School of Education

The Basic School Regional Center- Kansas City

Description

The Basic School is a national elementary school initiative developed by Ernest Boyer, late president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The initiative centers around four priorities: School as Community, a Curriculum with Coherence, a Climate for Learning and a Commitment to Character.

The Center provides outreach to schools that focus on school culture, collaborative decision making, community, curriculum, climate and character.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact us

The Basic School
School of Education, room 245
Phone:  (816) 235-2443
Fax:  (816) 235-5270
(Attn: The Basic School)

Jennifer Waddell, Ph.D.
Director
Phone:  (816) 235-2443
Email:  waddellj@umkc.edu

Gus Jacob, Ed.D.
Program Advisor
Phone:  (816) 235-2454
Email:  jacoba@umkc.edu

Location

School of Education
615 E. 52nd St.
Kansas City, MO  64110