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Schools for Children in St. Louis City and County will begin in August
Schools for children in St. Louis City and County will begin in August. Different school districts have different plans for instruction in the new school year.
St. Louis City Public School district is giving 3 enrollment options for students.
The 3 options are:
(1) in-classroom instruction at a St. Louis Public School building or
(2) online video instruction taught by a St. Louis Public School teacher using Microsoft Teams/Zoom or
(3) independent, self-directed virtual instruction from an online instruction service called Edmentum.
Families who want their children to do online instruction from home instead of in school must select #2 or #3 on an online SLPS “2020 -2021 School Year Commitment Form by July 30th. Students who choose #3 option must continue with option #3 for the entire school year.
However, students who choose option #1 or #2 can change to a different option after each quarter.
If families do not complete the form, their children will be assigned to in-classroom instruction at a St. Louis Public school (Option #1).
For more information about St. Louis City Public schools, please contact the ESOL office at (314) 664-1066.
For more information about a different school in St. Louis City or County, you must contact your child’s school.
Audio message about school openings in different languages:
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News Articles & Other Resources
- COVID-19 Information for Refugees translated by the Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE). Languages available: Amhari, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Kinyarwanda, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, and Ukrainian
- Prepare STL – COVID-19 website is translated in Bosnian, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Vietnamese
- COVID-19 Resources in Bosnian
- CDC – Surgeon General making mask in under 45 seconds
- CDC – Cloth Face Mask FAQs
- Holleman: Keeping St. Louis area residents informed in more than 15 languages – St. Louis Post Dispatch – March 28, 2020
- Living in Fear of Germs, Not Bombs: Impacts of Staying at Home for Refugees in St. Louis – ALIVE – March 23, 2020
- COVID-19 Native Language Resources – IISTL Press Release
- COVID-19 St. Louis & East St. Louis Resource Guide
- South Side COVID-19 Resource List
Language Access Information for Local Hotlines
- St. Louis City Hotline – 314-657-1499
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- St. Louis County Hotline – 314-614-2660
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- Mercy Hotline for Testing – 314-251-0500
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- Missouri Hotline – 877-435-8411
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St. Louis Public Schools has made a change to the food distribution program. For more information, click here.
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