Fort Zumwalt Hosts Parent Coffee on Monday Night

 first Parent Coffee of the school year is scheduled at from 7-8 p.m. on Monday night. 

The district offers four parent coffees throughout the school year as an opportunity for parents to hear district updates and talk with administrators. 

"It's an opportunity to start a dialogue with the public," Superintendent Bernard DuBray said, adding the coffee events started 10 years ago as a way to allow board members and parents to meet face-to-face and discuss issues. 

During Monday night's coffee, Presiding Judge of St. Charles County Rick Zerr will speak about the challenges of parenting in the digital age. The  orchestra and recorder band will provide the night's entertainment. 

The schools invited to Monday's coffee include:

• North High
• Hope High
• North Middle
• Forest Park, JL Mudd, Mount Hope and Westhoff Elementary Schools. 

Fort Zumwalt Parent Coffee Schedules For the Rest of the 2011-12 School Year: 

• Nov. 28, 2011 – West High School auditorium at 7 p.m. for parents of West High; West Middle and Dardenne, Pheasant Point, Twin Chimneys, Ostmann and Rock Creek Elementary Schools.
• Jan. 9, 2012 –  at 7 p.m. for parents of South High; South Middle; and Emge and Progress South Elementary Schools.
• Feb. 27, 2012 –  at 7 p.m. for parents of East High; DuBray Middle and Hawthorn, Lewis & Clark, St. Peters and Mid Rivers Elementary Schools.