Saturday, April 27, 2013
Wright has been at Brentwood for nine years.
A Brentwood High School teacher known for his Hawaiian shirts and Converse All-Stars has announced his retirement. Social studies teacher Ed Wright has been at Brentwood for nine years, and teaching a total of 20. Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Dr. Ed Johnson said Wright made the announcement at a Christmas party. “You never know what you’re missing until you’re reminded you’re going to be losing this individual and all of a sudden you go into a reflective mode,” Johnson said. Johnson said Wright will be impossible to replace. “He understands so much about the school,” he said. “Being a graduate from Brentwood High School, he truly understands what Brentwood is about, so he’s able to help us keep those tradition that are much valued…
Friday, March 29, 2013
A committee named Brentwood Citizens for Excellence formed in February to support Proposition K. The proposition would raise property taxes for Brentwood homeowners to increase school district revenues.
A campaign committee supporting Proposition K has raised more than $4,000 over the past two months. That's according to campaign finance reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission last week and in February. Documents show that the commitee, which is named Brentwood Citizens for Excellence, raised $4,321 in donations. The committee, which lists Mark Womer and Michael Slatin as treasurers, formed in early February. Proposition K would increase the school district operating tax levy ceiling by 75 cents. That's about $83 for a $100,000 home, notes a previous Patch report. Residents familiar with the names and faces in the Brentwood School District will recognize many of the contributors to the commitee. Supporters include school board …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Brentwood Superintendent of Schools David Faulkner said declining property values are the reason schools are asking for a tax levy increase on April 2.
Are you willing to throw schools some of your additional tax money? The Brentwood School District will be asking voters to consider a tax levy increase on April 2. According to a previous Patch report: "Proposition K would increase the school district operating tax levy ceiling by 75 cents. That's about $83 per $100,000 of home value over the 2012 taxes levied. Based on the 2011 assessed values, the median home value in Brentwood was about $160,000. Prop K would add $133 over the 2012 taxes, or about $11 per month." Read more: Declining Brentwood Property Values Prompt Prop K for Schools The additional money would be used for building upkeep, maintaining class sizes, technology equipment replacement and "to attract, develop and retain the…
Monday, March 4, 2013
Brentwood Superintendent of Schools, David Faulkner will give an overview and answer questions about Prop K at the district office.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The tax levy could be rolled back when current TIF projects are paid off.
The Brentwood School District will ask Brentwood taxpayers for more money in the April 2 general election. Proposition K would increase the school district operating tax levy ceiling by 75 cents. That's about $83 per $100,000 of home value over the 2012 taxes levied. Based on the 2011 assessed values, the median home value in Brentwood was about $160,000. Prop K would add $133 over the 2012 taxes, or about $11 per month. Brentwood Superintendent of Schools David Faulkner said declining property valuations are the reason. He said values went down for the first time in 2009. They dropped again in 2011, and the county assessor has told him to expect down values in 2013. “When values goes down, we have to ask to raise the rate so we can …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Brentwood, Ladue and Bayless school districts have seen the steepest increases.
As the Brentwood Board of Education has asked a special commision to take a close look at the district's finances, a Dec. 19 article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch points out the school district tax rate has increased 44 percent since 2007. Among St. Louis County school districts, the three highest tax rate increases on a percentage basis were in Bayless, Ladue and Brentwood. Voters in Bayless approved a 28 percent tax rate increase, while Ladue voters approved a tax rate hike of 17 percent. In Brentwood, the School Board acted on its own to raise the district’s rate by almost 10 percent, to $3.95 per $100 of assessed valuation. Brentwood’s tax rate has jumped by 44 percent since 2007, when the district’s rate was $2.74. That same period …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Superintendent Faulkner has been taking his message to teachers and parents, trying to help them understand what has happened and what is being done about it.
The Brentwood School District has tried to make budget cuts away from students.
The Brentwood School District has taken a financial hit, with first-ever receding property values in 2009 and 2011. Superintendent David Faulkner is new this year. He was the assistant superintendent before that, so he knew what he was getting into. He said the district has made cuts in every area, and have been careful to target those cuts far away from students. Approximately 93 percent of the school district’s funding comes from Brentwood tax revenues, with the remaining 7 percent from county, state, and federal sources, superintendent David Faulkner said in an email to Patch. Patch also met with Faulkner in his office on Oct. 26 to talk about the district’s finances. A previous article covered the school district’s financial situation…
Monday, October 29, 2012
Superintendent Faulkner has been taking his message to teachers and parents, trying to help them understand what has happened and what is being done about it.
New Brentwood School District superintendent David Faulkner inherited a district in the black, but only thanks to a $739,000 budget cut the school board made in February of this year. Then superintendent, Charlie Penberthy, explained the situation in a March 9 Patch article. In a meeting with Patch on Oct. 28, Faulkner, said he knew what he was getting into when he took the job. He’s been meeting with Brentwood School District staff members and PTOs for the past six months, explaining the situation. "We have been addressing the situation for the last three years," Faulkner said. "Our revenues have followed the direction of the economy, but unfortunately, our expenses have not been as flexible." He said the staff has heard it before, but it…
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Both the new superintendent and the assistant superintendent make less than the same positions last year.
Brentwood School District is saving a bit of money on salaries for its highest-level administrators this year. New Superintendent of Schools for Brentwood, David Faulkner, is making $150,000 this year. That's compared to Dr. Charles Penberthy's salary of $218,160 when he left the position. Faulkner started the job on July 1. New assistant superintendent Dr. Joan Oakley's salary is $134,000. When Faulkner was assistant last year his salary was $137,746. Faulkner said salaries trend with both the position and the years of experience. He said for Oakley's, the Cooperating School District provides a comparisson of salaries in the county, and they set her salary based on that. Faulkner said in spite of his increase in income, he still drives a …
Ryan Martin
11:45 am on Sunday, April 28, 2013
Ed, I always loved running into you at different events in Brentwood. Even with your retirement, I hope I'll still see you around! Congrats on your retirement! more ›