Building School Improvement Plans

2022-2027

Each school in NKC Schools individually selects their SMART Goals to align to our Strategic Plan. Here, you will find these SMART Goals as they pertain to each the grade or content area for their respective building.

Below you will find the North Kansas City Schools Strategic Plan. You may also learn more about our Mission and Strategic Plan using the link above. To view each school's SMART Goals, use the dropdown , next , and back arrows above.

Strategy

We will cultivate relevant learning opportunities that commit to high expectations, respond to student needs, and focus on life-ready skills.

North Kansas City Schools will:

Action Plan 1:

Ensure learning environments throughout all educational facilities foster and enhance each aspect of the individual learning experience.

Action Plan 2:

Build an inclusive model of professional collaboration that creates authentic learning experiences responsive in fostering both student academic and personal success.

Action Plan 3:

Integrate learning experiences for students to acquire and apply life-ready skills as defined by the Portrait of a Graduate competencies.

Action Plan 4:

Explore and implement innovative instructional approaches that incorporate students’ aspirations, interests, and cultural experiences connecting to real world issues, problems, and contexts.

Strategy

We will expand and strengthen our comprehensive systems of support to meet the individual needs of each student.

North Kansas City Schools will:

Action Plan 1:

Foster school cultures where each student experiences a sense of belonging through the purposeful creation and leadership of spaces which affirm and connect all members of the school community.

Action Plan 2:

Increase the capacity of classified and certified staff to respond to social-emotional needs and to create equitable spaces where each student feels welcome, safe, comfortable, and able to fully participate in the learning process.

Action Plan 3:

Redesign and expand educational opportunities for students needing a setting outside of the traditional classroom to provide routes to individual success.

Action Plan 4:

Utilize community expertise and services to further evaluate and support student emotional, behavioral, physical, and mental health services.

Strategy

We will ensure, develop, and support a healthy and highly capable workforce that is passionate about meeting the needs of each other and each student.

North Kansas City Schools will:

Action Plan 1:

Provide protected time equivalent to one full professional development day a month for all district staff including classified, certified, and administration.

Action Plan 2:

Cultivate the autonomy and agency of all staff through a system that reaffirms passion and purpose.

Action Plan 3:

Create programs for personal growth that encompass the whole person and sustain organizational outcomes.

Action Plan 4:

Expand systems and structures to create a culture of recognition.

Action Plan 5:

Systematize the onboarding process for all staff to align their personal mission with the district’s mission and beliefs.

Strategy

We will serve to unify our community.

North Kansas City Schools will:

Action Plan 1:

Amplify diverse voices by increasing awareness of -and opportunities for - involvement in the continuous journey of creating an inclusive community.

Action Plan 2:

Promote authentic social engagement and cultural understanding within schools to strengthen a sense of belonging for each student and adult.

Action Plan 3:

Strengthen connections within and across high school feeder patterns to better unite NKC Schools.

Action Plan 4:

Embrace and support the neighborhoods within NKC Schools and the surrounding business community.