The staff at Mark Twain School has been restructured to meet the evolving needs of students as the nontraditional school enters its sixth year under new leadership.

PB Connect celebrated its 10th anniversary as an internal workshop led by educators sharing best practices with their colleagues as part of the R-I district’s professional learning community model.

Mark Twain School has been awarded $1,100 for its Jobs for America’s Graduates program in a string of new grant initiatives under Missouri first lady Teresa Parson’s Moving Missouri Forward Foundation.