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No Cost Covid Testing

Kansas City Public Schools is partnering with the Mid-America Regional Council, KC Cares, Samuel U. Rogers Health Center and Swope Health to offer no-cost COVID-19 testing for KCPS staff, students, families and community members.

KCPS Celebrates Church As Community Champion

The Kansas City Public Schools Board of Directors and Superintendent Mark Bedell honored Friendship Baptist Church as a Community Champion during a School Board meeting on Wednesday evening, Dec. 9.

KCPS Taps Trio As Terrific Teammates

The Kansas City Public Schools Board of Directors and Superintendent Mark Bedell recognized the following staff members as Terrific Teammates during a School Board meeting Wednesday evening, Dec. 9.

KCPS Honors Six Students As Scholar Superstars

The Kansas City Public Schools Board of Directors and Superintendent Mark Bedell recognized the following students as Scholar Superstars during a virtual School Board meeting Wednesday evening, Dec. 10.

KCPS Seeking Feedback from Families with Thoughtexchange

We want to stay connected and hear your questions and ideas about how we should move forward during this pandemic and in this educational landscape. With that in mind, we're asking KCPS families for five minutes today and another five minutes tomorrow to help us plan for the future. Please join our “Thoughtexchange” today to share your thoughts and questions.

Pivot International Donates 7,000 Shields to KCPS

Pivot International, a Lenexa, KS-based global leader in product design, development, and manufacturing, has partnered with Kansas City Public Schools to enhance maximal protection for students and staff with a gift of 7,000 safety shields.

KCPS Board of Education (BOE)

The Kansas City Public Schools IT support team is changing their hours of operation for walk-in support to 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Friday at the BOE building, which is located at 2901 Troost Ave. in Kansas City, MO.

Lincoln Middle Debate Takes Tourney Title

The Lincoln Middle School debate team successfully made the case for being among the best in the region with a first-place finish in the DEBATE Kansas City (DKC) tournament held virtually on Thursday evening, Dec.3.

Reopening Notifications

(Last Updated: 1/14/2020)

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Greetings, KCPS families! 

We’re eager to share some important updates about the COVID-19 vaccine and our plans to bring students back into our school buildings for in-person learning this spring. 

Truman Medical Center is partnering with KCPS to administer the new COVID-19 vaccine for KCPS employees. Public health officials have placed a high priority on getting educators and school district staff vaccinated in order to accelerate a return to normal for schools. We will be gathering input from our employees and developing a vaccine schedule for any employee who wants to receive the vaccine. The vaccine is currently scheduled to be administered to our employees in February. 

Every staff member will be given the opportunity to receive the vaccine, which will put us in a position to welcome students back into our school buildings for in-person learning in March. From the very beginning of this pandemic, our policy has been to make decisions based on science and data. We will continue to follow that policy. That means doing everything possible to maximize the health and wellness of students, families, staff and visitors as we return to in-person teaching and learning. 

We will provide more details and specific dates for our return to school buildings as we complete our employee vaccination plans. Updates are posted regularly on our website at www.KCPublicSchools.org. We hope our consistent and thoughtful approach to the pandemic thus far has provided a sense of comfort and predictability for you, even in uncertain times. Thank you for remaining our partners during this year. We appreciate you and look forward to our next phase of learning together. 

¡Saludos familias de KCPS!

Estamos ansiosos por compartir algunas actualizaciones importantes sobre la vacuna contra el COVID-19 y nuestros planes para traer a los estudiantes de regreso a nuestros edificios escolares para el aprendizaje en persona esta primavera.

Truman Medical Center se está asociando con KCPS para administrar la nueva vacuna contra el COVID-19 para los empleados de KCPS. Los funcionarios de salud pública han otorgado una alta prioridad a que los educadores y el personal del distrito escolar se vacunen para acelerar el regreso a la normalidad en las escuelas. Recopilaremos opiniones de nuestros empleados y desarrollaremos un calendario de vacunación para cualquier empleado que desee recibir la vacuna. Actualmente, la vacuna está programada para ser administrada a nuestros empleados en febrero.

A cada miembro del personal se le dará la oportunidad de recibir la vacuna, lo que nos pondrá en condiciones de dar la bienvenida a los estudiantes a nuestros edificios escolares para el aprendizaje en persona en marzo. Desde el comienzo de esta pandemia, nuestra política ha sido tomar decisiones basadas en la ciencia y los datos. Continuaremos siguiendo esa política. Eso significa hacer todo lo posible para maximizar la salud y el bienestar de los estudiantes, las familias, el personal y los visitantes a medida que regresamos a la enseñanza y el aprendizaje en persona.

Proporcionaremos más detalles y fechas específicas para nuestro regreso a los edificios escolares a medida que completemos nuestros planes de vacunación para empleados. Las actualizaciones se publican regularmente en nuestro sitio web en www.KCPublicSchools.org. Esperamos que nuestro enfoque coherente y reflexivo de la pandemia hasta ahora le haya brindado una sensación de comodidad y previsibilidad, incluso en tiempos de incertidumbre. Gracias por seguir siendo nuestros socios durante este año. Le agradecemos y esperamos con ansias nuestra próxima fase de aprendizaje juntos.

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