Board of Education

Creve Coeur School District # 76 Board of Education Announces Vacant Seat
The Creve Coeur School District # 76 Board of Education announces having one (1) vacant seat. Board of Education meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Letters of Interest will be accepted until Noon on May 14th. Letters of Interest may be dropped off or mailed to the Board of Education at the District Office, 400 N. Highland Street, Creve Coeur, or emailed to the Board of Education secretary (pgreiner@cc76.k12.il.us). A decision will be made and a new member will be seated at the May 25th meeting of the Board of Education.

Board of Education Member Qualifications

Be a U.S. citizen.
Be at least 18 years of age.
Be a resident of Illinois and the District for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the appointment.
Be a registered voter.
Not be a Child Sex Offender.
Not hold another incompatible public office.
Not have a prohibited interest in any contract with the District.
Not be a school trustee.
Not hold certain types of prohibited State or federal employment.

Board Meetings

The Board of Education meets regularly each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Litchfield Building. Special meetings may be called for other times and places to handle emergency business.

All meetings are open to the public except executive (closed) sessions, which are permitted by State Law to discuss certain subjects. All decisions, however, are made in public (open) session.

Calendar of Meeting Dates

School Board Member Training

Our Goals Board of Education Creve Coeur District 76

The district will continue to strive toward improvements in academic achievement.
The district will support social/emotional health of our students.
The district will continue to support professional development for staff.
The district will continue to support technology programs.
The district will strive for a professional, comfortable, and more efficient learning environment.
The district will make the best use of all district owned facilities.
The district will continue to be fiscally responsible with tax dollars and assets.
The district values open communication to and from the greater community.
The board will promote effective governance of the school district.

We believe…
Students/Learning

Every child can succeed.
Learning is a continual process.
All children have the ability to learn and grow academically and socially.
Learning should be challenging and requires accountability.

Teachers/Teaching

Successful teachers are caring and enjoy teaching.
Empowerment and support are needed to help teachers grow professionally.
Teaching is challenging work.
Teachers have a powerful impact on student’s ability to learn.
Effective teaching requires student engagement, individualized instruction and creativity.

School/Community Responsibility

Schools are the core of the community.
Continual communication is a key to a strong community school relationship.
Community involvement is needed in order for the school to succeed.
The school should be involved in the community.
The school and community are responsible for and accountable to each other.
The board should consider community input on important decisions.
Students should be involved in community service.

Illinois School Board Members Week
Creve Coeur Schools appreciate all of our Board members!!!

Fourth Grade students, Ryleigh Donath and Drift Cart, with their teacher Mrs. Erwin wowed the Board of Education with their update on the use of Google classroom in 4th grade. Students create high-level questions for each other and for class assessments!

Landon Brackney and Mrs. Conway who visited the Board to fill Board members in on their 3rd grade classroom’s Ninja Math program, the fun way to learn multiplication facts!

Ethan Hedge and Bobby Stewart who volunteered their time to be sure that our kids had a great time after meeting their fall reading goals.

Warrior Salute of Appreciation
The Board recognized the important contributions of three of our LaSalle parents for their hard work on our recent Book Fair and all they do for our school.