Blueprint 2030
Blueprint 2030: Voting Results and Next Steps
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On January 25, 2023, the KCPS Board of Directors voted on the revised Blueprint 2030 recommendations brought during the Jan. 11 Board meeting. The recommendation to close Troost Elementary School and Longfellow Elementary School was based on feedback received from our students, staff, families and community this fall and will help move us toward our goal of enhancing the student experience in KCPS. The vote was as follows:
The KCPS Transition Teams will work closely with students, families and staff at impacted schools to help them feel welcome at their new schools. We will host school tours and enrollment days/nights to make this process easier for our students and families. We understand that a decision to close a school is not easy and helping students and families transition to their new school home must be done quickly and with integrity. The transition planning will include:
Additionally, we will continue to collaborate with the community through our Moving Forward Together Education and Engagement series in the next few months. |
Reference Document for January 11, 2023 Meeting
Reference Documents for Dec. 14, 2022 Meeting
Q&A from Community Chats
- Questions about MGT
- Questions about Repurposing
- Questions about Deferred Maintenance
- Questions about the Bond
- Questions About the Budget
- Questions about Transportation
- Questions about Central High School
- Questions about Transition Team
- Miscellaneous or General Blueprint 2030 Questions
Questions about MGT
Questions about Repurposing
Questions about Deferred Maintenance
Questions about the Bond
Questions About the Budget
Questions about Transportation
Questions about Central High School
Questions about Transition Team
Miscellaneous or General Blueprint 2030 Questions
Phase 4: Recommendations
Recommendation Presentation in English
Recommendation Presentation in Spanish
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION - RECOMMENDATIONS
About
KCPS is embarking upon an engagement process that will capture how we approach the future of schools in our school district and community. This process of engaging our school district and community will be an opportunity to gather voices and participate in conversations that are important to the future of our schools. What an opportunity to help shape and refine our plans for the future - an opportunity in which we invite all of our schools and community stakeholders to participate. Blueprint 2030 will serve as an update to the KCPS 2018-23 Strategic Plan and guide of our work over the next decade by outlining five and ten year goals.
KCPS wants to ensure all children living within the school district boundaries have access to a quality Pre-K through 12 educational experience and graduate ready for college, career and life. KCPS has been making great strides in academic achievement and providing engaging academic programing, but we know that additional progress is needed to better serve all our students.
Blueprint 2030 is a year-long planning and community engagement effort that will define how KCPS should serve students in the future and the system-level changes we need to take to get there. It is a blueprint for the future that maximizes KCPS resources, improves efficiencies, and enhances the educational experience and academic outcomes for all students.
During Blueprint 2030, KCPS will work with our staff, parents, students and the KC community to:
- Conduct an assessment and evaluation of our current school system (where are we now?)
- Establish goals for the future (where do we want to be?)
- Evaluate scenarios (what options do we have for getting us from where we are now to where we want to be?)
- Identify recommendations for action (how do we get there?)
Community feedback is critical to the success of Blueprint 2030.
Timeline
Phase 1 Assessments
Where We Are
January – April 2021
Phase 2 Goal Setting
Where We Want to Be
February – December 2021
Phase 3 Scenarios
Development of Plan Options
December 2021 - Spring 2022
Phase 4
Recommendations
Where We Are Going
Fall 2022
PHASE 1
Assessments
PHASE 2
Goal Setting
PHASE 3
Scenarios
PHASE 4
Recommendations
ENGAGEMENT SERIES
Join us! We are looking for thoughts and suggestions as we navigate our Blueprint 2030 and strategic planning process. These engagement series opportunities are provided for our students, families, staff and community. We welcome participation!
We started our engagement process in early 2020, taking a pause during the start of the COVID pandemic. As we’ve begun to re-engage with this work, we are eager to hear the voice of our community.
KCPS will be offering several platforms and venues for staff and community engagement. Our Engagement Series is designed to collaborate with and listen to local stakeholders, including our staff and community. There will be opportunities for in-person conversations through focus groups and virtual town hall meetings. There are also opportunities for input through online surveys and our Thoughtexchange platform.
Engagement Series One: Mission, Vision and Goals for KCPS
March 2021:
Blueprint Advisory Team Meeting
District Advisory Committee (DAC) Meeting
Principal and Administrative Team Meetings
Student District Advisory Council (SDAC) Meeting
Thoughtexchange community online conversation
April 2021:
Blueprint Advisory Team Meeting
Student District Advisory Council (SDAC) Meeting
Principal and Administrative Team Meetings
Focus Groups
Virtual Community Meetings
Staff Engagement Lunch Meetings at every KCPS school
May 2021:
Staff Engagement Lunch Meetings at every KCPS school
Engagement Series Two: Prioritizing Student Outcomes and Experiences
June-September 2021:
Student Online Surveys
Blueprint Advisory Team Meeting
District Advisory Team (DAC) Meeting
Board of Directors work session
Re-engaging with the start of the school year
October 2021:
Blueprint Advisory Team Meeting
Facebook Live Events
In-person Gallery Walks
Virtual Community Meetings (gallery walk virtually)
Staff Engagement Lunch Meetings at every KCPS school
Key Influencer Focus Group Meetings
Board of Directors work session
Online priorities/values survey with goals and strategies
November 2021:
Blueprint Advisory Team Meeting
Board of Directors Work Session
District Advisory Team (DAC) Meeting
Online priorities/values survey with goals and strategies
Student Summit
Key Influencers Focus Group sessions
Board of Directors Meeting
December 2021:
Blueprint Advisory Team Meeting
Board of Directors Meeting
Facebook Live Events
Town Hall Engagement Opportunities
Virtual Town Hall Engagement Opportunity
Thoughtexchange community online conversation
Partner and Organization Outreach Conversations
Legislative Breakfast Engagement
January 2022:
Blueprint Advisory Team Meeting
Board of Directors Meeting
Thoughtexchange community online conversation
Partner and Organization Outreach Conversations
Engagement Series Three: Developing Plan Options and Recommendations
February 2022:
Board of Directors Work Session
Thoughtexchange community online conversation
Partner and Organization Outreach Conversations
March 2022:
Thoughtexchange community online conversation
Partner and Organization Outreach Conversations
April 2022:
Board of Directors Meeting
Community Chats
Staff Engagement Lunch meetings at every school
Student Summit
Partner and Organization Outreach Conversations
Engagement Series Four: Recommendations
October & November 2022:
Board of Directors Meeting
Community Chats
Staff Engagement Lunch Meetings at every school
Partner and Organization Outreach Conversations
Closing the feedback loop
It is important to us that we release thoughts, feedback and input from these focus group and survey results. These staff and community feedback items are starting points that we will continue to refine based on our engagement efforts and further analysis with our partners.