Our Mission
In North Kansas City Schools, we serve as relentless champions for all students and each other.
Mission Statement
As relentless champions for all students, North Kansas City Schools’ mission is to develop self-aware, authentically empowered, future-ready learners through a rich array of purposeful learning opportunities in collaborative communities of belonging that are:
- culturally affirming
- academically challenging
- experiential and exploratory
for each student.
We believe that...
- Each person has unique gifts, backgrounds, cultural experiences and inherent value.
- All people have the right to physical, emotional, psychological, and intellectual safety.
- People learn best by doing.
- Productive struggle is necessary for learning.
- Failure is a stepping stone, not a stop sign.
- Change is inevitable and an opportunity for growth.
- Agency and access are necessary conditions for optimal engagement.
- Collaboration and understanding enrich ownership.
- Solidarity, in balance with diversity, drives improvement.
- Learning is a community endeavor.
- Strong schools create strong communities.
Read more in NKC Schools' Strategic Plan.
I was particularly proud of making our mission statement. I truly appreciate how inclusive the environment was when we worked on our mission statement so many different voices were included. – Aisatu Nakoulima, North Kansas City High School '23
Moving from Mission to Action
NKC Schools' mission is the overarching guide for all that we do. Working toward continual improvement, more specific goals are outlined in the Five-Year Strategic Plan and the Board of Education's Balanced Scorecard.
In the past few years, just a few of these goals accomplished include:
✓ Expansion of professional development time to include at least eight full days per year for ALL staff members
✓ Redesigned high school experience to increase engagement and graduates' college and career readiness
✓ Diversity Councils in all school buildings to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging
✓ Increased resiliency services and partnerships with community-based support organizations