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Francis Howell R-III School District board

17 meetings on our record, 5 of them from the past year and 12 with unconfirmed dates · 17,241 students · 7 members on our roster

Latest · Oct 15, 2026
Board vote on refund of $134.90 Sunshine Law fee fails 3-3Play 1:21:04
Next · Thursday, November 19, 2026
6:30 PM · 801 Corporate Centre Drive O'Fallon, MO 63368 · District posting ↗
Newest meeting we have
Oct 15, 2026 · District's own meeting list ↗ (it may list later ones)
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On the board: Steven Blair, President · Jason Adams, Director · Sara Dillard, Director · Amy Gryder, Vice President · Kevin McGuire, Treasurer · Sarah Oelke, Director · Carolie Owens, Director

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 2 h 52 minThursday, October 15, 2026Board vote on refund of $134.90 Sunshine Law fee fails 3-3Budget cuts and layoffsReading and test scoresSafety, weapons and policeSpeakers: Steven Blair, Amy Gryder, Kevin McGuire, Jason Adams and 1 more
Play 1:21:04
Board meeting · 2 h 28 minThursday, September 17, 2026School board approves tax rate after public hearingBudget cuts and layoffsReading and test scoresSpeakers: Steven Blair, Kevin McGuire, Jason Adams, Carolie Owens
Play 2:10
Special meetingWednesday, September 9, 2026
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Board meeting · 2 h 05 minThursday, June 4, 2026Budget cuts and layoffsEnrollmentSpeakers: Steven Blair, Kevin McGuire, Jason Adams, Sarah Oelke and 1 more
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The board

Who talks on this board

Minutes speaking per full board meeting · 5 board meetings, Dec 11, 2025 – Oct 15, 2026 · talk time only, never tone or stance

Listed by seatAbout 48% of members' speaking time here is named; we rank at 60%.
Coverage: about 48% of members’ speaking time named (32%–87%)

Minutes = time we heard them speak per meeting, from the speech we have named so far, so each is a floor: at least that much.

Runs the meeting
Steven BlairPresident · runs the meeting, not rankedShare18.0min, at least4 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—runs the meeting, counted apart3.5questions asked per meeting, at least
Members · listed by seat
Jason AdamsDirector · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share3.2min, at least3 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked2.5questions asked per meeting, at least
Sara DillardDirector · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share0.0min, at least0 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked—no question counted
Amy GryderVice President · Seated for 3 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share0.1min, at least1 of 3meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked1.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Kevin McGuireTreasurer · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.0min, at least3 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked2.3questions asked per meeting, at least
Sarah OelkeDirector · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.5min, at least3 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Carolie OwensDirector · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.2min, at least3 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.3questions asked per meeting, at least

Minutes speaking per full board meeting held while seated; a meeting they missed or stayed silent in counts as zero · bar = minutes named so far · talk time only, never tone or stance · Hamlet

Meetings on our record
Next meetingThursday, November 19, 20266:30 PM · 801 Corporate Centre Drive O'Fallon, MO 63368Board of Education Meeting - Nov 19 2026The district’s posting ↗Add to calendarPosting checked Oct 29
All 17 meetings on our record
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What board members said

We looked at our staff to admin ratios, we have the highest. I mean, I don't know what else we can start to cut that will make a significant difference.Amy GryderVice President · Francis Howell R-III School District boardWatch the full meeting from 1:40:22
Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Budget and finance22%11%–34%
Public comment5%1%–11%
Ceremony and recognition4%1%–10%
Safety and discipline0%0%–23%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 15% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 17 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 9; 5 had at least one. The busiest, on Dec 11, 2025, heard from 11.

    11 on Dec 11, 202511 speakers6 speakers3.4 a meeting on average

    Federal district ID 2928950 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district