Kansas City Regional Professional Development Center

Shout out to North Kansas City Schools and Instructional Coach Ms. Manchion and her Aspire teammates! Together they planned a review of Standards-Based Grading and its impact at their recent PD training. To support understanding, they implemented the morpheme/syllable card sort of vocabulary words. This process had 100% engagement during building PD and resulted in a mirror of this work in classrooms.
Aspire is creating a positive impact in NKCSD and in the KC area!

Celebrating a successful year alongside so many partners, this is just the beginning!
Programs are being developed, and employers are engaging, stay tuned!

Apprenticeship Consultant Clara Liles is scheduling appointments during the summer. Please reach out at [email protected] to connect.

The full list of apprenticeship programs can be viewed using this address https://tinyurl.com/KC-NWApprenticeshipPrograms

KC-RPDC Consultants Bailey, Denise, and Kent supported the 1st Missouri Statewide Job Olympics in Columbia, MO today.
Bailey judged vacuuming skills, Denise judged cash drawer work, and Kent "unstocked" shelves between student participants.
It was great to see so many Kansas City Area schools at the event. Lots of great ideas on how to turn this into future PD sessions!

Last week we wrapped up our last session of New to Special Education Academy. Participants were presented with timely special education hot topics including: behavior management strategies, artificial intelligence in special education, and effective reading strategies for struggling learners!
Use this link, tinyurl.com/Newbie2SPED26 for the 2026-2027 cohort.

💥💥 Only a few seats remain. Registration closes May 6, 2026💥💥

You can join us in-person at the KC-RPDC, or you can participate virtually.
https://tinyurl.com/Releasing-WritersJune-1-2-26

Get a head start on Fall 2026! Now’s the time to prep your STEM, Computer Science, and CTE curriculum with Learning Blade’s 500+ standards-aligned lessons for grades 5–9.
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🎉WOW - what a year! 🎉
Today was the last LETRS training at the KC-RPDC for the 2025-2026 school year!

Almost 800 educators in the Kansas City area participated in LETRS Volume 1 & 2, Early Childhood LETRS, Aspire, and LETRS for Administrators this year. Our Literacy Consultants held over 153 trainings with 34 districts represented. To date over 2,300 educators have participated in MO Read, Lead, Exceed through the KC-RPDC!

Register now, 26-27 cohorts are almost full!

Cohorts are nearing capacity! Register by May 1 for a guaranteed spot in a 26-27 cohort!

Cohorts are nearing capacity! Register by this Friday, May 1 for a guaranteed spot in a 26-27 cohort!