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Construction Progress Is Underway Translation of the Stories Included in Education at Several Schools Connection Is Available on the District’S Website at Kckps.Org Spring 2018 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS IS WELCOME CENTER UNDERWAY NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR REASONS TO BELIEVE ALUMNI HONOR ROLL 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, KS 66104 KS City, Kansas St., 59th N. 2010 2018 KCKPS Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Public Kansas City, Kansas GRADUATION DATES 75092111 Call us 816-765-6600 crittentonkc.org 75100765 EDUCATION CONNECTION — SPRING 2018 3 IN THIS ISSUE Superintendent’s Message 5 Education Connection is a quarterly newsmagazine of the Kansas City, Kansas KCKCC and KCKPS Work Together 6 Public Schools (KCKPS). Editorial copy and For Student Success photography are created by the KCKPS Communications Department and produced 7 Welcome Center by NPG Newspapers. To receive a copy of the magazine, call (913) 279-2242. A Spanish 8 Construction Progress is Underway translation of the stories included in Education at Several Schools Connection is available on the district’s website at kckps.org. 10 Nominations Sought for Reasons To Believe Alumni Honor Roll Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Central Offi ce and Training Center Input Received From Stakeholders 2010 N. 59th St. About Future of KCKPS Kansas City, KS 66104 Superintendent Search Firm Selected (913) 551-3200 www.kckps.org Stay in the Know! 11 Superintendent of Schools P3 Tips App Dr. Cynthia Lane 2018 KCKPS Graduation Dates Chief of Public Affairs David A. Smith 12 Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament Beyond the Classroom Director of Communications & Marketing Melissa Fears 13 2018 District Calendar Editor, Education Connection KCK Board of Education Wanda Brownlee Paige COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES Harold Brown Maxine Drew Website: kckps.org Janey Humphries Brenda C. Jones Facebook: Dr. Valdenia Winn Spring 2018 KansasCityKansasPublicSchools Dr. Stacy Yeager Twitter: twitter.com/kckschools Superintendent’s Blog, “It’s Up to Us.” blog.kckps.org CONSTRUCTION KCKPS-TV: PROGRESS IS UNDERWAY Channel 18 (on Spectrum) WELCOME CENTER NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR Channel 145 (on Google Fiber) REASONS TO BELIEVE ALUMNI HONOR ROLL 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, KS 66104 KS City, Kansas St., 59th N. 2010 Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Public Kansas City, Kansas 2018 KCKPS YouTube: youtube.com/KCKPSTV GRADUATION DATES 4 EDUCATION CONNECTION — SPRING 2018 MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT This school • Over the last 10 years, the district rebuilt year marks my and renovated 15 school facilities. Over th the next five years, with the 2016 voter- 36 year as an approved $235 million zero-tax increase educator, 30 of bond, the district will replace several more which I have school facilities, and make significant im- provements to all of our schools. All with- served here out a tax increase. in the Kansas • KCKPS is the first in the state and our region City, Kansas to design and implement a system-wide Public Schools program focused on graduating each (KCKPS). student with a high school diploma, plus During my time critical credentials. This program means in KCKPS, I have each student has access to a rigorous Dr. Cynthia Lane curriculum that aligns to course work and Superintendent of Schools worked alongside a committed experiences with each student’s future goals. + board of education, outstanding teachers, Diploma is giving each student a step up on dedicated administrators, and passionate their future. support staff. I am inspired by the work we This is why I know the future of KCKPS are doing in the district. I am proud of our is filled with promise and possibilities. We commitment to engage in bold initiatives know there is much more to do to ensure our to help our students succeed. It has been an schools are focused on what our students need honor to be part of a learning community that to be successful. We also know that working has fully embraced these values and believes together, we can and will succeed. in continuous improvement and growth for It is with overwhelming gratitude to the students and staff. board, my colleagues, my students, and this Our school board and community, our community that I end tenure with the district, parents, district employees, business leaders, effective June 30, 2018. Whatever may occur on and most of all our students, are responsible for the road ahead, I will continue to be a strong the significant achievements and strides made advocate and supporter of KCKPS. Together, over the last decade. Let me remind us of a few we have moved the school district from a good of the accomplishments made by the district urban district, to a district held up as one of the with support of our parents and community most innovative and student-focused districts partners. in our state. We have done this work together. • Kansas City, Kansas was named One of the It certainly hasn’t been easy, but it has been 100 Best Communities for Young People by right. Diploma+ will carry our students forward the America’s Promise Alliance. with vital skills and credentials they need to step into the next phase of their lives. • KCKPS was recognized as one of the nation’s most innovative school districts by Remember, it is and will always be up to us. the National Association of School Boards, and heralded by the Kansas State Check out Dr. Cynthia Lane’s Department of Education as a leader in school transformation. blog, “It’s Up to Us” at blog.kckps.org EDUCATION CONNECTION — SPRING 2018 5 KCKCC AND KCKPS WORK TOGETHER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) and Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) are working together to create more higher education opportunities for students in Wyandotte County. KCKCC and KCKPS signed a Memorandum of succeed, so does KCKCC. We are honored to be part of this Understanding (MOU) during a special joint meeting milestone and look forward to future partnership initiatives in December, paving the way for a Concurrent/Dual that ultimately benefi t the communities we collectively serve,” Enrollment Partnership. The MOU outlines the guidelines and said Vietti. requirements for the program, which is available to all high Diploma+ begins in preschool building a strong foundation school students in the school district who wish to take college- in academic and social emotional skills. Continuing through level courses. These courses, unless specifi ed, are at no cost to elementary and middle school, the program relies on project- students of the school district. based, hands-on learning as well as career exploration and “In Kansas, by 2020, 72 percent of all careers will require visits to various industries and college campuses. In high more than a high school diploma,” said Dr. Cynthia Lane, school, students choose from a variety of different Diploma+ superintendent of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools. “That’s Academies that focus on specifi c career interests, providing why Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools has transformed students with a number of real-world experiences. The learning from what many of us know as ‘traditional’ schools goal is for every student in KCKPS to graduate with a high to Diploma+ learning. That is why in order for us to continue school diploma and at least one of the following Diploma+ the successful work of this initiative, we need partnerships endorsements: like the one we have with Kansas City Kansas Community • Completion of at least one full year of college College. This new agreement will give our students the proper (18-30 hours) tools they need to continue to thrive academically and become successful adults in the workplace,” said Dr. Lane. • Completion of an Industry-Recognized Certifi cate or Credential Concurrent Enrollment Courses are those taught at the high schools during the normal school day by approved instructors. • At least a 21 on the ACT or 1060 on the SAT These courses will be for college credit. Dual Enrollment • Completion of the IB Diploma Programme or Courses are classes offered at the high school or college Career-Related Programme campus and may be taught by a qualifi ed high school teacher • Acceptance into the Military or college professor. • Completion of a Qualifi ed Internship or “Kansas City Kansas Community College is excited Industry-Approved Project about the partnership agreement with KCKPS that creates tremendous opportunities for its students to earn college • An Approved Plan for Post-Secondary Transition credit and technical certifi cates while still in high school,” said KCKPS students can complete one or more of the + KCKCC President Dr. Jacqueline Vietti. “KCKPS’s Diploma endorsements at no cost to them or their families. Learn more goal is a shared one for the College, because when its students about Diploma+ at kckps.org/diplomaplus. 6 EDUCATION CONNECTION — SPRING 2018 Enroll your first-time* students to the school district at the KCKPS Welcome Center. Location and Hours of Operation KCKPS Central Office and Training Center 2010 N. 59th Street, Kansas City, KS 66104 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Features • One-stop setting for families • Lunch applications and special dietary forms • School bus and transportation information • Centralized immunization form drop-off • Diploma+ information • Interpreting services • General school district information OPENING APRIL 9 913.627.2655 [email protected] *The Welcome Center will NOT replace online re-enrollment for students returning to the school district. All students entering Kindergarten should participate in Kindergarten Roundup. All students invited to attend Sumner Academy must enroll at Sumner Academy. Preschool enrollment is year-round and taken by appointment at (913) 627-5257 or at [email protected]. EDUCATION CONNECTION — SPRING 2018 7 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS IS UNDERWAY AT SEVERAL SCHOOLS Four groundbreaking events were held in March to celebrate the kick-off to the construction at several schools. The events included remarks and the ceremonial turning of the dirt by KCKPS’s offi cials, representatives of the school district’s Community Vision Team and elected offi cials.
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