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![Personal property tax bills increasing for many District residents; Here’s why]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671460494/fhsdschoolsorg/wdxmy1afslvzcmrredlh/22-1207-PersonalPropertyTax-DidYouKnow.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671460494/fhsdschoolsorg/wdxmy1afslvzcmrredlh/22-1207-PersonalPropertyTax-DidYouKnow.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671460494/fhsdschoolsorg/wdxmy1afslvzcmrredlh/22-1207-PersonalPropertyTax-DidYouKnow.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671460494/fhsdschoolsorg/wdxmy1afslvzcmrredlh/22-1207-PersonalPropertyTax-DidYouKnow.png","width":900}])
Personal property tax bills are arriving in mailboxes across the District and many residents are seeing increases. We want to share some information that might be helpful as you interpret your bill.
![FHSD to provide Thanksgiving meals to families in need]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/hhogkfbaxojmvescosi9/ThanksgivingMeal.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/hhogkfbaxojmvescosi9/ThanksgivingMeal.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/hhogkfbaxojmvescosi9/ThanksgivingMeal.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/hhogkfbaxojmvescosi9/ThanksgivingMeal.png","width":900}])
The Francis Howell School District is hosting a free drive-thru food giveaway on Wednesday, November 23.
![Cottleville Firefighters buy books, school supplies for 20 FHSD classrooms]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/tdaz6x3v7smwdbb5waac/CottlevilleFirefightersbuybooksschoolsuppliesfor20FHSDclassrooms.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/tdaz6x3v7smwdbb5waac/CottlevilleFirefightersbuybooksschoolsuppliesfor20FHSDclassrooms.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/tdaz6x3v7smwdbb5waac/CottlevilleFirefightersbuybooksschoolsuppliesfor20FHSDclassrooms.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/tdaz6x3v7smwdbb5waac/CottlevilleFirefightersbuybooksschoolsuppliesfor20FHSDclassrooms.png","width":900}])
Twenty teachers from across the Francis Howell School District were excited to find out they were selected by Cottleville Firefighters Outreach (CFO) to receive all of the items on their Amazon wish lists.
![FHSD names Dr. Kenneth Roumpos as Superintendent]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/lqyhfb9sr8jdrj7adqqb/22-1014-DrKennethRoumpos-superintendent.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/lqyhfb9sr8jdrj7adqqb/22-1014-DrKennethRoumpos-superintendent.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/lqyhfb9sr8jdrj7adqqb/22-1014-DrKennethRoumpos-superintendent.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/lqyhfb9sr8jdrj7adqqb/22-1014-DrKennethRoumpos-superintendent.png","width":900}])
The Francis Howell School District announced today that Dr. Kenneth Roumpos will serve as its next Superintendent of Schools. Roumpos has served as the District’s interim superintendent since July 1, 2022 and as deputy superintendent for two years prior. In a special meeting last week, the Board voted unanimously to offer Roumpos a three-year superintendent contract, which will officially begin July 1, 2023 when his current contract expires.
![FHSD provides new way for parents/guardians to monitor student book selections]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1665682755/fhsdschoolsorg/z3gjtgphncy8xz4eqriq/22-1007-BookSelections.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1665682755/fhsdschoolsorg/z3gjtgphncy8xz4eqriq/22-1007-BookSelections.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1665682755/fhsdschoolsorg/z3gjtgphncy8xz4eqriq/22-1007-BookSelections.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1665682755/fhsdschoolsorg/z3gjtgphncy8xz4eqriq/22-1007-BookSelections.png","width":900}])
FHSD Learning Commons (school libraries) have a broad selection of books, in print and online, available for students to check out. See what our school libraries have to offer by clicking on the ‘Learning Commons’ tab on your school’s web page and then selecting ‘Find a Book’. Destiny Discover, our library management system, allows users to search the collection by entering specific book titles, authors or subjects.
![FHSD named best district in St. Charles County and #8 in the state]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1665682755/fhsdschoolsorg/kja5jyqe8siadvtjpdmb/NicherankingsNEWSSTORY.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1665682755/fhsdschoolsorg/kja5jyqe8siadvtjpdmb/NicherankingsNEWSSTORY.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1665682755/fhsdschoolsorg/kja5jyqe8siadvtjpdmb/NicherankingsNEWSSTORY.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1665682755/fhsdschoolsorg/kja5jyqe8siadvtjpdmb/NicherankingsNEWSSTORY.png","width":872}])
Niche has just released its 2023 list of Best Schools in America, and has ranked the Francis Howell School District (FHSD) #8 in Missouri. That is the highest ranking of any school district in St. Charles County and the 7th highest in the St. Louis region.
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A new state law related to sexually explicit materials in schools went into effect on August 28, 2022.
![Return to School Plan 2022-23]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1665683660/fhsdschoolsorg/t6ycfhkapt6u4yvw90di/22-0819-ReturntoSchoolPlan.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1665683660/fhsdschoolsorg/t6ycfhkapt6u4yvw90di/22-0819-ReturntoSchoolPlan.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1665683660/fhsdschoolsorg/t6ycfhkapt6u4yvw90di/22-0819-ReturntoSchoolPlan.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1665683660/fhsdschoolsorg/t6ycfhkapt6u4yvw90di/22-0819-ReturntoSchoolPlan.png","width":900}])
As the Francis Howell School District prepares to enter into the 2022-2023 school year post-pandemic, the District will return to pre-pandemic policies, procedures and protocols. The Return to School Plan, approved by the Board of Education on August 18, 2022, includes information about positive cases, masks, contact tracing and quarantine, exposure notifications, and symptomatic students and staff.