According to survey results, Park Hill parents feel that their schools are safe, caring places, where their children develop strong, healthy relationships with the educators they see each day.
Park Hill School District is a recipient of the 2009 Missouri Quality Award. Park Hill is the first school district to earn the distinction. The Missouri Quality Award recognizes an organization's commitment to meeting its customers' needs and to using the best available processes for everything it does. The Missouri Quality Award demonstrates to the Park Hill community the world-class level of excellence that our schools are achieving.
Each year, when the state measures how well the Park Hill School District students are performing, Park Hill meets every single performance standard. This is why Park Hill earns the Distinction in Performance award for high performance every year.
Park Hill School District's high achievement is a result of its amazing teachers and staff. Superintendent Dr. Dennis Fisher is the 2010 Missouri Superintendent of the Year. The Park Hill District also has highly qualified teachers who tailor their instruction to meet the individual needs of their students. Approximately 79 percent of the district's professional staff has a master's degree or higher.
Students in the Park Hill School District perform better on standardized tests than the state and national averages, and they continue to improve at a faster rate than students in other districts.
The community in the Park Hill School District is extremely supportive of its schools, consistently passing the bonds and levies necessary to build, maintain and operate Park Hill's schools.
The Park Hill School District provides extra opportunities for its students, including college-level classes for dual credit, advanced-placement courses, and A+ High School program, which allows Park Hill High School and Park Hill South students to receive two years of free tuition from any Missouri public community college, vocational school or technical school if they meet certain requirements.
The Park Hill School District prides itself on operating with financial responsibility, integrity and efficiency. For four years in a row, the district has received the Meritorious Budget Award from the Association of School Business Officials International because the district budget demonstrates effective use of taxpayer dollars in a user-friendly format.
Communicating with parents is important in the Park Hill School District. Using PowerSchool, parents can use their home computers to see up-to-date grades and homework assignments. The MealPay program allows parents to see what their students are eating for breakfast and lunch each day. Many teachers in the district also send daily or weekly e-mail newsletters to parents.
The Park Hill School District is committed to lifelong learning, and the distric offers programs for community members from babies to senior citizens. The Parents as Teachers program is an early-learning program for parents with children from birth to age three. The district’s early childhood education program offers preschool, early childhood special education and English Language Learners preschool. The district also has a community education program with classes for adults.
