St. Louis U. High receives $16M gift for new teaching program, in honor of retired educator

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  • The money, given by a 1970 graduate, has been earmarked to support faculty training, research and curriculum development.
  • John Schaefer, 73, and his wife, Pamela Zilly, began speaking with SLUH leaders last fall about how to make the most impact on the school.
  • The Sciuto Institute for Teaching Excellence is named after Schaefer’s classmate, Matt Sciuto, who retired in 2019.
  • The endowed SITE program will not raise teacher pay or be used to hire more teachers.
ST. LOUIS St. Louis University High School closed out the centennial celebration of its Oakland Avenue campus with the announcement Saturday of a $16 million donation the largest in the history of th [+3183 chars]

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