PREP-KC KCT School Visits

School Visit Reports

Between November and January, each participant is required to complete a school visit with their capstone team. School visits will include a conversation with the school leadership team, students in the pathways, tour of the school, and classroom observations. During the February KCT session, teams will present their findings. These 10-minute PowerPoint presentations should give a high-level overview of the school visit and answer two questions: (1) What new learning about education and/or schooling did your experience provide? (2) What challenges, needs, or volunteer opportunities were evidenced or discussed as a result of your school visits?

School Career Pathways

 Aligned with KC Risings’ goal of inclusive prosperity, PREP-KC works with Kansas City’s school districts and charter schools that serve primarily students of color and students impacted by poverty to support the development of wall-to-wall career pathways to help all students gain the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in Kansas City’s high-need, high-pay careers.

 Students in PREP-KC's partner-schools have the opportunity to select a career pathway in 9th or 10th grade. Examples of these broad career pathways include Business and Finance, Engineering, LifeScience/Healthcare, and Tech. Students enroll in a series of elective courses in their pathway with the goal of ultimately earning a “Market Value Asset” (such as an industry-recognized credential, early college credit, internship/ client project, or high-value scholarship) by the time they graduate.

 To help students make an informed decision, PREP-KC designs and implements a wide range of college & career exploration experiences to support all students (3rd grade - HS) in identifying their goals for college and career after high school graduation.

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School visits will include a conversation with the leadership team, students in the pathways, tour of the school, and classroom observations.

Process for scheduling school visits

1.     Complete this Google form which will ask you to provide the following information:

 a.     Point person name/ e-mail for your KCT Team. PREP-KC will coordinate with this individual to finalize your team’s visit.

b.     Names/ e-mail addresses for the other members of your team.

c.     2-3 dates & times that would work for everyone on your team between Nov. 30- Dec. 13 or January 15-26 on a Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday between 8:30-12:30.

d.     What you’d most like to learn about on your school visit:

i.        Client Connected Projects

ii.         Industry Recognized Credentials

iii.         General college & career exploration

e.     Does your team have a preference between visiting a charter school or traditional public school?

2.     Hold the dates shared with PREP-KC until your school visit is confirmed.

3.     You’ll receive a calendar entry with the confirmed date, time, location for your visit.

4.     Reach out to Beth McCarthy at bmccarthy@prepkc.org if any additional information is needed.