Aryn Peters - NKC Schools Board of Education

08/27/2026

This is a great opportunity for our community. Please spread the word to local organizations, friends, family and neighbors that could use these resources.

The NKC Schools Community Resource Fair is happening TOMORROW! Come out and get connected with free resources to help your family start the school year strong.

You’ll find:

✅ Immunizations
✅ Vision and hearing screenings
✅ Fresh produce
✅ Meal application assistance
✅ Medicaid enrollment support
✅ NKC Schools Book Bus
✅ Family activities and more

📅 Thursday, Aug. 27 | 4–7:30 p.m.
📍 NKC Schools Professional Development Center (6469 N. Prospect Ave., Gladstone)

Language interpreters will be available on site. This event is free, so bring the family and join us! Register here: https://bit.ly/4iwIUsl

08/25/2026

My feed is blowing up with all the 1️⃣st day back photos!! 🤩🤩🤩

I’m down to ✌️ kiddos in the district, Emma 10th grade and Grace 5th grade! 👧👧

The 3️⃣rd piece of my ❤️ is living his BEST life at MIZZOU!! 💛🖤

Who are YOU celebrating kicking off the school year?!? Share below!! I’d love to know!! 🧐🥰

Have an AMAZING YEAR North Kansas City Schools 👏👏👏

08/23/2026

North Kansas City Schools Convocation is ENERGY and INSPIRATION.

Another great show on Friday to kick off an amazing school year and remind ALL staff what an amazing impact they can have on our students and our community as a whole.

Thank you to Dr. Daniels for sharing her inspiring story and finding a way to connect it in a way that EVERYONE could understand and grow from.

A challenging year ahead, possibly. But working collaboratively and keeping our eye on the ball will carry us through.

Have an amazing year!!

08/04/2026

🗳️ Today’s the day MO friends!! Time to VOTE! 🗳️

In case you missed it - this is a BIG one. They’re trying to make it small by putting it on an August ballot that you might forget…but NOT today!!

As I’ve been mentioning - I recommend a NO Vote on Amendments 4 and 5. 🙅🏻‍♀️

DO NOT let a government that is feeding their own ideals take away your ability to be heard OR make fiscal decision based on “hopes”

Missouri is NOT Texas, NOT Florida and NOT Tennessee. No one is actually lining up to do business in Missouri, that’s just the HOPE.

Let’s focus on SAFETY, HEALTH, INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING and EDUCATION…you wanna bring more businesses here? And take care of us that call Missouri home? Let’s start there!

I recommend a YES vote on the Kansas City questions for those of us living within the city limits.

Q1 Affordable Housing Bond

Q2 Refurbish city-owned buildings like Municipal Hall (I literally was wondering about this when we took our daughter to Municipal for a musical recently. A beautiful historic building worth caring for!)

Q3 Central City economic development 1/8 cent tax

Q4 Infrastructure to water and sewer pipes Bond

Thank you for “listening” these past few weeks as we share our thoughts on what’s happening in our great state!! We CAN make it better.

But you GOTTA VOTE!

I was amazed to hear that this primary will will bring out MORE VOTERS since a 2004 primary…

But STILL…only 3️⃣2️⃣ % of Missourians are expected to vote! 😱

Let’s shock them and make it even more! 😎💪

Give a 👍 after you’ve voted today!!

07/29/2026

VOTED! 🇺🇸✅🇺🇸

I was in and out in less than 5 minutes - I went to A Turning Point in Gladstone. 👍

Still have some questions on the Amendments? Review my previous posts or check out some resources in the comments! 👇

07/26/2026

North Kansas City Schools Board of Education recently approved a “Statement of Concern” regarding Amendment 5.

Link to the Public Meeting info in comments!

The Board of Education remains focused on what is best for our kids and our district as a whole. We voted 7-0 on this Statement as we are all in agreement that ending the State Income Tax with no solid plan forward is NOT what is best for our community and certainly not our students.

We are ALREADY looking to reduce our expenditures by $16M, based on the state ALREADY not fully funding the Foundation Formula. If this amendment passes, we could be looking at losses of $31M to our budget.

Unacceptable. Especially when there is no plan in place on how the state plans to make up the revenue loss other than “authorize the expansion of sales and use taxes” - aka - a blank check.

Early voting is open (see earlier post for dates, times and locations), or if you prefer to vote ON Election Day, mark your calendar for Tuesday, August 4!!

07/22/2026

REMINDER!! No Excuse Early Voting started YESTERDAY! 🗳️

That means we are 2️⃣ weeks out from Election Day on August 4. 🗓️

(WAIT. ✋ What happened to JULY??? 🫪🫪🫪)

Review the locations and below and make your plan to get it DONE ✅ before all the craziness of Back to School ensues!! 😵‍💫

07/20/2026

Have you remembered to put August 4 on your calendar and reminded friends and family? Some people might “hope” you “forget”. DON’T!

Let’s talk a bit more about Amendment 5️⃣ 👇

📚 Amendment 5 isn’t just a tax question — for Missouri’s public schools, it’s a funding cliff. 🧗🏻‍♀️📉

Missouri’s income tax is one of the state’s largest sources of general revenue.

Amendment 5 phases it out over five years and replaces it with expanded sales taxes —

BUT…

there’s no required plan for exactly how, or whether education funding keeps pace. 🫪

Here’s what we are already seeing in Missouri:

• State funding for public schools came up $138 million short this fiscal year alone, even before Amendment 5.

• The Missouri Budget Project estimates the amendment could cut school budgets by as much as 18%.

• The amendment protects local school funding IF local sales tax revenue increases — but there’s no guarantee

A coalition called Parents for Missouri Public Schools — a nonpartisan group of parents, not a political operation — has been holding trainings across the state and pushing school boards to formally flag these risks.

NKC Schools has been sending its own “In the Know” updates to families explaining how the district is funded and what’s at stake with the state budget and this amendment.

I agree with this comment from one local concerned mom:

👉 This is about kids getting what they need, whether they’re in a rural district or a growing suburb — and that shouldn’t depend on a tax experiment with no backup plan.

A NO vote for Amendment 5 will help protect funding for Missouri’s public schools.

📰 Read more from the Missouri Independent:

A group of Missouri parents has coalesced to fight Amendment 5, worrying the proposal would have dire effects on public education.