District Headlines

New Hires
District announces new administrative leaders for 2025-2026 school year
Updated on 03/14/2025
The Mehlville Board of Education approved the hiring of Dr. Whitney Maus as the Executive Director of Teaching, Learning and Professional Development, and of Katie Hardrick as the K-12 Curriculum Director for Social Studies and Career and Technical Education. Additionally, the Special School District Board of Education has announced the hiring of Dr. Charity Schluter as the Director of Special Education for Mehlville School District. 
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Buerkle Middle Headlines

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Message from the Principal
Updated on 02/07/2025
Important Dates 
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7-period schedule
Middle schools will switch to a 7-period schedule
Updated on 01/21/2025
To support student achievement and increased instructional time, all middle schools in the Mehlville School District will switch to a 7-period schedule beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. 
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Our Mission Statement

Buerkle Middle School is part of Mehlville School District. POG The Mehlville School District mission is to build a high-performing school system rooted in the community's desire to build a culture of improvement for staff and students. Mehlville School District believes that all of our graduates should be creative and critical thinkers, self-aware, persistent, communicators, and ethical and global. We call this our Portrait of a Graduate.

Located in south St. Louis County, Mehlville School District encompasses all or part of the unincorporated communities of Mehlville, Oakville, Concord and Lemay. Through its dedication to providing institutional excellence, fiscal responsibility and community benefit, our fully accredited district serves the educational needs of about 10,000 children in a community of about 96,000 residents within 42 square miles.

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The Mehlville School District strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment against employees, students or others on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sex including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity and other characteristics protected by law. The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: contact Adam Smith at 314-467-5006 or [email protected].