✨🏀CENTRAL ADVANCES!!! 🦅With tonight’s victory against St. Michael’s High School, Central advances to the FINAL 4!!! Final Score, 78-74 @kcpublicschools

Crown the Bears! Kansas City’s East High wins Missouri boys soccer championship

The KC Council this week passed a resolution thanking Superintendent @drjencollier for her tireless work for KCPS' children and families, and for her continued outreach to the community. We will always fight to give the best possible educational opportunities while sparking joy!

The KCPS Equity Steering Committee came together today to engage in intensive work on our Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education Plan. So great to work with a team of individuals who are dedicated to ensuring equity and access for all.

Our College Access Specialists are decked out and repping their alma maters for National #CollegeColorsDay!

Thank you to everyone who made it possible for 23 of our Paseo Pirates to attend a college tour in Louisiana this week… We landed safely in New Orleans! Stay Tuned for trip updates! @kcpublicschools @drjencollier @DeraldDavis

Congratulations to KCPS' own @CrystalCalledIt for being inducted into the @blackachievers2 Black Achievers Society of Greater Kansas City, as they recognized black achievers in business and industry.

An amazing graduation season in Kansas City. Thank you, thank you, thank you to our educators for inspiring thousands of our young people who are going out to make a difference in our community. @kcpublicschools

AAPI Heritage Month. Wow. KCPS joins the nation in observing and celebrating the contributions made to history, culture and achievements in the US that are oftentimes unrecognized and/or unappreciated. Thank you! @kcpublicschools @drjencollier @latanya_frankli

Thank you to @kcpublicschools, @drjencollier and @DeraldDavis for sending our Sr. on a wonderful trip to NYC. We visited 30 Rock to the Apollo. From AMEX to the Met, & we were a little Wicked in btw

In Kansas City, MO, @aftkc members are helping their students navigate their futures through the fantastic #CTE program at Manual Career and Technical Center.

Hey, KCPS family! Your districtwide 2023 Teacher of the Year is @KCPS_Lincoln‘s own Lauren Palmer! She receives a $5,000 check from the @KcpsFoundation. The runners up are @kcpsWhittier‘s Rebekah Wampler & @KCPS_East‘s Justine Ngomsi, who get $1,000 in instructional grants.

We are thrilled to announce Dr. Jennifer Collier as the Kansas City Public Schools superintendent! @drjencollier, the first woman and first Black woman to serve as #KCPS superintendent, will continue her 23-year career right where it started, in #KansasCity. #KCPSisKansasCity

#Ramadan2023

Wait, is that @quintabrunson and @KELLYROWLAND? Not quite: It's the students and staff of Paseo Academy in Kansas City. For #WomensHistoryMonth, kids and adults alike have been recreating pictures of famous and historic women they look up to.

Great day yesterday for KC & KCPS students. We were honored to meet & hear the powerful leadership story of the youngest mayor in the US, Mr. Jaylen Smith, 19-year old, Earle Arkansas. May our students be inspired & know that they can also achieve the unimaginable! #daretobelieve

Team #KCPS had an amazing time watching the stage play entitled, “Only One Day A Year” at the @CoterieTheatre as part of our #BHM   On-the-Road activity. The show runs through March 5th.

So excited for the @KCPS_East boys soccer team as they compete in the MSHSAA Class 3 semi final game on tomorrow, Nov. 18 at 1:30 PM. A state championship is within their grasp! #DareToBelieve #GoBears #StateBound

Had an amazing experience at the @DPLeague Conference-LA. TY @ComptonUnified & @ElSegundoUSD for the warm welcome from students & staff & the opportunity to observe the innovative work occurring in your schools. @kcpublicschools is excited about this new partnership.❤️💛💙#DPLIS

KCPS celebrated #HispanicHeritageMonth this week at our annual ‘Lunch and Learn’ which featured a dynamic keynote presentation by Dr. Socorro Herrera and great music by Mariachi Estrella.