Special School District of St. Louis County

School district in Missouri, United States

Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD) is a county-wide school district for children with disabilities and for vocational studies in St. Louis County, Missouri. Its headquarters are in Town and Country.[1]

## History

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It was created in 1957 because county parents wanted their children with disabilities to be educated; accordingly county residents voted for the creation of the district. Additionally, state-level politicians approved the district's creation. Holly K. Hacker of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote that because children with disabilities were not guaranteed a public education at the time, the creation of the SSD "was a bold" action.[2]

The district was aiming to fully establish itself circa 1960-1961.[3]

In 1965 it also began establishing career and technical education programs for all residents in the county.[2]

By 1999 the majority of students with disabilities received some services from the SSD but were primarily students of local school districts. The differences in operations and scheduling between the entities complicated the education of that group of students with disabilities.[2]

## Schools

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Special Education Schools

* Ackerman School (Florissant) - Ages 5–14.
* Its students come from the Ferguson-Florissant, Hazelwood, Jennings, and Riverview Gardens school districts.[4]
* Litzsinger School (Ladue) - Ages 5–14.
* Its students come from the Brentwood, Clayton, Kirkwood, Ladue, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Normandy, Pattonville, Ritenour, and University City school districts. Additionally its service area includes portions of the Parkway and Rockwood school districts.[5]
* Neuwoehner High School (Town and Country) - Ages 14–21.
* Its service area is the same as that of Litzsinger.[6]
* Northview High School (Florissant) - Ages 14–21.
* Its service area is the same as that of Ackerman.[7]
* Southview School (Sunset Hills) - Ages 5–21.
* Its service area is the Affton, Bayless, Hancock Place, Lindbergh, Mehlville, Valley Park, and Webster Groves school districts. Additionally its service area includes portions of the Parkway and Rockwood school districts.[8]

Career and technical education schools

* North Technical High School (North Tech) (Florissant)
* South Technical High School (South Tech) (Sunset Hills, St. Louis post office address)[9]

## References

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1. ^ "All SSD Schools". Special School District of St. Louis County. Retrieved July 23, 2022. "12110 Clayton Road, Town & Country, MO 63131"
2. ^ a b c Hacker, Holly K. (November 21, 1999). "Panel intends to break barriers between special, general education". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. A7. \- [ Clipping] from Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Plans for School of Handicapped". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. September 5, 1958. p. 3B. \- Clipping from Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "School Profile". Ackerman School. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
5. ^ "School Profile". Litzsinger School. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
6. ^ "School Profile". Neuwoehner High School. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
7. ^ "School Profile". Northview High School. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
8. ^ "School Profile". Southview School. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
9. ^ "Home". South Technical High School. Retrieved July 23, 2022. "12721 West Watson Road, St. Louis, MO 63127" \- Despite the St. Louis address it is in Sunset Hills. See the PDF zoning map

## External links

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* Special School District of St. Louis County

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Education in St. Louis County, Missouri

This includes institutions outside of the city limits of St. Louis which have "St. Louis, MO" postal addresses.
Note multiple places with "St. Louis, MO" postal addresses are not in the St. Louis city limits.

K-12

School districts|

* Affton
* Bayless
* Brentwood
* Clayton
* Ferguson-Florissant
* Hancock Place
* Hazelwood
* Jennings
* Kirkwood
* Ladue
* Lindbergh
* Maplewood Richmond Heights
* Mehlville
* Meramec Valley R-III
* Normandy Collab
* Parkway
* Pattonville
* Rittenour
* Riverview Gardens
* Rockwood
* University City
* Valley Park
* Webster Groves

Special district|

* Special School District of St. Louis County

Public
high schools|

* Affton
* Clayton
* Eureka
* Fern Ridge
* Hazelwood Central
* Hazelwood East
* Hazelwood West
* Kirkwood
* McCluer
* McCluer North
* Melhville
* Normandy
* Parkway Central
* Parkway North
* Parkway South
* Parkway West
* Pattonville
* STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley
* University City
* Valley Park

| Closed|

* Berkeley
* Douglass
* Kinloch

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Private
high schools|

* Barat Acad
* Chaminade College Prep
* CBC HS
* Cor Jesu Acad
* De Smet Jesuit HS
* Incarnate Word Acad
* John Burroughs
* Logos HS
* Lutheran North
* Lutheran South
* Nerinx Hall HS
* Notre Dame HS
* Principia
* St. John Vianney HS
* St. Joseph's Acad
* Saint Louis Priory
* Ursuline Acad
* Villa Duchesne
* Visitation Acad
* Westminster Christian Acad
* Whitfield School

| Closed|

* Trinity Catholic

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Tertiary institutions

Four-year|

* Fontbonne University
* Maryville University
* Missouri Baptist University
* Washington University in St. Louis
* Webster University

Community
college|

* St. Louis Community College

Seminaries|

* Concordia Seminary
* Covenant Theological Seminary

Supplementary education

Weekend
schools|

* St. Louis Japanese School

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