UPDATE: Wentzville School District Superintendent Dr. Terry Adams Resigns

Adams saw the school district through a period of tremendous growth, almost doubling in student population over the last ten years.

Wentzville School District Superintendent Dr. Terry Adams has resigned after seven years with the district. Matt Deichmann, Community Relations Director for the district, confirmed the news to Patch this morning. Adams tendered his resignation during the executive session at last night's board of education meeting, and the board voted to approve the resignation. Adams was named Missouri Superintendent of the Year by the Missouri Association of School Administrators last year. UPDATE: The Wentzville School District has issued a press release about Dr. Adams' resignation, reporting that the resignation will become effective at the end of the fiscal year on June 30th, 2013. The release quotes Dr. Adams:  “I resigned with mixed emotions, for …

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'Informational' DESE Scores Place Wentzville School District at 89.3%

Under the old rating system, Wentzville has earned perfect scores for the past seven years.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported earlier this month about a new rating system put into place by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that may lead to fewer perfect scores for area school districts. The Missouri School Improvement Plan (MISP) was adopted in 1990 to assess the progress of schools in meeting performance standings with increasing standards of achievement. The old rating system was a 14-point system that considered things such as attendance, graduation rates and if the district offered Advanced Placement courses. With the old system, the Post reported, more than 80 percent of districts met at least 13 out of the 14 standards. The Wentzville School district has achieved perfect scores for the …

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Wentzville Schools Send Second Parent Letter About School Security

Superintendent Dr. Terry Adams offers tips for helping students deal with their fears after the deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

On Monday, Wentzville School District Superintendent Dr. Terry Adams sent a second letter to parents in the wake of the Newtown/Sandy Hook school shootings. Adams assured parents that all schools in the district have security cameras and that all entrances are locked during the day and entrance is only allowed through main offices. Teachers and staff are trained in emergency response procedures and there are crisis plans in place. School also hold intruder drills. Adams also states that police believe the rumors about violence at Holt High School during finals week are not credible. Rumors about finals-week violence have circulated in past years too. The entire text of the letter, which includes tips for helping children deal with the …

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42 Wentzville Seniors Receive 'Bright Flight' Scholarships

Bright Flight Scholars are in the top 5% of the state's high school seniors.

(The following press release was issued by the Wentzville School District.) The Wentzville School District has announced that 42 seniors have qualified for Missouri “Bright Flight” scholarships this year, with 21 recipients from Holt High School and 21 from Timberland High School. Bright Flight is the Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) academic scholarship program that awards scholarships to the top 5% of the state’s high school seniors as determined by their ACT or SAT composite scores. “We are very proud of our students, and the fact that just two years ago we had half as many Bright Flight recipients means we are absolutely moving in the right direction,” said Dr. Terry Adams, Superintendent. “We have helped our students by …

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News and updates from around Wentzville

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Student Council Convention Rocks Timberland

Student Council members from all over the greater St. Louis area converged on Timberland High School Saturday.

The large poster at the back of the Timberland High School cafeteria said it all: If you want to view Paradise Simply turn around and view it Anything you want to do, do it Want to change the world? There's nothing to it . . . With the energy generated by more than 1,200 student leaders bouncing off Timberland's walls Saturday, those last two lines from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory were more promise than poetry. The Gateway Student Council Convention of the Missouri Association of Student Councils provided a day of inspirational speakers, skits and discussion groups for the students and their advisors. As president of the association and the hosting school, Timberland's student council chose the Willy Wonka theme and decorated …

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Wentzville School Board Honors Superintendent, Hears Construction Report

The board also approved the 2011-2016 facilities plan.

The Wentzville R-IV School District Board of Eduction honored Superintendent Dr. Terry Adams at its Thursday, Oct. 20 meeting. Adams was named the Missouri Superintendent of the Year by the Missouri Association of School Administrators. Adams, who has been superintendent since 2006, will represent Missouri in the National Superintendent of the Year program conducted by the American Association of School Administrators.   Under Adams' leadership, the district has received six Distinction in Performance award from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), as well as nearly doubling in enrollment.  In other business, the board heard a request by parent Chrissy Holmes for the district to support her group's efforts to …

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Wentzville School Board to Recognize Superintendent

Board to hold monthly meeting tonight at 7 p.m.

The Wentzville R-IV School Board is slated to meet tonight at the district's administrative offices. A closed session is set for 6 p.m. with open session scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: Recognition Consent Agenda Superintendent’s Reports New Business The meeting is open to the public.

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Wentzville's Adams Named Missouri Superintendent of the Year

The award follows on the heels of the district's Distinction in Performance.

Dr. Terry Adams, superintendent of the Wentzville R-IV School District and Lake Saint Louis resident, has been named the Missouri Superintendent of the Year by the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA). The announcement of the award was made during the Missouri School Boards’ Association and MASA joint fall conference held at Tan-Tar-A Resort on Oct. 1. As the recipient of this award, Adams will represent Missouri in the National Superintendent of the Year program conducted by the American Association of School Administrators. “It was certainly a surprise, but I’m honored and humbled to be recognized by my peers,” said Adams. “It’s really a testament to the hard work of our outstanding students and our dedicated staff. I …

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