STE/ GENEVIEVE — Several members of the Ste. Genevieve School District R-II Board of Education attended Legislative Advocacy Day in Jefferson City last week. They were joined by SGHS senior Shay Coleman (a student working at City Hall through the SBE program).
They met with state legislators, observed House and Senate proceedings, and participated in a discussion with State Commissioner of Education Karla Esslinger.
Key topics included: communication challenges between federal and state governments, concerns over a bill that would move school board elections to November, the issue of whether the legislature and governor will uphold the funding that was promised to public education in last year’s Senate Bill 727, and discussions continue on private school voucher funding.
Mr. Tyson Roth also chaperoned students in the cadet teaching program as they presented to attendees during the student showcase.