Mehlville School District Superintendent Chris Gaines is retiring in August after eight years with the school district. Gaines’s official last day is Aug. 31. When he retires, he’ll have completed 28 years total in education. Gaines was hired as superintendent by the school district in 2015, but his career in education starts in rural Missouri,.
Mehlville School District Superintendent Chris Gaines announced Friday that he would retire in August after eight years with the school district. Gaines, then the superintendent of the Wright City School.
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Students at Oakville and Mehlville high schools will attend class in person four days a week starting in March, after almost a year of hybrid or virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mehlville School District Superintendent Chris Gaines said at the Mehlville Board of Education meeting Thursday that high school students will transition to “Plan C: Connected,” four days a week in person, starting Tuesday, March 9. Mondays will remain at-home learning days, with all students attending class in person Tuesdays through Fridays.
The district released a video Friday informing families of the change.
Students enrolled in Mehlville@Home, Mehlville’s 100-percent at-home learning program, will remain virtual.