School Directory
General Support
| Front Office |
Call: 816-268-5660
Text: 816-760-2521
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| First Student Bus Company | 816-254-5262 (and choose extension for dispatch) |
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Transportation Point of Contact: Stephanie Nichols
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816-674-3169
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Food Services Point of Contact: Sam Preston
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816-832-1883
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Enrollment Point of Contact: Ashley Flood
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816-509-5608
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Athletics Point of Contact: Deronne Wilson
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816-832-1921
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Special Education, Speech, OT Services Coordinator: Jules Fox
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816-786-6204
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Foster Care Point of Contact: Sam Preston
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816-832-1883
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Homeless Coordinator, Family Liaison and ELL Program Manager: Daniel Velazquez
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816-704-1767
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Title IX Coordinator: Katie Pasniewski
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816-612-8539
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Registrar: Ellen Frierson
Please allow 1 business day for registrar requests to be processed.
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2022-2023 School Year Staff
5th and 6th Grade School
| Name | Title | Cohorts | Phone Number | |
| Amy Rosenwald | Principal | N/A | 816-281-6833 | [email protected] |
| Deon Whitten | Dean of Students | N/A | 816-814-9416 | [email protected] |
| Gordon Brown | Dean Room Monitor | N/A | 816-832-1917 | [email protected] |
| Georgina Leslie | Dean of Instruction (5-8) | N/A | 816-533-2727 | [email protected] |
| Kathleen Barbosa | Dean of Instruction (5-8) | N/A | 816-244-0448 | [email protected] |
| Macey Rose | Department Chair - Math | N/A | N/A | [email protected] |
| Titilayo Adelusola | 6th Grade Math Teacher | UNL, Clark Atlanta | 816-859-3849 | [email protected] |
| Gerry Bolden | 6th Grade Textual Analysis Teacher | Queensland, Pitt State | 913-334-7363 | [email protected] |
| Gabby Boss | 5th Grade Textual Analysis Teacher | Jackson State, Brown | 913-703-4092 | [email protected] |
| Julia Chestnut | 6th Grade Science Teacher | Fisk, Clark Atlanta, WVU, Queensland | 913-538-1309 | [email protected] |
| Ajshaina Clark | Building Substitute Teacher | All 5/6 Cohorts | 281-713-3054 | [email protected] |
| Sarah Mata Cooper | Reading Intervention/Special Education Curriculum Support | N/A | 913-735-3763 | [email protected] |
| Lauren Crusoe | Learning Support Specialist | Queensland, Jackson State | 314-368-4914 | [email protected] |
| Jailah Davis | 5th Grade Reading Lab Teacher | Jackson State, Brown, Columbia, UMKC | 816-490-7034 | [email protected] |
| Ariel D'Errico | 5th Grade Math Teacher | Jackson State, Brown | 816-591-6624 | [email protected] |
| Natalie Dykmann | Learning Support Specialist | Jackson State, Fordham, Queensland, Pitt State | 913-548-5694 | [email protected] |
| Ryan Glasgow | Fitness Teacher | WVU, Jackson State, Brown, UNL, Queensland | 816-678-4191 | [email protected] |
| Alexis Johnson | 6th Grade Textual Analysis Teacher | Clark Atlanta, WVU | 316-371-5715 | [email protected] |
| Mae Jones | 6th Grade Math Teacher | Pitt State, WVU | 816-301-7366 | [email protected] |
| Kenzie Leblanc | 6th Grade Guided Reading Teacher | Fisk, UNL | 913-346-1678 | [email protected] |
| Jordan McLarty | 5th Grade Math Teacher | Columbia, UMKC | 940-230-4494 | [email protected] |
| Amber Merola | 6th Grade Reading Lab Teacher | Queensland, WVU, UNL | 412-818-4639 | [email protected] |
| Tierney Porter | 6th Grade Fitness Teacher | Brown, Fisk | 816-814-9733 | [email protected] |
| Emily Randall | 6th Grade Reading Lab Teacher | Fisk, Clark Atlanta | 816-701-9195 | [email protected] |
| Elisabeth Randall |
5th Grade Science Teacher
Department Chair - Science
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Jackson State, Brown | 816-343-8256 | [email protected] |
| Veronica Scates | [email protected] | |||
| Taylor Sidles | 6th Grade Computer Literacy Teacher | Fisk, Clark Atlanta, UNL, Queensland | 816-200-2391 | [email protected] |
| Omega Tillman | 6th Grade Math Teacher | Fisk, Queensland, | 816-739-0573 | [email protected] |
| Kamaal Washington | Para Educator | N/A | 913-426-8155 | [email protected] |
7th/8th Grade School
| Name | Title | Cohorts | Phone Number | |
| Shelli Carman-Brown | Principal | N/A | 816-559-1607 | [email protected] |
| Lindsey Woods | Assistant Principal | N/A | 816-612-8500 | [email protected] |
| Richard Abram II | Dean of Students | N/A | 816-508-8959 | [email protected] |
| Natosha Landrum | Dean of Students | N/A | 816-612-8518 | [email protected] |
| Byron Ashford | Dean Room Monitor | N/A | 816-490-1759 | [email protected] |
| Kesha Johnson | Dean of Students | N/A | 816-627-9204 | [email protected] |
| Carolyn Gatewood | Dean of Instruction (5-8) |
N/A
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913-526-7447 | [email protected] |
| Robyn Blakemore | 7th Grade Math Teacher | Hampton, UChicago | 816-701-9096 | [email protected] |
| Bailey Cooper | 8th Grade History Teacher and Department Chair | Spelman, XULA, UC Santa Cruz | 816-237-8347 | [email protected] |
| Micah Daniels | 8th Grade Textual Analysis Teacher | DePaul, KU | 816-562-5610 | [email protected] |
| Tiara Floyd | 7th Grade Math Teacher | DePaul, XULA | 785-380-9445 | [email protected] |
| Robert Henderson III | 8th Grade Fitness Teacher | UC Santa Cruz, FVSU, Spelman, Howard | 312-909-2050 | [email protected] |
| Isha Isme | 7th Grade Textual Analysis Teacher | Hampton, UChicago | 816-298-3411 | [email protected] |
| Sheena Jenkins | Learning Support Specialist | Morris Brown, Yale | 785-865-6852 | [email protected] |
| Jen Kean | 7th Grade Reading Lab Teacher | All 7th Grade Cohorts | 816-673-3137 | [email protected] |
| Ra'Kya Lewis | 8th Grade Reading Lab Teacher | All 8th Grade Cohorts | 816-237-0728 | [email protected] |
| Kameron Manning | 7th Grade Science Teacher | Yale, Morris Brown | 770-378-0736 | [email protected] |
| Zeke Meltsner | 8th Grade Math Teacher | Spelman, KU | 704-604-5980 | [email protected] |
| Edward Morse | 7th Grade Fitness Teacher | XULA, Yale, UChicago, Morris Brown | 816-920-1000 | [email protected] |
| Skyelar Perkins | 8th Grade Math Teacher | Howard, Stanford | 816-694-0285 | [email protected] |
| Andrew Riddell |
7th Grade History Teacher
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All 7th Grade Cohorts | 913-336-7379 | [email protected] |
| Elia Robertson |
7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher
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Howard, Hampton, DePaul, UC Santa Cruz | 913-279-8916 | [email protected] |
| Rachael Rosenstein | 8th Grade Textual Analysis Teacher | Stanford, KU | 816-683-9157 | [email protected] |
| Braden Smith | Learning Support Specialist | Morris Brown, Queensland, FVSU | 713-828-2388 | |
| Cody Snapp | 8th Grade History Teacher | All 8th Grade Cohorts | 540-315-5459 | [email protected] |
| Alana Washington | 7th Grade Textual Analysis Teacher | XULA, DePaul | 913-426-8159 | [email protected] |
| Greg White | 7th Grade Science Teacher | UChicago, XULA, Morris Brown, Yale | 816-533-6323 | [email protected] |
| Kourtney Williams | 8th Grade Textual Analysis Teacher | KU, Spelman | 816-812-4275 | [email protected] |
| Jon Zamsky | 8th Grade Math Teacher | FVSU, UC Santa Cruz | 484-343-0116 | [email protected] |
High School
| Name | Title | Cohort | Phone Number | Email |
| Ben Carman-Brown | Principal | N/A | 585-301-3269 | [email protected] |
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Nita Daniels
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Senior Dean of Students
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N/A
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816-912-8900 | [email protected] |
| Dr. Amber Hurd | Principal Fellow | N/A | 314-295-8300 | [email protected] |
| Annie Murphy | Assistant Principal | N/A | 913-526-4627 | [email protected] |
| Kalilah Lasenby | Dean of Instruction | N/A | 816-457-3713 | [email protected] |
| Amber Parks | Dean of Students | N/A | (816) 814-9946 | [email protected] |
| Tiffany Segers | Director of College Access and Success | N/A | 314-706-2031 | [email protected] |
| Ellen Clayton | College Persistence Counselor | N/A | 816-623-2634 | [email protected] |
| Wendy Miya | College Persistence Counselor | N/A | 816-490-1056 | [email protected] |
| Bryce Dantzler | College Counselor | N/A | (816) 814-6001 | |
| Alexis Lankford | College Counselor | N/A | (816) 814-6009 | [email protected] |
| Arlette Acosta | 9th Grade Spanish I Teacher | Syracuse, Rockhurst | 314-399-9662 | [email protected] |
| Emma Allen | 11th Grade AP Seminar | N/A | 407-618-3557 | [email protected] |
| Bess Bailey | 12th Grade AP Research Teacher | N/A | 816-343-8487 | [email protected] |
| Matt Beltrami | 9th Grade Pre-AP World History Teacher | Iowa, Fordham, Tufts, Texas A&M, UNO | 816-200-1468 | [email protected] |
| Joe Conaghan | 12th Grade College Algebra Teacher | N/A | 913-744-0939 | [email protected] |
| Jarana Dalien | 11th Grade AP Language Teacher | N/A | 850-509-4371 | [email protected] |
| Elizabeth Davis | 11th Grade AP US History and 11th Grade AP Language Teacher | N/A | 816-797-5981 | [email protected] |
| Hannah Donaldson | 11th Grade Fine Arts Teacher | N/A |
913-703-4096
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| Sam Dowd | 9th Grade Honors English I Teacher | Fordham, UNO, Iowa |
615-879-0829
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| Kasey Elder | 10th Grade College Seminar Teacher | Fontbonne, Savannah, Syracuse, LSU | 816-408-0107 | [email protected] |
| Tim Ellis | 10th Grade Pre-AP Chemistry Teacher | Fontbonne, Savannah, Syracuse, LSU |
262-893-0269
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| Kara Evans | 12th Grade Calculus Teacher | N/A | 262-893-0269 | [email protected] |
| Carlos Farfan | 9th Grade Spanish Teacher | Fordham, UNO, Tufts, Texas A&M, Iowa | 816-719-9801 | [email protected] |
| Dax Galloway | 11th Grade Physics Teacher | N/A | 816-533-5383 | [email protected] |
| Angela Gipson | 12th Grade AP Biology Teacher | N/A | 913-961-5126 | [email protected] |
| Abigail Green |
10th Grade Pre-AP Language & Composition Teacher
Department Chair - English
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LSU, Fontbonne
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913-481-7119 | [email protected] |
| Emiliano Gross | 10th Grade Spanish II Teacher | LSU, Savannah | 816-929-9505 | [email protected] |
| Teresa Johnson | Learning Support Specialist | N/A | 717-798-2656 | [email protected] |
| Maria Kennedy |
11th Grade AP US History Teacher
Department Chair - History
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N/A
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816-673-3034 | [email protected] |
| Melissa Lam |
9th Grade Honors Algebra I Teacher
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Tufts, Texas A&M, Iowa
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347-476-1270 | [email protected] |
| Marcus Liddell | 11th Grade Pre-AP Calculus Teacher and Computer Science Teacher | N/A | 816-832-2478 | [email protected] |
| Esteban Mendez | 10th Grade Pre-AP Language Teacher | LSU, Fontbonne | 310-561-3044 | [email protected] |
| Jahmeelah Nash-Fuller | 10th Grade Pre-AP Language Teacher | Syracuse, Savannah | 917-887-2612 | [email protected] |
| Grace Nikunen | 10th Grade AP World History Teacher | Syracuse, LSU, Fontbonne | 206-465-4960 | [email protected] |
| Trevor Obermueller | Learning Support Specialist | N/A | 816-945-9054 | [email protected] |
| Alicyn Otoshi | 9th Grade Honors Algebra I | UNO, Fordham, Texas A&M | 408-221-2702 | [email protected] |
| Megan Porche | 10th Grade ACT Math Teacher | LSU, Fontbonne, Savannah | 360-870-5130 | [email protected] |
| Lauren Shaurette | 9th Grade Honors Biology Teacher | Iowa, Texas A&M, Fordham, UNO, Tufts | (414) 517-0078 | [email protected] |
| Julian Vizitei | 12th AP Government / Personal Finance Teacher | N/A | 573-489-1662 | [email protected] |
| Natasha Waschek | 9th Grade Honors English I Teacher | Texas A&M, Tufts, Iowa | 623-236-6189 | [email protected] |
| Lyndsay Yates | 9th Grade College Seminar Teacher | Tufts, | 816-343-8436 | [email protected] |
| Jason Zimmerman | 10th Grade Honors Geometry Teacher | Syracuse, Fontbonne, Savannah, LSU | 816-281-8464 | [email protected] |
Network Team
| Name | Title | Phone Number | Email |
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Ashaley Billingslea
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Front Office Coordinator
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816-814-6382 | [email protected] |
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Cat Cain
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Director of Special Projects
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816-604-7920 | [email protected] |
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Erynn Campbell
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Manager of Human Resources
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816-612-8540 | [email protected] |
| Elizabeth Edmonds | Data and Assessment Specialist | 816-268-5660 | [email protected] |
| Teresa Fliger | Social Worker | 816-814-0838 | [email protected] |
| Ashley Flood | Operations Specialist | 816-509-5608 | [email protected] |
| Jules Fox | Director of Special Education | 816-786-6204 | [email protected] |
| Ellen Frierson | Manager of Data and Assessment | 434-989-4395 | [email protected] |
| Carly Goins | Operations Specialist | 419-261-1815 | [email protected] |
| Kevin Hill | Social Worker | 816-490-1159 | [email protected] |
| Bailee Hudson | Operations Specialist | 816-514-0982 | [email protected] |
| Jay Marshall | Information Technology Coordinator | 816-304-1498 | [email protected] |
| Emily Martin | Social Worker | 816-490-2282 | [email protected] |
| Erica McGeady | Director of Data | N/A | [email protected] |
| Tylice Merritt | Operations Specialist | 816-268-5660 | [email protected] |
| Stephanie Nichols | Operations Specialist | 816-674-3169 | [email protected] |
| Bailey Page | Director of Operations | 913-339-8153 | [email protected] |
| Katie Pasniewski | Chief Operating Officer | 816-612-8539 | [email protected] |
| Wellyna Patterson | Manager of Curriculum and Instruction | 205-370-2282 | [email protected] |
| Sam Preston | Operations Manager | 816-832-1883 | [email protected] |
| Becky Quatrocky | School Nurse | 816-612-8607 | [email protected] |
| Margo Sinclair |
Talent Recruiter
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816-509-0007 | [email protected] |
| Jacqueline Tuggle |
Social Worker
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816-814-6413
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[email protected] |
| Daniel Velazquez |
English Learner Program Manager,
Family & Community Liaison
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816-704-1767
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[email protected] |
| Syreeta Washington | Office Coordinator | 816-457-3954 | [email protected] |
| Theresa Williams | Finance and HR Specialist | 816-612-8643 | [email protected] |
| Candace Wilson | Director of Talent | 816-912-8898 | [email protected] |
| Deronne Wilson | Director of Athletics and Activities | 816-832-1921 | [email protected] |