Investments
SchoolSmartKC believes in the future of our schools.
We focus our energy and financial support to develop, expand, and fortify schools and programs that demonstrate tangible improvement within the Kansas City Public School district boundaries.
Our investments focus on where we can most reduce obstacles for kids, and since 2017 our investments have directly impacted over 7,500 students through grants helping their schools. We are also proud to have supported all our schools through the challenges of Covid, where students received close to 3,500 emergency devices and internet hotspots through SSKC support the early stages of the pandemic.
COVID-19 Education Relief Fund
Kansas City Public Schools
Talent Development
Show Me KC Schools
KCPS Special Education Inclusion Model
As part of our mission of closing the achievement gap, SchoolSmartKC has dedicated over $700,000 to support Kansas City Public Schools in developing a new Special Education Inclusion Model.
School Board Member Training Initiative
As part of our commitment to building strong governance systems, SchoolSmartKC has invested in the production of a comprehensive training program, made available to all school board members.
The Transition Academy
SchoolSmartKC is proud to have provided financial support to The Transition Academy, a local non-profit organization that seeks to build structures and improve next-destination success outcomes for students of color with disabilities or additional needs.
The Pre-K Cooperative
The KC Pre-K Cooperative is an innovative partnership between early childhood education centers and K-12 public schools that works to improve Kindergarten readiness through ensuring equitable access to high-quality pre-K.
KC Schools Technology And Connectivity Access Fund
KC Schools Technology And Connectivity Access Fund
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Crossroads Charter Schools of Kansas City
Over a three year period, SchoolSmartKC granted Crossroads Charter Schools with $1,320,000 to support the creation of its Quality Hill middle school, and for the initial design of Crossroads High School.
Académie Lafayette
Académie Lafayette is a French-immersion charter school empowering Kansas City kids to be academically excellent, globally responsible, and participate actively in the world community.
Lincoln Prep Academy
Beginning in 2017, SchoolSmartKC awarded almost $1.6 million over three years to cover early stage expansion costs as well as key staffing needs related to Lincoln’s expansion...
Communities In Schools
Communities in Schools takes community resources and places them inside public schools, making critical resources like food, housing, healthcare and counseling accessible for all students.
DeLaSalle Education Center
SchoolSmartKC has given DeLaSalle Education Center $229,448 over the past five years, allowing the Center to turn their vision of an alternative high school into reality.
Scuola Vita Nuova
Scuola Vita Nuova serves 414 students in grades K-8, almost all of which live within a 2 mile radius of the school located at Independence Ave. and Garfield, in the Northeast district of Kansas City.
KCPS Strategic Growth
SchoolSmartKC worked with the KCPS district administration to identify eight neighborhood schools who showed meaningful and regular academic progress and invited each to create a new strategic plan that could lift the achievement of their students to statewide levels.