St. Louis Public Schools

It's been a wild year rife with protests, innovation, petty scandals, insects, celestial happenings — and much more.

St. Louis Public Schools has named Kacy Davis as its new head of transportation after the previous director, Toyin Akinola, retired in October. The district will implement a new policy to require all parents of current SLPS students to re-enroll their children for the next school year.

St. Louis Public Schools demands all district-issued credit cards be returned to the chief financial officer after an investigation found evidence of misuse of school funds.

St. Louis Public Schools has chosen Katrina Hubbard as the district’s new internal auditor, pending a background check, according to interim Superintendent Millicent Borishade.

Construction is expected to begin next summer on the historic Eliot Elementary School in St. Louis’ Fairground neighborhood. The school will become an addiction treatment center that also addresses homelessness and mental health issues.

St. Louis Public Radio obtained credit card statements from former St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett that are at the center of a new district investigation.

Former St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett misused district funds and violated hiring protocols, according to a new report from the district. Scarlett has denied any wrongdoing

St. Louis Public Schools will not close any schools during this school year, according to district officials. To repair and maintain school buildings over 20 years would cost the district $1.8 billion, according to an architecture firm that is reviewing school buildings in the district.

Documents seized from the shooter’s car contained diagrams of the building, including notes that the gymnasium would be the first target.

Two years ago Thursday, a 19-year-old former student opened fire on students and staff at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, killing two and injuring seven before being fatally shot by police. St. Louis Public Schools holds a day of remembrance on the second anniversary of the shooting.