New Principal Named for Yellowjacket Early Learning Center Kansas City, Mo.
he Center School District is pleased to announce that Ms. Mary Fleming will serve as the Yellowjacket Early Learning Center Principal officially starting July 1, 2021. The Center School District’s Board of Education approved the appointment during the Monday, February 22 board meeting. A selection committee, made up of teachers, staff, parents and administrators worked together to review applications and interviewed many exceptional candidates. Ms. Fleming was selected as the finalist and recommended for hire to the Board of Education.
Ms. Fleming said she is excited to join the CSD community. “The Center School District is known throughout the Kansas City area for its support of young children and their families. The Yellowjacket Early Learning Center provides early childhood services in an exemplary, developmentally appropriate, and highly effective way. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join the Yellowjacket Early Learning Center staff as principal in the fall of 2021,” said Ms. Fleming.
Ms. Fleming most recently served as the Coordinator of Early Childhood Services for the St. Joseph School District. Prior to her role in St. Joseph, she has served as an early childhood teacher for the Lee’s Summit School District, Hickman Mills School District and Kansas City Public School District and Kansas City, Kansas Public School District. She will bring her vast early childhood knowledge and experience to this role. Please officially help us welcome Ms. Fleming to the Center School District.
The District would also like to take a moment to thank Ms. Tamara Sandage, who is retiring at the end of June. Ms. Sandage joined CSD in 2008 and has served as Principal for the past 13 years. Please help us congratulate Ms. Sandage on her retirement beginning June 30, 2021 and thank her for her dedicated service.
We are looking forward to continuing to deliver academic excellence and educational opportunities for our youngest learners. Superintendent Dr. Yolanda Cargile said, “We are committed to providing opportunities for students to learn and grow academically, socially, and emotionally. I know how important these fundamentals are to cultivate in our youngest learners. It is imperative that we remain focused on early education and provide equity and access to these important programs,” said Dr. Yolanda Cargile.
