Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) Mission:
Inspiring Excellence: Every Grownup, Every Child, Every Day.
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500 REACH Community Learning Center
Jim Byfield, Site Coordinator
4601 State Ave. #6
Kansas City, Kansas 66102
(Located in the former Indian Springs Mall)
913-287-1718
500.reach@greenbush.org
Website: greenbushcenters.org/500
500 REACH is a high school diploma completion program for students 18 and older whose class has already graduated from high school. Students receive their diploma from the KCK School District while working at their own pace using computer-based instruction. The only cost to students is a yearly $10 registration fee. Registration is year around.
Career Readiness
Career Cruising – a leading developer of online career guidance resources for the North American marketplace. Established in 1997, Career Cruising is currently used by over eight thousand institutions across North America, including schools, employment agencies, libraries, colleges, and universities.
Career Profiles – The Premier Career Search, Information, Job Descriptions & Education Guide
Making educated decision about a potential career can be a daunting and time consuming endeavor. For years CareerProfiles.info has been assisting career minded professionals, job seekers and students make better, more informed career choices by providing them with highly relevant, reliable and up-to-date career information and job search resources.
Inside Career Info – Career Reports from the Real-World
Vocational Schools Database – RWM provides a database of Private Postsecondary Vocational Schools in all 50 states. It is organized first by State, then by Training Occupation.
College Readiness
Kansas Board of Regents Search Tool – Helps identify which higher education institutions offer which education programs.
A2Zcolleges.com – When Schools Compete, Student Wins. Start Looking for a School/College/University.
CollegeClickTV.com – OUR COMMITMENT: Help high school students make one of their most important decisions: where to go to college. With CollegeClickTV.com, students can gain the information they need to make informed decisions about where to continue their education. Parents can relax and know that they don't have to spend money on multiple campus visits because the campus experience comes to you through our web site.
FAFSA4caster – A tool to help families plan for college.
- Instantly calculate a student's eligibility for federal student aid, including grants
- Reduce the time it will take to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Simplify the financial aid process for students and families.
Kansas Colleges and Schools – Guide to Colleges and Schools in Kansas containing information on all 88 of the states colleges with student body figures, financial aid information, degree program listings, enrollment requirements, and loan information. American School Search helps students find a college that matches their lifestyle, budget, and location.
Online Degree Directory – It's a helpful resource for researching accredited online degrees and campus colleges.
Scholarship Help and Advice Center – The goal of this website is to educate students about scholarship access and the necessary requirements for achieving maximum financial aid. In addition, we provide our information free of charge to help students.
Great Resources for College Bound Students .pdf – Four .pdf pages filled with links you can click on to visit websites. Links provided by Alina Karam at National College Bound Program.
Undergrad Zone – These resources will help you research schools, prepare for interviews, outline essays, and plan the right path toward your career goals. You'll also learn about important aspects of campus life that your parents and counselors may not have told you about - such as the dreaded "freshman fifteen" (and how to avoid it), what to do when you need some quick cash, and how to be safe on campus.
Community Resources
Department of Education (Kansas)
| KS Dept. of Education | 785-296-3201 | 120 S.E. 10th Ave. Topeka, KS 66612 |
| Teacher Certifications | School Accreditation | Funding Grants |
| KSDE Custom Reports – The School Finance and Information Technology teams are pleased to announce a new website called the Kansas Education Comparative Performance & Fiscal System. This website provides anyone the ability to pick and choose selected school district data to design custom reports. | ||
Department of Education (U.S.)
| U.S. Dept. of Education | 1-800-872-5327 | 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202-0498 |
| Grants & Contracts | Financial Aide |
Disabilities
Families Together, Inc. – a statewide organization that serves families of children and youth with exceptional needs.
Early Childhood
WYCO Early Learning Collaborative Matrix of Services .pdf
Libraries (Kansas City, Kansas Public)
| Argentine Library | 913-722-7400 | 2800 Metropolitan Kansas City, KS 66106 |
| Main Library | 913-551-3280 | 625 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101 |
| Turner Community Library | 913-596-1404 | 831 South 55th Street Kansas City, KS 66106 |
| Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Environmental Library |
913-299-2384 | 4051 West Drive Wyandotte County Lake Park Kansas City, KS 66109 |
| West Wyandotte Library | 913-596-5800 | 1737 N. 82nd Street Kansas City, KS 66112 |
| School Library Media | ||
Math Resource Center
High School Math Resource Site — On this site, you will find valuable resources to assist you in the implementation of the benchmark curriculum. Some features of the site include ...
- Benchmark information (AlGeo 1, 2, and 3)
- Assessment information (AlGeo 1, 2, and 3)
- Math Talk – a discussion forum for finding and sharing implementation ideas
- Links to other math websites
MidAmerica Nazarene University
| Master in Education | 913-782-3750 | 2030 E. College Way Olathe, KS 66062-1899 |
Principal Resources
The Principals' Partnership – Sponsored by Union Pacific Union Pacific ... a program designed to assist principals in selected Union Pacific communities to meet their leadership needs and professional growth objectives.
Search Engines
| Alta Vista | Ask | Excite |
| Hotbot | Infoseek (GO) | |
| Northern Light | Webcrawler | Yahoo |
Teacher Resources
edHelper.com is an online subscription service that provides printable worksheets to teachers and homeschooling parents. We offer a wide range of materials, including math, language arts, reading and writing, social studies, science, and much more!
Local School Directory – Our site has many features for Teachers, Administrators and Parents. We offer lesson plans for teachers, allow administrators to update their school profile page and parents can post reviews about their children's schools. We have 130,000+ public and private schools in our directory.
Schoolhouse Technologies – Resource creation software for educators from Schoolhouse Technologies saves you the time to do what you do best - teach! Now you can deliver an individualized educational experience with Windows based software tools that can quickly and easily create instructional worksheets, activities, and tests for a wide range of student levels and abilities.
TrackStar is your starting point for online lessons and activities. Simply collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track. Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already made by other educators. Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity. There is a fun Track already made for each day of the year, too!
Telemedicine
| The University of Kansas Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth | 913-588-2226 | 2012 Wahl Annex 3901 Rainbow Blvd. Kansas City, KS 66160-7171 |
Test Preparation
SAT Prep Plan – The SAT Prep Plan site contains SAT practice problems, a customized SAT preparation plan, SAT problem solving videos, SAT vocabulary flash cards and free online SAT test preparation books and materials. Click on 'Start the Practice Test' to begin, or browse our SAT study material. Everything on the site is completely free to students and educators.
SAT Prep Help – This site has free SAT practice questions and study tips.
Test Prep Review – TestPrepReview.com is a free service of a nonprofit group of educators. This website was created to provide free practice test questions for students in a variety of career situations. The site contains a modular approach to learning the content on these exams. We include the information that will help you get maximum value from your testing experience.
