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Profiles in Leadership

Kansas City is home to the most dedicated educators, the most committed leaders, and the most inspiring students. Our Profiles in Leadership series introduces some of best and brightest in Kansas City.

KCPS Special Education Inclusion Model

Investments, Special Education, Talent Development

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: Doranne Hudson

Profile in Leadership

Doranne Hudson Board Member, SchoolSmartKC Doranne Hudson’s passion for developing leaders threads through her ...

Profiles in Leadership: LaTrecia Thornton

Profile in Leadership

LaTrecia Thornton Director, Della Lamb Early Learning Center LaTrecia Thornton is a lifelong resident of Kansas ...

Profile in Leadership: Anne Miller

Profile in Leadership, Pre-K

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

Exceptional Student: Briana Tolbert

Profile in Leadership

Briana Tolbert University Academy, Class of 2023 Briana Tolbert is a high school student at University Academy. ...

Profile in Leadership: Andrea Ellis

Profile in Leadership

Andrea Sherrel Ellis Kansas City Public Library, Director of Strategic Learning Lincoln College Preparatory ...

School Board Member Training Initiative

Investments, Governance

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.

Profile in Leadership: Dominic Davis

Profile in Leadership

Dominic Davis Director of Communications, BLAQUE KC Northeast High School, Class of 2012 Dominic Davis is a ...

The Pre-K Cooperative

Investments, Pre-K

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.

Communities In Schools

Investments, Family Engagement

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.

KCPS Strategic Growth

Investments, Data and Analysis

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.

Exceptional Student: Dacia Hindsman

Profile in Leadership

My name is Dacia Hindsman. I was born in Kansas City, Missouri. I was selected as the Valedictorian of my class at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts.