School Police & Common Core Standards on Agenda for Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education

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The Kansas City, Kansas School District’s Board of Education met Tuesday, June 26, at 5 p.m.

In addition to routine agenda items — such as declaring a nacho warmer and rolling pins to be surplus property and paying the bills — board members had a full schedule. They reviewed a contract to provide police service in schools and learned about the new Common Core Standards.

Superintendent Cynthia Lane informed the board about the renewal of a contract with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department to place officers in four of five high schools. The cost will be $120,000 for the coming school year. These School Resource Officers (SROs) have responsibilities ranging from directing traffic to investigating criminal activities.

Also during the meeting, board members heard a report about Common Core Standards. According to the report, standards “are the skills and knowledge students need to be successful.” Although the district and state have maintained academic standards for many years, the Common Core is new. Both the Kansas State Board of Education and the KCK School District adopted them a little more than two years ago, and they are still being integrated into the curriculum. These are the first standards that are nationwide and that were designed to be aligned with college and career readiness.

Tonight’s meeting, which was open to the public, took place in the board room of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Central Office and Training Center; 2010 N. 59th Street; Kansas City, KS 66104. The next meeting will take place Tuesday, July 17.
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