Closing the achievement gap starts with addressing needs for our youngest learners. SSKC, alongside our school leaders and community partners, are developing and expanding pathways to open up more quality pre-K seats in Kansas City.Related Content[dpdfg_filtergrid...
Meet our Chief Program Officer, Dr. Angelique Nedved. Angelique has been with SchoolSmartKC since the beginning, and in her role as Chief Program Officer she oversees all programmatic content and ensures it serves our mission of closing the achievement gap.Related...
Dear Friends, As we enter the holiday season, I want to wish all of you – particularly our educators, administrators and schools who work tirelessly for our community – the very best. As a valued partner of SchoolSmartKC, I want you to be the first to know some...
Nicole C. Walker Coordinator of Student Programs for 20/20 Leadership I, Nicole C. Taylor-Walker, am a proud graduate of Ruskin High School of Hickman Mills School District. After high school, I earned her B.S. in Elementary Education from Lincoln University in...
Cesar Cea Founder, Nueva LLC Chair of Facilities Committee, Frontier Schools Born in El Salvador, youngest of four, grew up in KCMO, attended Westport HS then Missouri S&T. Graduated with a B.S. Mechanical Engineering and worked in the energy market for a...
Over the last two weeks, SSKC and Harvesters met with employees from each school who will be responsible for running the onsite pantries to provide training and answer questions. These energizing sessions allowed our school partners to feel fully equipped to start...
SSKC is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Harvesters--The Community Food Network to expand food pantries in schools. This partnership was informed by many thoughtful conversations with school leaders around the need to reduce food insecurity for students and...
SchoolSmartKC was proud to sponsor the State and Solutions of Black Education Summit, which took place this month. This incredible event brought together parents, educators, and students to build initiatives, action steps, and accountability measures within education...
Charlie Keegan from KSHB met with educators at Operation Breakthrough to discuss what the very first first day of school means for our littlest learners. Operation Breakthrough, one of the partner sites for the Pre-K Cooperative, is part of a city wide program to...
Closing his morning touring schools in Kansas City, Matt Stewart met with students and educators at Kansas City International Academy to talk about how this special school has helped students from many countries settle into life in the United States, including...