Fort Zumwalt School District
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Rebecca VanSant’s sixth grade math class at West Middle School is an exercise in constant motion. Keeping 11- and 12-year-olds engaged in fractions, percentages and geometry requires planning and flexibility.
On any given day you will find her circling her class providing one-on-one support and tuning in to student-led conversations. It’s this collaborative piece of math classes in Fort Zumwalt elementary and middle schools that many adults would find surprising. Students work together to find solutions and learn from each other’s thinking. VanSant and middle school math teachers create opportunity for students to learn from each other. It’s in this environment that they learn to communicate their strategies, experience constructive criticism and open their own thinking to classmates who have found another route to the same solution.
Building the workforce of tomorrow one middle school math problem at a time. It’s in our mission: Educate, empower and equip students to excel.
Dear Fort Zumwalt Community,
During the recent holiday season, I have been fortunate enough to spend some time with my mom, a retired elementary school teacher. When she isn’t asking about her grandsons, she enjoys peppering me with questions about my job, most often on the topic of how we are teaching reading. She also enjoys telling stories about when she was in the classroom, teaching second grade in Kansas. Often her stories leave me thinking about how much school has changed since I was a kid, and sometimes
The Fort Zumwalt School District Board of Education has named Dr. Henry St. Pierre as Superintendent of Schools, effective July 1.
“We had great community response to our survey and made that into our questions that we used in all of our interviews,” Board of Education President Erica Powers says. “We really felt we were able to ask questions from all of our stakeholders when we did those interviews. One person definitely stood out. He knows Fort Zumwalt very well and is focused on taking us in the direction that we and the community are focused on.” Learn more about Dr. St. Pierre
As North Middle School prepares to welcome students to the new two-story addition, workers are preparing for the final phase of work on the site. Over the course of the next several months the original two-story portion of the school will be demolished. This work requires that only essential services access the parking area off Sonderen between the school and the business just to the north.
No through traffic will be able to access this area.
Once demolition is complete, this area will become a staff parking lot.
Families with students attending North Middle, as well as neighbors in the surrounding businesses and residences, are asked to use caution when classes resume Jan. 6, 2025.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has released the annual school report cards and Fort Zumwalt is among the tops in the region, with a 94.5 percent. Dr. Paul Myers, Superintendent, and Jennifer Waters, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, point to some important factors in the district’s strong performance:
A supportive Board of Education who understands the financial commitments required year over year.
Conscientious teachers.
Supportive families who send their students to school every day and work with us to equip them to excel.
A consistent administrative team that has a unified focus on the Continuous School Improvement Plan (CSIP).
Attend a game or see a show.
Senior Passes are available. Residents older than 55 can pick-up a Senior Pass to Fort Zumwalt activities at our District Office. You will have to show ID to prove you qualify. Passes are good for many events at Fort Zumwalt high schools. Not good for Tournaments or MSHSAA postseason play.
Join us for Soup's On! Twice each year our Superintendent hosts a luncheon for residents older than 55. Our next event is scheduled for April 3, 2025, at the Professional Development and Technology Center, 1138 Tom Ginnever Ave., in O’Fallon. Lunch will feature time with Paul Becker, our Director of Student Nutrition Services, to learn about the work of serving about 10,000 meals each day. Please register by calling District Office during regular business hours at 636-240-2072.
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Donate to help with lunch balances or stock our weekend backpack pantry.
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Local revenue is the most reliable source of funds for Fort Zumwalt School District. About 68% of FZSD revenue comes from local sources. These include property tax and personal property tax. They come to the district from residents and business owners and are not connected to the state. About 27% of FZSD's budget comes from the state. These funds are a part of the district's regular revenue streams and are factored into the budget for each fiscal year. The state can withhold these funds to meet its constitutional obligation to have a balanced budget.
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