fall 2018 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS UPDATES TEACH IN KCKPS WHILE EARNING YOUR MASTER’S IN EDUCATION KCKPS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR HONORED AT ANNUAL KSDE BANQUET 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, KS 66104 KS City, Kansas St., 59th N. 2010 Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Public Kansas City, Kansas EDUCATION CONNECTION — FALL 2018 1 IN THIS ISSUE Superintendent’s Message 3 Education Connection is a quarterly newsmagazine of the Kansas City, Kansas 4-5 Welcome Back Students Public Schools (KCKPS). Editorial copy and photography are created by the KCKPS 6 Students Have an Opportunity to Communications Department and produced Earn a Degree in 3 Years at the KU by NPG Newspapers. To receive a copy of Edwards Campus the magazine, call (913) 279-2242. A Spanish translation of the stories included in Education Connection is available on the district’s website Diploma+ 7 at kckps.org. 8-9 Construction Progress Updates Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Central Offi ce and Training Center 10 KCKPS Honored as a Best Company 2010 N. 59th St. to Work For Kansas City, KS 66104 (913) 551-3200 www.kckps.org 10 Budget Approved for 2018-2019 School Year Superintendent of Schools Dr. Charles Foust Congratulations to Our Teachers 11 Director of Communications & Marketing Melissa Fears District Calendar 12 Editor, Education Connection 12 Teach in KCKPS While Earning Your KCK Board of Education Master’s in Education Wanda Brownlee Paige Harold Brown Stay in the Know Maxine Drew 13 Janey Humphries Brenda C. Jones Dr. Valdenia Winn Dr. Stacy Yeager COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES Website: kckps.org fall 2018 CONSTRUCTION Facebook: facebook.com/kckschools PROGRESS UPDATES Twitter: twitter.com/kckschools TEACH IN KCKPS Instagram: instagram.com/kckschools WHILE EARNING YOUR MASTER’S IN EDUCATION KCKPS TEACHERS KCKPS-TV: OF THE YEAR HONORED AT ANNUAL Channel 18 (on Spectrum) KSDE BANQUET Channel 145 (on Google Fiber) YouTube: youtube.com/KCKPSTV 66104 KS City, Kansas St., 59th N. 2010 Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Public Kansas City, Kansas EDUCATION CONNECTION — FALL 2018 1 2 EDUCATION CONNECTION — FALL 2018 MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT Greetings KCKPS community! I have spent the first months in my new role as your superintendent visiting schools, developing relation- Dr. Charles Foust ships, and meeting the Wyandotte High School Principal Mary Stewart speaks to Superinten- Superintendent of Schools hard working students dent Dr. Charles Foust about the history of the school. and staff of Kansas City, Kansas Public There are pictures of some of these spaces on page 8 of this Schools. Through these interactions, I experienced great things publication. happening within the school system. As with any great organiza- Innovation is happening in classrooms throughout the district. tion, I have also discovered some opportunities for us to grow and I had the opportunity to visit a co-working space that is under work together. development by students in an Applied Business Development We are all focused on providing the very best education to our class at Wyandotte High School. Problem solving, working in students at KCKPS so they have the tools and the skills to compete teams and making decisions faced by entrepreneurs are the focus in a global society. As you know, the district passed a $235 million of these students. When I visited the class, the students worked on bond project in 2016. A portion of that funding has been used to marketing, set up computers and assembled furniture donated for build academy spaces in our high schools. These spaces provide a their space. I look forward to returning once the space is complet- real-world setting equipped with the best technology, tools and ed to witness first-hand our students’ progress. learning experiences to help jumpstart the future of our students. Throughout the year, I will highlight more incredible work Diploma+ students are our future workforce professionals in happening in our buildings to continue spreading the good news health care, information technology, media, construction, about our school district. architecture and many other high-pay, high-demand industries. As you can tell I am proud of the work we are doing, but there is so much more yet to accomplish together. Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools wants to hear from you about this future work. This is why the Listening and Learning Tours were held in September and October at our high schools. It was a time to learn about successes at the district and to identify opportunities to accomplish more achievements in the future. Thank you to everyone able to attend. We will have more opportunities like this in the future. Our greatest role at the school district is continuing to move forward with the work of educating our students. We will do this work with accountability. We will do this work with fidelity. This is the work of all of us at KCKPS. Dr. Charles Foust Superintendent of Schools Dr. Charles Foust greets students at Banneker Elementary School on the first day of school. EDUCATION CONNECTION — FALL 2018 3 STUDENTS ARE BACK IN CLASSROOMS AND READY FOR A FULL DAY OF LEARNING. 4 EDUCATION CONNECTION — FALL 2018 STUDENTS ARE BACK IN CLASSROOMS AND READY FOR A FULL DAY OF LEARNING. EDUCATION CONNECTION — FALL 2018 5 STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A DEGREE IN 3 YEARS AT THE KU EDWARDS CAMPUS Degree in 3 is an accelerated undergraduate program for high school students. Participants can earn college credits while in high What is school, complete an associate’s degree one year after graduating and complete a KU Edwards Campus bachelor’s degree two ? years later. The entities that are part of this program are Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, Blue Valley School District, Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Olathe Public Schools, Raytown Quality This initiative begins in preschool, building a strong Schools, Shawnee Mission School District, Johnson County foundation in academic and social emotional skills. Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Continuing through elementary and middle school, the Metropolitan Community College, and the University of Kansas program relies on project-based, hands-on learning, as well Edwards Campus. as career exploration and visits to various industries and + The degrees available for Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools college campuses. In high school, Academies students that choose focus from on a students are the following: variety of different Diploma This program will equip students with specifi c career interests, providing students with a number BAS Biotechnology: of real-world experiences. diverse career options in the fi elds of: The goal is for every student in KCKPS to graduate with Medical education or similar professions • a high school diploma and at least one of the following + endorsements: • Food science Diploma • Animal health • Completion of at least one full year of college • Environmental and agricultural sciences (18 - 30 hours) • Pharmaceuticals • Completion of an Industry-Recognized Certifi cate The program offers a blend of or Credential BS Exercise Science: • At least a 21 on the ACT or 1060 on the SAT medical, rehabilitation, sports, wellness and research coursework • Completion of the IB Diploma Programme or to prepare the participants for a variety of careers and further Career-Related Programme education in theBachelor following of Business Administration areas: Career Outlook GainBachelor practical ofknowledge, Business business Administration theory and • Acceptance into the Military • Physicalprofessional therapy skills in a broad range of topics from business Career Outlook lawGain and practical international knowledge, business business to economics, theory and finance, BAS Biotechnology managementprofessional andskills marketing. in a broad Arange KU businessof topics administrationfrom business JoinBAS a rapidly Biotechnology growing field generating approximatelyCardiac degreelaw rehabilitationand opens international doors to business a wide variety to economics, of opportunities finance, in • Completion of a Qualifi ed Internship or Industry- $1.8 billion each year in Kansas City. • Grounded in almostmanagement any organization: and marketing. 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This program, the options in fields such as: • Public and private sectors START NOW AND EARN YOUR only of its kind in the area, will equip you for diverse career • Medical education or • Environmental and BA/BGS Law & Society • An Approved Plan for Post-Secondary Transition options in fields such as: Nursing professions agricultural • sciences KU BACHELOR’S DEGREE • Medical education or • Environmental and AnBA/BGS alternative Law to a criminology & Society degree, law and society • Food