The March 6th Board of Education Work Session has been canceled so that staff and Board members can attend the Boys Basketball State Tournament game in Liberty. The topics scheduled for discussion during the Work Session will be covered in the March 20th regular session meeting.
Several Center staff members presented at the Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders conference last week. Center School Psychologist Amelia Stern and District Behavior Coach Renee Black presented with the Jacky Williams from University of Kansas on the Power of Praise and the intervention CW-Fit. During the Poster Session, Jessica Hodges spoke to attendees about Errorless Teaching: Moving Past Card Sort into Traditional Academics.
Center Yellowjackets Boys Basketball team starts State Tournament play on Monday evening, taking on Barstow. Game starts at 6pm at William Jewell College in Liberty. Go to https://www.mshsaa.org/CMSPages/Tickets.aspx and click on Boys Basketball to purchase tickets. No ticket sales at the gate, must be purchased online. Hope to see you there!
Center Yellowjackets Boys basketball team is the Class 4, District 14 champion for 2023! A 69-52 win over Southeast tonight moves the Jackets to the State tournament. They will face Barstow at 6pm on Monday, March 6th at William Jewell College.
Center Middle School hosted a Poetry Slam last evening featuring poems written and read by students and staff. Wonderful words along with wonderful presentations. Thanks for a great evening. Special thanks to CMS drama teacher Mrs. Jones for sponsoring.
Ready to hear our youthful poets at the Center Middle School Poetry Slam!
The Center Board of Education will hold a work session meeting on Monday, March 6 at 6:00pm at Indian Creek Elementary School. The meeting is open to the public.
Click the link below to view the meeting agenda as well as a link to watch the meeting virtually.
https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=12625
Dr. Cargile will be hosting the third in her series of literature reviews on the topic of improving racial equity for Black and Brown boys this evening at 4pm in the Center High School Cafeteria.
Here's the link to the article we will be discussing - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DB8KHAa4fDeTefbVWrpQCXsX1YI0w5az/view
No reservations required. Program will be over by around 5:30. If you have questions, contact Stephanie Archie at sarchie@center..k12.mo.us.
Congratulations to Center Elementary teacher Sequoia Beauchamp for recognition as the Hive Society Employee of the Month! This month's core value is Diversity & Inclusion. Check out the video of the presentation - https://youtu.be/IGJnVLvgS3Y
The 4th & 5th grade students at Boone Elementary School are pleased to present a special program for Black History Month on February 28th at 6:00pm. The program is called "Lift Every Voice" and will include musical performances by students. No charge to attend.
Please join Center School District and Center Academy for Success for an open house Saturday, February 25th to celebrate artwork created by CAS high school students at The Borough KC, 8026 The Paseo, 2:00-3:30pm.
The building that currently houses Center Academy for Success, Central Office, and Kreative Creations Child Care, has been a part of the Marlborough community for 98 years as a Center School District building.
Diane Hershberger and husband own The Borough KC in the heart of the Marlborough located in Southeast Kansas City. Diane is currently the Interim Executive Director of the Marlborough Community Coalition, serving this community for over a dozen years.
We look forward to connecting with the community this Saturday afternoon.
The Center Board of Education will meet on Monday, February 27th at 7pm at Indian Creek Elementary School. The meeting is open to the public. Click below to see a copy of the agenda and the link to join the meeting virtually.
https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=12458
The Kansas City Chiefs had a parade this week. Center High School received an award. What do the two events have in common? Check it out.
https://www.center.k12.mo.us/article/1007575
Congrats to our men's and women's basketball teams on Senior Night 2023!
Center Schools will celebrate “Missouri Read In Day” on Friday, March 10th. We will have guest readers sign up to read to classrooms. If you are interested in reading to our kids, click the link to the sign up for a school and time - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBBFBW7t7wJET0iyTT-qu9q6mRej6FBwdAuPmk7FGulBd9OQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
A partnership, led by Michelle Kruse and including the Center Education Foundation, Harvesters, LINC, and the Center School District, provides a monthly food pickup for members of our community. Statistics for calendar year 2022 - 1,908 families served (over 7,300 individuals), 118,119 pounds of food distributed, and 98,432 meals created.
Sometimes weather, late deliveries, and other factors made it hard to pull off, but thanks to the efforts of a bunch of dedicated Yellowjackets, it means the world to families in our community.
We are Center Yellowjackets and we do hard things - together!
Congrats to the Center High School Skilled Trades Program receiving an Education Impact Award from the South KC Chamber of Commerce.
Congratulations to David Moore and Jarusha Geringer at Center Academy for Success. Won a $10,000 grant from Be Great Together for equipment to engage student learning!
Reminder that Center Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday February 15th, so that everyone can celebrate Super Bowl LVII Champion Kansas City Chiefs!!!!
This Friday is the monthly Coffee Chat with Center Superintendent Dr. Cargile. 7:30am on Friday morning - meeting virtually. Contact Stephanie Archie at sarchie@center.k12.mo.us if you would an invite to join the chat!
