| Kansas City Schools have undergone many
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| | to their students. With a total of 69
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| changes in the past five years. The
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| | elementary, middle and high schools in
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| resignation of the superintendent for
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| | this large area, there is a real concern
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| embezzlement of funds in 2002 highlighted
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| | that education be equally represented to
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| the district's need for change. Since
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| | each individual.
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| then, Kansas City Schools have
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| | The district officials governing Kansas
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| experienced reforms and new initiatives
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| | City Schools are increasingly concerned
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| that are credited with giving the
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| | with how monetary funds are designated
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| district some of the lowest dropout rates
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| | for school improvement. After the
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| in the country. Kansas City Schools are
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| | scandalous dismissal of the last
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| still struggling and in a bit of turmoil,
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| | superintendent, parents hesitate to put
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| but they are making good progress in
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| | faith in the system. The various
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| their efforts to get back into the game.
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| | initiatives of public schools since then
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| Kansas City Schools have composed their
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| | exhibit caution and meticulous concern
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| own list of reforms unique to the state
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| | for student funding. There have been
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| of Missouri. One example is the Show-Me
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| | studies probing the efficiency of reforms
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| Standard, a group of goals designed to
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| | before money is invested in district wide
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| make students more independent thinkers
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| | approval of projects.
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| and workers. Emphasis is put on the
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| | A study conducted to research the impact
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| importance of community involvement and
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| | media center services would have on
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| initiatives that promote a practical
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| | elementary educational success found that
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| approach to life after high school. The
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| | school libraries significantly improve
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| Show-Me Standard pushes Kansas City
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| | student grades. This resulted in a plan
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| Schools to produce evidence of
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| | to improve Kansas City Schools' library
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| achievement in the areas of concern.
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| | system. Significant academic improvement
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| While depending on district officials to
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| | has also been shown in students who
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| legislate pertinent initiatives, Kansas
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| | received guidance counseling services.
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| City Schools also adhere to nation wide
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| | In the study, Kansas City School
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| reforms, such as the No Child Left Behind
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| | counselors worked with teachers to
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| Act. Written in an effort to bridge the
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| | prepare lesson plans dealing with social
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| gap between the advancement of all
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| | issues. Topics covered in the guidance
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| students, the reform has affected Kansas
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| | lesson plans included confrontational and
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| City Schools positively. There has been
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| | peer pressure situations. More than
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| a marked change in the cohesiveness of
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| | anything, it is this preparation for real
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| lesson plans and teaching methods in the
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| | world situations and practical experience
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| Kansas City Schools. Teachers are more
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| | that Kansas City Schools hope will propel
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| unified in the material that they present
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| | their reform movement ahead.
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