US (MO): Greenhouse project being investigated for Lafayette High

Rockwood School District’s Board of Education recently voted to allow Principal John Shaughnessy and other staff to formally investigate the possibility of a building an attached greenhouse on the west side of the Lafayette High building in Wildwood, facing Hwy. 109.

Shaughnessy told the board that the possible greenhouse project would be a collaborative partnership opportunity between local nurseries, community businesses and the district.

The greenhouse would provide an onsite pre-vocational work opportunity for self-contained Special School District students, Shaughnessy said.

“We found that these kids are regularly sent to job sites such as the local YMCA to obtain skills,” he said. “But we never get to see the results of their work at Lafayette. So we wanted them to be able to stay at Lafayette and get the same types of skills.”

The effort would allow students with special needs to work with local nurseries and learn about horticulture, Shaughnessy said. “And fresh produce and plants would show the results of their work.”

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