School District of University City Maintains Full Accreditation
The district made some gains and picked up two points in the state's annual performance report.
School District of University City Superintendent Joylynn Pruitt told the district's school board Thursday she was thrilled to announce that following the release of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's (DESE) annual performance report, University City was a fully accredited district. "We have met 10 of 14 standards," she said. "We are fully accredited outright with no special provisions or considerations. This is huge." DESE requires districts to meet 9 of the 14 standards for accreditation. Board member Rick Salamon pointed out the district was close to meeting the standard in a couple of other categories. Pruitt went over the data with the board, noting that the district made its gains in progress points, …
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1:36 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Great focus , determination and leadership by Superintendent Joylynn Pruitt and the district's school board . Due to your efforts we will be able to retain and attract families with school age children. This is great news as we look forward in growing the cities population. Also, keep working towards improving graduation rates by increasing the rate of students going to college and trade schools… more ›