By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
May 15, 2013
Now that the Kansas City Public Schools’ Board of Education has approved reinstating middle schools, the possibility of saving the former Thacher Elementary School building is becoming less likely.
Board members approved reinstating middle schools during an April 24 meeting and plan to use Northeast Middle School and Central Middle School to house seventh through eighth grades beginning in 2014.
Three years ago, the district shuttered its middle schools as part of the right-sizing initiative to balance the budget and because KCPS wasn’t getting the results it wanted academically, said KCPS Public Relations Manager Andre Riley.
KCPS currently houses kindergarten through sixth grades in the same building, and for high school, grades seventh through 12th.
Parents began asking the district to reconsider opening middle schools and a Middle School Advisory Committee comprised of parents, community members and KCPS staff then made the recommendation to reinstate middle schools.
Thacher, which was
Northeast News
May 15, 2013
Approximately 60 James Elementary School students participated in National Bike to School Day May 8. Each participant received a goodie bag from Missouri Care which included a patch kit, coloring book, granola bar, bicycle light and more. BikeWalkKC signed the students in and also gave away bike
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
May 8, 2013
Euphrates Gallery Incorporated and Hermes Landscaping partner together to celebrate National Arbor Day and to support the Neighborhood as Museum: Transforming Community Initiative. Representatives from Euphrates visited James Elementary, 5810 Scarritt Ave., at the end of
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL
Northeast News
May 1, 2013
All you need to know about Diana Rojas is that she has two Labrador retrievers named, wait for it, Cheech and Chong. That should give you a glimpse of the sense of humor of Mrs. Diane Rojas, Gladstone Elementary
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
May 1, 2013
Approximately 200 James Elementary students participated in Walk to School Day, and school officials are hoping for a similar turnout for the May 8 National Bike to School Day.
Eric Bunch of BikeWalkKC approached James Elementary with the concept and James Elementary Principal Dr. Jo Nemeth
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
April 17 2013
Beeps and buzzes, clinking and clanging. Students scurried to measure the next ingredient, to stir sauces to correct consistency.
Each team competed against the next to win first place in the April 4
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
April 17, 2013
“The school district is probably one of the safest places for our kids at any given time,” said Marcus Harris, director of security for Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS).
However, there’s always room
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
April 10, 2013
Three organizations are calling for a plan of action for Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS).
“We want to hear from parents and the community,” said Eleanor Chavez,
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
April 10, 2013
“I wanted to come because I figure it’s going to get me a good education. I was struggling just a little,” Garfield Elementary fourth grader Walid Abas said.
Abas was one of nearly
Northeast News
April 2, 2013
School district officials are hoping to make Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) a little safer.
Earlier this year, KCPS formed the KCPS Safety Committee and tasked its members with brainstorming ideas on how to further protect each student’s safety. The Sandy Hook school shooting served as a catalyst
