Kansas City Public Schools to Hold Community Workshop Aimed at Improving School Facilities

Image of the Board of Education building for Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) (Defender Photo/Lynnie Holl) KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI –  On Tuesday May 21, Kansas City Public Schools will embark on a significant push with community members to improve the schools across the district. The district will host two workshops–one in English and one in Spanish, called “Building The Blueprint”–to share information about school facility needs and to gather feedback from staff, families, students, and community members. KCPS is the only Missouri school district in the region without a voter approved General Obligation (GO) Bond to fund school facility improvements. The district’s last voter approved GO Bond was nearly 60 years ago in 1967. The district deems this embarkment the most significant investment in Kansas City’s kids in 30 years. It will include a 10-Year Capital Funding Plan that will serve as the roadmap for prioritizing school facility needs over the next decade. The plan will also detail funding sources for critical improvements and identity priority projects for two bond measures: a Certificate of Participation (COP) Bond in Fall 2024 and a GO Bond in 2025. “Our facilities do not reflect the remarkable efforts of our staff and our students.”...