School Site Details

HISTORY & RESTRICTIONS

• School District purchased the Bryant School site in 1911 (Tract 1), 1913 (Tract 2) and 1922 (Tract 4). Tract 3 was acquired when Central St was vacated in 1954 (see Bryant Site Tract Map).
• When St. Teresa’s purchased its site in 1908, restrictive covenants were recorded via Warranty Deed and Quit Claim Deed on the Seller’s (Yeomans) remaining properties (see Township Range Map) restricting uses to single family residential including the Bryant site. Specifically, the restriction states: “there would never be erected on… any sort of building or structure except a private residence of which there shall not be more than one to each fifty foot lot… and it is especially covenanted as above that no flat, apartment house or business house shall be erected”). Note: Tract 1 of the Bryant site was excepted from the restrictions.
• In 1913, School District filed a lawsuit against the Yeomans. Judgement and Decree provided that the School District can use Tract 2 “as additional ground attached to a site for a school house.”
• In 1914, Plat Restrictions were recorded for South Country Side and provide that none of the lots in the subdivision “shall be improved, used or occupied for other than private residence purposes, and no flat nor apartment house, though intended for residence purposes, maybe erected thereon. Each residence shall be designed for occupancy by a single family.” The Plat Restrictions impact Tract 4 of the Bryant site.
• In 1922, School District purchases Tract 4 from the Yeoman’s, who release and relinquish enforcement of the restrictions, but Plat Restrictions still impact Tract 4.

Bryant Supplemental Documents

Bryant Township Range Map

Bryant Site Tract Map

A – Warranty Deed from Yeomans to St Teresas 4/20/1908

B – Quit Claim Deed from Yeomans to St Teresas 6/26/1909

C – Warranty Deed from Yeomans to School District Tract 1 12/18/1911

D – Decree and Judgment 9/17/1913

E – Warranty Deed from Yeomans to School District 12/13/1913

F – Plat Restrictions South Country Side

G – Yeoman to School District Deed 1922

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Bryant was closed in 2009 and designated as surplus as part of the Rightsizing process. As KCPS solicited reuse proposals for the site, it was determined that deed restrictions limited the reuse of the Bryant site to school purposes or single family residential. The reopening of Hale Cook in 2014 saw enrollment growth from the Southwest Corridor, and KCPS anticipated a future opportunity to respond to growing interest in public education by reopening the Bryant School over the next 3-5 years. In order to evaluate this opportunity, the site was officially moved to the mothballed list in 2016 as part of the Master Plan.

Based on its condition and layout, the Bryant School building, would require a significant financial outlay/retrofit and/or demolition/rebuild to reopen the school and ensure the building met the district’s school size standards and educational adequacy criteria. Based on enrollment and demographic trends, KCPS does not foresee the need to use the Bryant site as an elementary school; however, KCPS is exploring the possibility of redeveloping the building as teacher housing as a recruitment and retention strategy. It is recommended that the site remain on the mothballed list as the district evaluates the feasibility of a teacher housing development.

On April 25, 2024, KCPS hosted a community meeting to share information about the teacher housing idea at Bryant and the associated teacher recruitment and retention benefits.  See below for presentation slides and meeting notes/Q & A from the first public meeting.

4/25/24 Presentation Slides

4/25/24 Meeting Notes Q & A

4/25/24 Survey Results

On October 30, 2024, KCPS hosted a 2nd community meeting regarding the reuse of Bryant School for teacher housing. Based upon feedback received at the meeting and subsequent conversations with neighbors and potential development partners, the district would like to further engage Bryant stakeholders regarding alternative reuse opportunities before soliciting formal proposals. Concurrently, KCPS would also like to engage other neighborhoods as we explore additional/alternative site(s) to be included in a teacher housing RFP. Issuance of a teacher housing RFP or alternative reuse proposal solicitation will take place after conversations with neighbors in September 2025.

10/30/24 Presentation Slides

10/30/24 Meeting Notes Q & A 

On Monday, September 29, KCPS hosted a public meeting regarding reuse options for the Bryant school site. The discussion encompassed reuse options, deed and plat restrictions, proposal requirements, and next steps. If you were not able to attend, please see the presentation slides and notes below.

9/29/25 Meeting Presentation Slides

9/29/25 Meeting Notes Q & A

9/29/25 Meeting Dot Exercise and Survey Feedback