Initial Funding of 6.4 Million Provided by the Kansas City Royals Foundation and Sherman Family Foundation After hosting multiple data summits and listening sessions with school leaders, families, businesses, and community stakeholders in the spring of 2023 and...
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SchoolSmartKC Announces New President and CEO
After a thorough search, the SchoolSmartKC Board is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Angelique Nedved as President and CEO, following the departure of founding CEO Awais Sufi in March 2023. Dr. Nedved has served a critical role as part of the SchoolSmartKC...
Communities in Schools
FOX4 joined CIS - Mid-America for a FutureNow: Finance event held at DeLaSalle High School on Friday, February 24. Students visited a variety of booths to "purchase" housing, transportation, communication services, child care, food, utilities, insurance, etc....
Men of Color in Educational Leadership (MCEL)
Angelique Nedved, Chief Program Officer at SchoolSmartKC, talks with Harrison Peters, Co-Founder of Men of Color in Educational Leadership (MCEL). They discussed many meaningful topics of importance to representation in educational leadership. Mr. Peters highlights...
Teachers Like Me
Teachers Like Me helps eliminate the barriers through discounted housing, mentorship, instructional support and more for those educating within Kansas City Public Schools. Related Content[dpdfg_filtergrid custom_query="advanced" use_taxonomy_terms="on"...
20/20 Leadership
In January, KSHB joined 20/20 Leadership Senior leaders as they took a field trip to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for a financial education program day including a tour of the Money Museum.Related Content[dpdfg_filtergrid custom_query="advanced"...
A Message From Our Founder: SchoolSmartKC Announces Leadership Changes
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...
SchoolSmartKC and Harvesters Announce New Partnership to Reduce Student Hunger
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...
State and Solutions of Black Education Summit 2022
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...
Pre-K Cooperative: Back to School 2022
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...