Communications
For Central Office (and Non-School Buildings)
Please view your department’s pages on the website (which you should be able to find here), and let Mike Keener know if there’s anything that needs to be updated for the beginning of the school year.
Teacher Wishlist Creation – T-Mobile Charitable Event
T-Mobile has launched an initiative to support and highlight Teachers’ efforts in the current educational climate. The initiative involves donating supplies to Teachers/Schools in need.
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools has been chosen as one of the three school districts to engage and assist with creating a Teacher Wishlist. This list will be used for T-Mobile Wholesale associates to purchase school supplies they have requested to help them in their classrooms.
So, this is our ask of you as the Principal: can you help us identify the most needed supplies and how much is needed for teachers in your school? We can’t make this possible without your assistance.
T-Mobile will need each school’s Wishlist back by Wednesday, August 18th. Please send responses to Edwin Birch via email.
Enough is Enough Sign-Up
Principals, please share this pledge page with your staff – and ask them to share it with students and parents.
Curriculum & Instruction
Attn: All Principals
Re: Software Timeline
Just a reminder that software purchased at the building level may not be added to Clever for another two weeks due to issues with Clever and the need to integrate data and information from multiple systems.
Attn: Elementary Principals
Re: DEI & ELA Text Bias Cadre
In partnership with the Department of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, the Curriculum & Instruction Department is seeking educators to review ELA materials for text bias over the course of the first quarter. Cadre members will be compensated at the extra duty hourly rate for two meetings (Aug 31 & Oct 12 4:30-6:30) as well as 14 hours of self-directed work to review a sampling of the following materials:
4th & 5th Grade General Education Teachers: CKLA
Please share this link with your 4th and 5th grade classroom teachers. The deadline to apply will be Friday, August 20th. Please email allison.rice@kckps.org with any questions. Thank you!
Attn: Elementary Principals
Re: Additional Instructional Material Requests
If additional physical student consumable workbooks (math/reading) are needed beyond what was ordered at the end of last school year, please complete this form to make ONE request for your building. Please note that orders placed during this time of year will take longer than normal to arrive due to supply shortages and shipping delays with our vendors. Teachers and students should currently have digital access to instructional materials via Clever in most cases. Please contact suzie.legg@kckps.org with any questions.
Attn: Secondary Principals
Re: Additional Instructional Material Requests
If additional physical student or teacher materials are needed beyond what was ordered by the end of last school year, please have your building textbook liaison make those requests. Please note that orders placed during this time of year will take longer than normal to arrive due to supply shortages and shipping delays with our vendors. Teachers and students should currently have digital access to instructional materials via Clever in most cases. Please contact suzie.legg@kckps.org with any questions.
Attn: Secondary Principals
Re: Supplemental Novel Information Form
As a measure to ensure the C&I Department is aware of any supplemental novel/book purchase at the building level, we ask that the requesting teacher or PLC fill out the Supplemental Novel Information Form. This allows the C&I Team to best support the work happening at the building level as well as ensure that we are in accordance with the Instructional Resources Board of Education Policy related to the purchase of instructional materials. Forms will be submitted via email to darcy.swan@kckps.org, Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
Currently, the C&I Department does not have a budget for supplemental novel purchases so if your building is making a purchase using building funds, we ask that you fill out the form so that we can best support teacher teams with planning and coaching. Once submitted, the C&I team will connect with the requesting teacher and instructional coach to offer any necessary support for planning instruction. The C&I team will also be working closely with Canise Salinas-Willich, Executive Director of the Department of DIversity, Equity and Inclusion, to extend support to PLCs and individual teachers. Please share this information with teachers at your building.
Attn: High School Principals
Re: Edgenuity Credit Recovery yearly check-in
The week of Aug. 23 there are several appointment slots available to have an Edgenuity Check-in with Suzie Legg and Wendy Elkins. When signing up, please include the name of those who will be attending and what school you are representing. Here is the link for the google sign-up, make sure you are in your m-account when selecting your time slot. Please contact suzie.legg@kckps.org or wendy.elkins@kckps.org with any questions.
Human Resources
This is a reminder to all principals and supervisors! New hire orientation is now an in-person training. It will be held from 8am to 4pm on the Wednesdays following the BOE meetings. That would be tomorrow. Understanding that the first day of school is not a good day to pull anyone, I moved it to next Wednesday, Aug. 18th. All they need to bring is something to write on and write with. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! …Sherrie Piedimonte
Nutritional Services
Hello Principals,
In lieu of meal applications this year, families are to complete the Household Economic Survey. The collection process will be similar to previous years, there is a paper form available and an online form. The paper form was mailed to all households and is attached to this notification. Schools are welcome to print and distribute at your convenience. The online form links are listed below and also on the district homepage. The online version is a great tool to use when families have technology available or you are assisting a family completing the meal application over the phone. The information from these forms will be stored in Infinite Campus. New this year is a function we are really excited about, reporting. Principals and school staff are able to run reports at your building at your convenience. Additionally, TIS has set the report up so you will be emailed a copy of students that have yet to complete the survey this year on a daily basis. To access the report in Infinite Campus, go to the Ad Hoc reports-Filter Designer-Principal-No Economic Survey. This is live data but also know that once a form is submitted to Nutritional Services via paper or online, it can take up to a week to process during high volume times. As always, please reach out to Nutritional Services at (913) 627-3900 or email me directly if you have questions or concerns. Have a great day!
https://www.cognitoforms.com/KCKPSNutritionalServices/_20212022householdeconomicsurveyenglish
https://www.cognitoforms.com/KCKPSNutritionalServices/_20212022encuestaecon%C3%B3micadelhogarspanish
Student Services
Student Exit