and parent-generated resources, described as supplemental impact and equity monitoring. The agenda text lists no specific dollar amounts, contracts or votes.

Audit Committee, Oct. 5: FY 2026 audit update

The Audit Committee met by Zoom at 4:30 PM. The open agenda included a CFO update on the FY 2026 financial audit by Rubin Brown, a status update from the Director of Compliance and Internal Audit, discussion of an Audit Committee community member search and a chair search, and a motion to approve draft minutes from the April 6, 2026 open meeting. The committee then moved into a closed session not open to the public under §610.021 (1), (3), (13) and (17).

Governance Committee, Oct. 15: policies and school models

The Governance Committee met by Zoom to take up revisions to the Standard Board Meeting Agenda, Policy BF: School Board Policy Process, the SLPS Whole Child Community Schools Model Resolution, an AI Policy and an MSBA Policy Update.

Coming up

Real Estate Committee — Monday, Oct. 19. The committee is scheduled to receive presentations and project updates, including a Prop S updates presentation, a City of St. Louis Zoning Division presentation, a National Building Arts presentation, an eXp-Key West Property Partners Dashboard presentation and updates on an RFQ for redevelopment.

All items above come from published agendas. Readers should check the official board documents for minutes, vote records and any changes to scheduling.

St. Louis school board to weigh $3.3M transportation contract, refugee grant

The St. Louis Board of Education has a busy week ahead, with a $3.3 million transportation contract and a $229,634 refugee grant application on the agenda. However, minutes from recent meetings have not yet been published, so no decisions have been confirmed.

Transportation contract on the table

The board is scheduled to vote on a $3,302,000 agreement for alternative transportation for diverse learners and homeless students. The item appears on the Aug. 11 regular business meeting agenda as a contract with EverDriven and Via Transportation, and again on the Aug. 15 special meeting agenda as a memorandum of understanding with the Missouri Charter Public Schools Cooperative and Omnia. The agreement would run from Aug. 11, 2026, to June 30, 2027, and supports students with IEPs, 504 plans, McKinney-Vento, Safe Schools, and ESSA obligations.

Other consent items on Aug. 11

Also on the Aug. 11 agenda were several other consent items, including:

• An elevator modernization project at McKinley and Roosevelt schools with Otis Elevator, up to $471,407.20.
• Acceptance of a $1,994,737 21st Century grant for before- and after-school programs at Hodgens and Walbridge.
• Acceptance of a $239,952 School Age Community grant for Carver before- and after-school programs.
• A contract with Dell for up to $1,000,000 for district-wide technology purchases.

Committee meetings

Two board committees met recently. The Governance Committee met Aug. 13 via Zoom, with a routine agenda that included approving June 4 minutes and reviewing standard agenda changes. The Real Estate Committee met Aug. 17 to review property-related business, including a performance contractors presentation, Prop S updates, inventory sales and stabilization, and repurposing request-for-proposals requirements. A closed session followed the open meeting.

Upcoming work session on Aug. 25

The board will hold its monthly work session on Aug. 25, with an 18-item consent agenda. Notable items include:

• Authorizing a $229,634 Refugee Children School Impact Grant application.
• Approving up to $160,000 for new Finance Division workstations after flooding.
• Accepting a $62,500 in-kind food truck donation from Chartwells.
• Authorizing $60,000 for International Baccalaureate exams and membership.
• Approving a $23,650 contract with Washington University for the Math 314 program.

The work session will be preceded by a closed session at 5:30 p.m. at Central Office, 801 North 11th Street.

Coming up

• **Aug. 25, 2026** – Monthly Work Session (open session) and closed session, 5:30 p.m. at Central Office, 801 North 11th Street. The open session will include the consent agenda and a discussion of a tax rate hearing.

No minutes have been published for any of the recent meetings, so all items remain proposals until the board takes formal action.