Marla Sheppard Deputy Superintendent, Kansas City Public Schools Q. What ignited your passion for education? A: I am the daughter of two educators, my dad was a principal and my mom was a teacher - both worked in a very underserved community in Houston....
As the Health Aide at Scuola Vita Nuova (SVN) Charter School, I get the pleasure of working with children and their families. I help educate students in areas of health, hunger, and hygiene so they can share their learning with their family and community.
Spark Bookhart Convener, Parent Power Lab How are you involved in education in Kansas City?I'm a parent. I have an adult child who graduated from Kansas City schools and three children (pre-K to 2nd grade) who will be traversing the educational landscape here...
Profiles in Leadership highlights the hopeful, hard work of members of the KC community for the good of Kansas City kids. To begin this series, we asked Deloris Brown, Principal of Wendell Phillips Elementary, to reflect on her leadership at Phillips and their journey to become a trauma-sensitive school. SchoolSmartKC has been proud to support Phillips Elementary and Deloris’ leadership through grant support under our Strategic Growth Program with the Kansas City Public School District.