Programs and Centers that Benefit Students and Community . . .
The Basic
School Regional Center-Kansas City
A national elementary school initiative which provides outreach to schools that
focus on school culture, collaborative decision making, community, curriculum, climate
and character.
Center for Economic Education
Dedicated to increasing the economic literacy of our nation's youth in order
to better prepare them for their future as individuals and as citizens.
UMKC
Professional
Development Center
Supports the professional development needs of school districts in the region.
Missouri Accelerated Schools/Missouri
Professional Learning Communities
Offers staff development and technical assistance to schools that are participating
in the Missouri Accelerated Schools Project
Missouri Assessment
Program (MAP) Center
Recruits and trains local teachers to develop,
use, and score performance-based assessments
Missouri Center for Safe Schools
Providing assistance and help in the identification of resources, and by facilitating
networking of urban, suburban, and rural schools across Missouri as they develop
effective ways of dealing with violence and safety related problems
UMKC Charter School
Center
Independent public schools located in the school districts of Kansas
City
Missouri
Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM)
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and improving mathematics
teaching and learning at all levels
STARR Program
Provides professional classroom-tested training to help teachers use authentic
instruction, performance-based assessment and Missouri's new academic performance
standards
Urban Educator Corps
The Urban Educator Corps (UEC) is the educational strand of the Coalition of
Urban and Metropolitan Universities.
Our mission is to improve student academic performance and reduce achievement gaps
in participating school districts and schools by enhancing and supporting "pipelines"
of high quality educators.
