Mission
Create and implement strategies to improve
college and career preparation
for Kansas City's urban students
PREP-KC Footprint
West Platte Co. R-II
• 2 states
East
Buchanan
North
Platte
Co. R-I
Clinton Co. R-III
Lawson
R-XIV
Smithville R-II
Kearney R-I
Excelsior
Springs 40
Platte Co. R-III
Liberty 53 Missouri
City 56 (E)
Park Hill
North
Kansas City
74
PiperKansas City
Fort Osage R-I
Kansas City,
KS
Bonner
Springs
Turner-
Kansas City,
MO 33
Shawnee Mission
Desoto
Olathe
Grandview C-4
Gardner
Edgerton
Antioch
Blue Valley
• 10 traditional high schools
+ 2 charter schools
• 49,500 students
Independence
30
Raytown
C-2
Center
58 Hickman
Mills C-1
• Five low-income districts
Grain
Valley
Blue Springs
R-V Oak
R-IV
Grove
R-VI
Lee's Summit
R-VII
Lone
Jack
C-6
• 10,000 high school students
• 35% of the low income
students, and
Spring Hill
• 40% of the students of color
within the 5-county region
Key Strategies
Benchmarking
• Expert Coaches
(Math & Literacy)
• Regional Math Relays
• Regional Teacher Leader
Cadre
• Khan Academy Pilot
• K-3 Classroom Libraries
Early College
• Data Dashboard
• Leadership
Development
Workforce
Preparation
• Workforce Liaisons
• Career-Jumping Events
• Work Site Tours
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College & Career Benchmarks
Academies & Institutes
Early-College Tuition
Campus Visits
FAFSA Preparation
© PREP-KC 2014
Data Dashboard
2013-14 Results
643
Professionals
from
172 Businesses and
26 Postsecondary Institutions
supported college & career exploration
experiences for
4,031 individual students
PREP-KC Academies & Institutes
Health Sciences
UMKC School of
Nursing,
MCC-PV,
St. Luke’s Hospital
Business &
Finance
Tech
MCC-Longview,
State Street
(In Development)
Prepared
Workforce
Supply Chain &
Logistics
MCC-PV,
SmartPort,
NFM, UPS
Bioscience
Engineering
KCKCC,
Custom
Engineering,
Honeywell
KCKCC, KU Med,
Donnelly,
KCALSI,
CEVA Biomune
Academies produce THREE key results:
1. Create NEW partnerships between urban school districts,
postsecondary institutions and business
2. Develop career aspirations and postsecondary plans for urban high
school students in high-growth industry areas
3. Develop NEW accelerated career pathways into high growth
industry areas
Preliminary Postsecondary
Enrollment Findings
Postsecondary going,
middle-income
students (65%)
Postsecondary going,
low-income students
(51%)
*National Center for
Education Statistics,
2012
Preliminary Findings
Academy students report they are:
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Interested in, and knowledgeable about, their field of
study.
More likely to stay in school & graduate as a result of
their Academy experience.
Prepared for postsecondary education – the
coursework & the culture.
Likely to pursue a career in their field of study.
“State Street has high hopes that the Business and
Finance Institute will provide qualified and motivated
candidates for business-related jobs in Kansas City. With
exposure to the professional business environment and
focused development on business-essential skills, these
students should have a leg-up for local Kansas City
business jobs.”
-Jeff Baughman, Training Manager VP (State Street)
“PREP-KC’s Health Science Academy is redesigning the
high school experience so students will be truly ready for
postsecondary education. These students will have a head
start in a nursing or health degree program because they
have been exposed to campus-life, classes, instructors and
careers.”
– Ronda Cole-Manney, RN
Director of Pathways to Nursing Academy, UMKC
KC TechStart
Northwest Missouri State Information Technology
“Because of what I learned
today, I am going to Northwest
to get a degree in computer
science.”
“This event made me really
interested in software
development.”
Career Jumping
Perceptive Software
“As a result of this experience, I will follow my
dreams. I will pay attention in my classes
because I can apply what I am learning to the
real world.”
“My eyes were really opened to the
possibilities of working in the tech
field.”
Health Sciences Accelerated Academy
Students make an anti-itch cream at UMKC School of Pharmacy
“I learned that it takes hard
work to get where you would
like to be.”
-Center Student
Students at UMKC School of Nursing & Health Studies
Blood typing learning experience at UMKC
Engineering Academy
“I will take more
science and math
classes so I can have a
career in STEM.”
-Washington Student
Student presentations at Kansas City Kansas
Community College
“I will try my hardest because
I really want to be an engineer.”
-Wyandotte Student
Students visit UMKC School of Computing &
Engineering for an interactive college experience
Bioscience Academy
Students create science experiment kits for middle school students
Urinalysis experiment at Donnelly College
“My Academy experience
has helped me stay ahead of
many of my classmates
during the school year
regarding science classes. It
has helped me focus on
doing what I love to do and
what I want for my
college/career experience.
-Harmon Student
Student presentations at Kansas City
Kansas Community College
Supply Chain Academy
“I learned that supply chain is more
than just the movement of products.”
–Grandview Student
Networking with hiring companies within the KC
metro area
“I learned that in this career area,
having work experience can be equally
as important as a college education.”
-Wyandotte Student
Career Jumping with supply chain professionals
Read more at:
www.prepkc.org