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.

Profile in Leadership: Rhonda Erpelding, Harvesters

Rhonda J. Erpelding Harvesters-Community Food Network, BackSnack, and School Pantry Program ...

Profile in Leadership- Edgar J. Palacios

Edgar J. Palacios Founder of the Latinx Education Collaborative (LEC) and Revolucion Educativa Edgar J. Palacios ...

Profile in Leadership: Diana Suarez

Profile in Leadership: Diana Suarez Coaction Collective, Founding Partner Diana is an optimist at heart. Her work ...

Profile in Leadership: Nicole Walker

Nicole C. Walker Coordinator of Student Programs for 20/20 Leadership I, Nicole C. Taylor-Walker, am a ...

Profile in Leadership: Cesar Cea

Cesar Cea Founder, Nueva LLC Chair of Facilities Committee, Frontier Schools Born in El Salvador, youngest ...

Profile in Leadership: Wadandra McBride

Wadandra L. Lenox-McBride Kansas City Engagement Advocacy Roundtable (KC EAR), Chairperson Wadandra has ...

Profile in Leadership: Tracy Johnson

Tracy Johnson Family Advocate Richardson Early Childhood Center Tracy Johnson has worked for the Kansas City ...

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.

Profile in Leadership: Anne Miller

Anne Miller Principal, EdStrategies Consulting Anne Miller is passionate about improving educational ...

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.