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Don't let the NEA take back majority control of the FHSD board

Mr. Cook’s leadership has produced results - and enraged the left

Randy Cook and Ashley Sturm Embrace Transparent and Accountable School Leadership

They can steal our signs, but they can’t steal this election.

Your Conservative School Board Majority Has Made Safety a Priority

Sorry DOGE: Francis Howell’s Conservative Majority Did it First!

Annual Survey Shows Large Increase in Community Approval

Get a yard sign and volunteer to help protect common sense education

It’s Official. The NEA has Endorsed…..Itself!

Why do far-left board candidates Gryder and Oelke support MORE DEI at FHSD?

Their Goal: All Conservatives Off School Boards

Will we build on two years of progress or return to mismanagement?

Thursday, Jan 30, 2025 – Join Randy Cook and Ashley Sturm, Your April 2025 Candidates!

Distracted Students are not Focused Students

What did far left school board candidate Amy Gryder say about Conservatives?

Ensuring FHSD Policies Align with Missouri Supreme Court Guidance

Local Democrats Vilify FHSD Conservatives

Excessive discipline issues are detrimental to our students' education

FHSD parents, teachers, and community members, we need your help!

We applaud the board for proposing these common sense and long needed policy updates

Too Many People Associated with Public Schools Think Parents aren’t Safe

The board’s proposed policy changes provide common-sense guidelines that listen to currently ignored perspectives

Major institutions and library book lists captured by those with an agenda

Blair, Owens, and their PACs are fine with pre-teens reading erotic fantasy and sexual assault

Don’t Let School Events Become Political Events!

Age Appropriate Standards are not "Book Banning"

Radicals are MAD they can’t encourage sexual orientation / gender identity!

Our board is being attacked by progressive ideologues and needs your support!

We were up against a strong, well-organized opposition, but we are already looking forward to next year

Don't go back to letting the local NEA choose your school board

Claims of teachers leaving because of the board have no basis in the data

Senior Grant Kilen responds to attempt to attack and belittle him

Only a minority of FHSD teachers are members of the local NEA

Ted House and his SCCFPS PAC hide from the truth

Our media team has been busy correcting the record

See who has endorsed common sense candidates for Francis Howell school board

Feb 27th: April 2nd candidates endorsed by Francis Howell Families discuss their priorities

Attendees can be the first to get yard signs!

We will be distributing yard signs at these times and locations

The local NEA and their candidates are desperate!

Leftist PAC believes that a few of their emails matter more than tens of thousands of voters

Reject NEA endorsed candidates Steven Blair and Carolie Owens

Find out how you can join us and make a real difference

Don't miss another chance to meet Adriana and Sam!

On January 31, Adriana and Jane were guests with Brian Nieves and discussed priorities for FHSD.

Don't miss out on the next chance to win and support electing family-focused school board members.

This should be good news for everyone: Students have 1st A rights that are subject to the Code of Conduct

There is no 1st Amendment right to "Walk out" of class

Friday, Jan 19, 2024: Don't miss a chance to meet candidates Adriana Kuhn and Sam Young!

This year only 102 students total enrolled in these two courses across three high schools

Effective July 1, 2024, all curriculum developed with these standards are also rescinded

On Dec 21, our board votes to remove Social Justice standards from curriculum

They don't want to admit their opposition to common sense bathroom/locker room policies

Every 50 tickets is a new drawing for this great gift

Careful oversight and working with Principals was key

Don't miss out on the next chance to win and support electing family-focused school board members.

We have received great response after only a few days. Don't miss your chance to win!

This fundraiser is a chance to win a great gift for your kids or grandkids

It's time for a written privacy policy that represents district families

Francis Howell residents are invited to a VERY important meeting regarding the safety of your children

Watch board comments by new VP Randy Cook and link to TV story

A Francis Howell North student’s perspective on Back to Basics [...]

The audit is based on fiscal and operation concerns. Costs will be covered by the state.

Thanks to the volunteers, supporters and donors for their hard work and sacrifices in the April 4th school board election!

Read FH Central publications team interviews

Also find details on where to go now for No Excuse Early voting

It is critical to begin to restore taxpayer trust in our district finances

Follow the shifting estimates

At the MIddendorf-Kedell library - Mar 14, 6:30 - 8:00pm

We will be distributing yard signs at these times and locations

On Feb 23, Jane was interviewed on the Kell and Co. show to discuss her priorities in the April 4th election

Attacks on Francis Howell Families have intensified as we get closer to the April election, including a number of outright lies

Find out how you can join us and make a real difference

Don't miss our exciting campaign kick-off!

Vote April 4th and STOP the NEA from choosing our board

During a "Spirit Friday", many students wore face paint but those with crosses were forced to remove them

See how our scores have tumbled; we now trail Fort Zumwalt in an objective ranking

Resolving the critical staffing shortage requires proper focus and motivation

FHSD has removed several books with sexually explicit graphic images that are illegal under a new state law

Download a one page report including excerpts. WARNING - CONTENT ADVISORY

FHSD administration recently held a citizen's roundtable on Prop S priorities without discussing past mistakes

FHSD agrees to judge’s ruling, will not apply advertising policies to public comments

Francis Howell Families joins the Francis Howell Educators’ Association (FHEA) in asking the Board to livestream their upcoming board retreat on June 23, 2022

Chris joins Mike Ferguson to discuss recent FHSD board elections, federal 1st amendment injunction, etc.

Watch as this parent describes the specifics and his attempts to voice his concerns with staff

Thanks to the Bertrand, Cook, and FHF volunteers, supporters and donors for their hard work and sacrifices in the April 5th school board election!

Read and watch interviews with Adam Bertrand, Randy Cook, and the other candidates for the April 5th election

Listen to our endorsed candidates for Francis Howell School Board discuss what they think can be done to improve the school district

With project $79M over budget, Hoehn says "I’ll be the first to admit the district did a poor job in communicating the increases in costs for the FHN project"

Deputy superintendent Dr. Kenneth Roumpos named Interim Superintendent

The district announced the process that they will be using for replacing retiring CFO/COO Kevin Supple. 

With the FHSD board election less than six weeks away, make sure that you and your friends and family are ready to vote.

The administration has responded with a memo proposing that their existing project manager simply continue to provide monthly updates.  

These part-time recess positions relieve teachers who face increasing admin loads, contributing to student education in a cost effective way.

After a three month delay, district level MAP testing data is finally available. Francis Howell results are not good.

As apparent hostages to the administration, the Francis Howell School Board ignores pleas to pause and correct this broken process

Many of the Proposition S capital projects are coming in severely over budget, including the new Francis Howell North high school

Whether the committee ultimately found it to be pornographic or not is beside the point. What is concerning is that the district thought it was appropriate to evaluate a pornography challenge with a student on the committee.

President Mary Lange cuts off public commenter who dares to mention FrancisHowellFamilies.org

Decide for yourself - our analysis shows that CRT expert LaGarrett King was instrumental in course development while avoiding transparency.

Francis Howell Families appeared several times this well on RealTalk 93.3 to discuss CRT and sexually explicity materials in our schools

Four books in our middle and high school libraries that parents should be aware of

An Oct 21, 2021 board meeting agenda item would significantly reduce transparency in our schools

On Oct. 21, Katie Rash of Francis Howell Families appeared on NewsTalkSTL to discuss CRT, pornography, mandates, and transparency on our schools.

On Oct. 21,  Francis Howell Families’  Chris Brooks discussed obscene materials on the Mark Cox show

On Sept. 30,  Francis Howell Families’  Vivian Gontarz discusses pornography on the Mark Reardon show

Francis Howell Families will appear on RealTalk 93.3 this afternoon to discuss sexually explicit material in FHSD libraries

Francis Howell Families’ Chris Brooks discusses the elimination of middle school challenge classes with Mark Reardon

Francis Howell Families’ Chris Brooks discusses the Sept. 7 interview with Dr. Hoven