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![Bluescale image with words Revised Recommendations and Blueprint 2030 logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673489268/kcpublicschoolsorg/w82okupgvs8svqusuyki/RevisedRecommendations.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673489268/kcpublicschoolsorg/w82okupgvs8svqusuyki/RevisedRecommendations.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673489268/kcpublicschoolsorg/w82okupgvs8svqusuyki/RevisedRecommendations.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1673489268/kcpublicschoolsorg/w82okupgvs8svqusuyki/RevisedRecommendations.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1673489268/kcpublicschoolsorg/w82okupgvs8svqusuyki/RevisedRecommendations.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1673489268/kcpublicschoolsorg/w82okupgvs8svqusuyki/RevisedRecommendations.png","width":2200}])
These recommendations are 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.
![Third Grade Students Dissecting Worms]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1672785101/kcpublicschoolsorg/lcl29uqpqqtypvnbonee/232A1718.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1672785101/kcpublicschoolsorg/lcl29uqpqqtypvnbonee/232A1718.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1672785101/kcpublicschoolsorg/lcl29uqpqqtypvnbonee/232A1718.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1672785101/kcpublicschoolsorg/lcl29uqpqqtypvnbonee/232A1718.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1672785101/kcpublicschoolsorg/lcl29uqpqqtypvnbonee/232A1718.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1672785101/kcpublicschoolsorg/lcl29uqpqqtypvnbonee/232A1718.jpg","width":2200}])
![A 5-photo panel of a high school choir singing to residents of Parkview and Clara Manor Nursing Homes.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671223902/kcpublicschoolsorg/oofpfp7mrdzetpvmsaeu/NEHSchoirTHUMB.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671223902/kcpublicschoolsorg/oofpfp7mrdzetpvmsaeu/NEHSchoirTHUMB.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671223902/kcpublicschoolsorg/oofpfp7mrdzetpvmsaeu/NEHSchoirTHUMB.jpg","width":592}])
This week, Northeast High School choir students went on a field trip to sing carols at two senior living facilities.
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Congratulations to students Roberto Velazquez, Bridget Gosnell and Gabriel Ponzer for their selection to this prestigious audition band!
![weekly kcps news]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663017102/kcpublicschoolsorg/ntajlyazvwsabubp8di8/eNewsHeader.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663017102/kcpublicschoolsorg/ntajlyazvwsabubp8di8/eNewsHeader.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663017102/kcpublicschoolsorg/ntajlyazvwsabubp8di8/eNewsHeader.jpg","width":712}])
eNews from December 15, 2022
![Not Business as Usual at Trailwoods: Business Finance Class Learns Entrepreneurship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671031709/kcpublicschoolsorg/h82aybkoiw06nq2y2x4d/232A1512.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671031709/kcpublicschoolsorg/h82aybkoiw06nq2y2x4d/232A1512.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671031709/kcpublicschoolsorg/h82aybkoiw06nq2y2x4d/232A1512.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1671031709/kcpublicschoolsorg/h82aybkoiw06nq2y2x4d/232A1512.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1671031709/kcpublicschoolsorg/h82aybkoiw06nq2y2x4d/232A1512.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1671031709/kcpublicschoolsorg/h82aybkoiw06nq2y2x4d/232A1512.jpg","width":2200}])
Walk into Trailwoods on a Tuesday or Thursday, you will find the older students taking part of their day working in the school store, learning about stage blocking or even checking the moisture levels of their plant projects.
![KCPS Students Shine at 2022 DECA Central Region Leadership Conference]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670946069/kcpublicschoolsorg/wgeeddulnstjqu74qseg/121322DECA13.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670946069/kcpublicschoolsorg/wgeeddulnstjqu74qseg/121322DECA13.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1670946069/kcpublicschoolsorg/wgeeddulnstjqu74qseg/121322DECA13.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670946069/kcpublicschoolsorg/wgeeddulnstjqu74qseg/121322DECA13.jpg","width":936}])
Students from Northeast High School and Lincoln College Preparatory Academy attended the 2022 DECA Central Region Leadership Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin over the weekend.
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Kansas City Public Schools is conducting a nationwide search for its next superintendent and has contracted with an executive search firm to lead the search.
eNews from December 1, 2022
![A group of students wearing medals pose with a trophy on the steps in front of their school. They look happy!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669758445/kcpublicschoolsorg/ipoy46wdsed3cdea35nr/IMG_20221112_170115.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669758445/kcpublicschoolsorg/ipoy46wdsed3cdea35nr/IMG_20221112_170115.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669758445/kcpublicschoolsorg/ipoy46wdsed3cdea35nr/IMG_20221112_170115.jpg","width":800}])
Congratulations to our student mathematicians who helped KCPS emerge as the overall District Champion in the 13th Annual PREP-KC Regional Math Relays!
![A photo of a blonde teacher helping two students with the words enrollment is now open]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669737459/kcpublicschoolsorg/jpxqsdmxu7iotjkt5v8h/MicrosoftTeams-image81.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669737459/kcpublicschoolsorg/jpxqsdmxu7iotjkt5v8h/MicrosoftTeams-image81.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1669737459/kcpublicschoolsorg/jpxqsdmxu7iotjkt5v8h/MicrosoftTeams-image81.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1669737459/kcpublicschoolsorg/jpxqsdmxu7iotjkt5v8h/MicrosoftTeams-image81.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669737459/kcpublicschoolsorg/jpxqsdmxu7iotjkt5v8h/MicrosoftTeams-image81.jpg","width":1600}])
Enrollment is now open for anyone interested in attending a KCPS Signature School or free pre-K next year!
![photo of a smiling teacher in a office supply store. she has a rainbow plastic drawer set in a red cart.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669737160/kcpublicschoolsorg/butlgubsxwny1nph7y4m/MicrosoftTeams-image84.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669737160/kcpublicschoolsorg/butlgubsxwny1nph7y4m/MicrosoftTeams-image84.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669737160/kcpublicschoolsorg/butlgubsxwny1nph7y4m/MicrosoftTeams-image84.jpg","width":720}])
Primitivo Garcia teachers participated in a special shopping spree courtesy of Office Depot on Nov. 7, 2022.
![KCPS Student Section Cheers Roos to Victory]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669731811/kcpublicschoolsorg/bbzlargv5gdfkbmlzw2n/MicrosoftTeams-image79.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669731811/kcpublicschoolsorg/bbzlargv5gdfkbmlzw2n/MicrosoftTeams-image79.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1669731811/kcpublicschoolsorg/bbzlargv5gdfkbmlzw2n/MicrosoftTeams-image79.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1669731811/kcpublicschoolsorg/bbzlargv5gdfkbmlzw2n/MicrosoftTeams-image79.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1669731811/kcpublicschoolsorg/bbzlargv5gdfkbmlzw2n/MicrosoftTeams-image79.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1669731811/kcpublicschoolsorg/bbzlargv5gdfkbmlzw2n/MicrosoftTeams-image79.jpg","width":2200}])
KCPS is excited to announce a new partnership with Kansas City Athletics!
![Two smiling women wearing blue and green stand in front of balloons and a KCKPS background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668532469/kcpublicschoolsorg/eyv973hkdvccarcbzqb0/111022KCKAwards6-CROP.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1668532469/kcpublicschoolsorg/eyv973hkdvccarcbzqb0/111022KCKAwards6-CROP.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1668532469/kcpublicschoolsorg/eyv973hkdvccarcbzqb0/111022KCKAwards6-CROP.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1668532469/kcpublicschoolsorg/eyv973hkdvccarcbzqb0/111022KCKAwards6-CROP.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1668532469/kcpublicschoolsorg/eyv973hkdvccarcbzqb0/111022KCKAwards6-CROP.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668532469/kcpublicschoolsorg/eyv973hkdvccarcbzqb0/111022KCKAwards6-CROP.png","width":1902}])
The Reasons to Believe Honor Roll is a celebration of notable Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools alumni making a difference in the community. Congratulations, Dr. Collier!
![a group of smiling people holds a giant cardboard key in a green painted classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1667935893/kcpublicschoolsorg/hn7lwlhqvehtwhuuzfgx/Hoganappt22.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1667935893/kcpublicschoolsorg/hn7lwlhqvehtwhuuzfgx/Hoganappt22.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1667935893/kcpublicschoolsorg/hn7lwlhqvehtwhuuzfgx/Hoganappt22.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1667935893/kcpublicschoolsorg/hn7lwlhqvehtwhuuzfgx/Hoganappt22.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1667935893/kcpublicschoolsorg/hn7lwlhqvehtwhuuzfgx/Hoganappt22.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1667935893/kcpublicschoolsorg/hn7lwlhqvehtwhuuzfgx/Hoganappt22.jpg","width":2048}])
Congratulations are in order for Mr. Kevin Hogan! Last week, Mr. Hogan was randomly chosen to win a free two-year lease at Two Light Luxury Apartments as a part of the Kansas City Power & Light District partnership with KCPSEF.
![a graphic design of a school hallway. people are getting healthcare.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1667935711/kcpublicschoolsorg/aveehh2rix8crhrv9apd/NCIRD_P1-Flu_stopthespread_1200x675_Twitter.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1667935711/kcpublicschoolsorg/aveehh2rix8crhrv9apd/NCIRD_P1-Flu_stopthespread_1200x675_Twitter.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1667935711/kcpublicschoolsorg/aveehh2rix8crhrv9apd/NCIRD_P1-Flu_stopthespread_1200x675_Twitter.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1667935711/kcpublicschoolsorg/aveehh2rix8crhrv9apd/NCIRD_P1-Flu_stopthespread_1200x675_Twitter.png","width":1200}])
With cold and flu season upon us, KCPS has many resources for keeping your family healthy this fall. Remember, if your child is ill, please do not send them to school.
![Graphic on blue background with snowman and kcps logo that says inclement weather policy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668009376/kcpublicschoolsorg/e71uhsxkx1imamabwu9r/2022-23InclementWeather-TWITTER.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1668009376/kcpublicschoolsorg/e71uhsxkx1imamabwu9r/2022-23InclementWeather-TWITTER.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1668009376/kcpublicschoolsorg/e71uhsxkx1imamabwu9r/2022-23InclementWeather-TWITTER.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1668009376/kcpublicschoolsorg/e71uhsxkx1imamabwu9r/2022-23InclementWeather-TWITTER.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1668009376/kcpublicschoolsorg/e71uhsxkx1imamabwu9r/2022-23InclementWeather-TWITTER.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668009376/kcpublicschoolsorg/e71uhsxkx1imamabwu9r/2022-23InclementWeather-TWITTER.png","width":1920}])
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Seventeen KCPS seniors received life-changing news on Tuesday: Avila University in partnership with KC Scholars had awarded them full-ride scholarships.
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The Bears have scored 82 goals all season, while opponents have only scored 16 against the Bears. They'll play their first district game on Saturday, Oct. 29.
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The KCPS Board of Directors recognized the winners of our "¡Si Se Puede!" Hispanic Heritage Month art contest at the Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, meeting. Thank you to all the students who participated and the teachers who encouraged them!