Partnership For Regional Educational Preparation Kansas City
Partnership For Regional Educational Preparation Kansas City
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Mission
Our mission is to create and implement strategies that help students attending Kansas City’s urban school districts succeed in college and their careers.
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SEE SCHEDULE OSINCE 2006, PREP-KC HAS DEVELOPED THE RELATIONSHIPS, EXPERTISE, AND TOOLS NEEDED TO PURSUE OUR MISSION OF ENSURING THAT ALL OF KANSAS CITY'S URBAN STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS. PREP-KC'S NETWORK HAS GROWN FROM TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN 2005 TO SIX URBAN DISTRICTS AND THREE CHARTER ORGANIZATIONS THAT COLLECTIVELY SERVE 65,041 STUDENTS. 76 PERCENT OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR PARTNER DISTRICTS IDENTIFY AS STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND 83 PERCENT QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH BECAUSE OF THEIR FAMILY INCOME.PREP-KC ORGANIZES ITS WORK AROUND THREE STRATEGIES THAT CREATE A K-12 CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT FOCUSED ON STUDENTS' POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS. FIRST, PREP-KC PROVIDES K-12 MATHEMATICS TEACHERS AND K-3 LITERACY TEACHERS WITH THE TRAINING AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT BECOMES A SUCCESSFUL MATH STUDENT AND A PROFICIENT READER. SECOND, PREP-KC BELIEVES THAT "YOU CAN'T BE IT IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT." THIS MANTRA GUIDES OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER EXPERIENCES, WHICH PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THE REGION'S HIGH-DEMAND CAREERS AND THE POSTSECONDARY DEGREES NEEDED TO COMPETE FOR THESE JOBS. FINALLY, PREP-KC'S CAREER ACADEMIES PREPARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND THE WORKFORCE. STUDENTS WORK ON "REAL WORLD" PROJECTS, INTERACT WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, AND EARN COLLEGE CREDIT AND INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS AS PART OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. PREP-KC'S THEORY OF ACTION FOCUSES ON CREATING A MULTI-SECTOR SYSTEM OF SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM AND INTO THE WORKFORCE. PREP-KC BELIEVES THAT BY COMBINING EDUCATION, INDUSTRY, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL-TO-CAREER PIPELINE, AND BY CONCENTRATING THESE SUPPORTS IN DISTRICTS THAT SERVE PREDOMINATELY STUDENTS OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, WE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES FOR THESE STUDENTS WHILE ALSO CREATING A DIVERSE, WELL-PREPARED REGIONAL WORKFORCE.PREP-KC IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO TAKE ON THIS WORK SUCCESSFULLY FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST, WE HAVE LONG-TERM, HIGH-TRUST RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DISTRICT, BUILDING, AND TEACHER LEADERS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE WE SERVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A PROVEN SET OF STRATEGIES THAT ARE IMPROVING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS AND THIRD, WE HAVE A ROBUST DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING A DATA DASHBOARD THAT MEASURES PROGRESS AND GUIDES IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR WORK.OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, EACH OF OUR KEY PROGRAMMING AREAS HAS DEMONSTRATED CONCRETE EVIDENCE OF IMPROVING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR THE STUDENTS WE SERVE. FIRST, PREP-KC HAS HELPED OUR PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF K-3 STUDENTS READING PROFICIENTLY. THE PERFORMANCE OF DISTRICTS IMPLEMENTING PREP-KC'S LITERACY BENCHMARKING INITIATIVE COMPARED TO STATEWIDE PROFICIENCY RATES INDICATES NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE BASELINE DATA COLLECTED IN 2014. BASELINE DATA REVEALED A 22-POINT GAP BETWEEN THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING READING PROFICIENCY IN PREP-KC'S FIRST COHORT OF LITERACY BENCHMARKING DISTRICTS (CENTER, GRANDVIEW, AND ALLEN VILLAGE) COMPARED TO THE STATEWIDE RESULTS. IN 2014, 31% OF 3RD GRADERS IN COHORT I SCHOOLS SCORED AT LEAST THE PROFICIENT LEVEL COMPARED TO A 53% STATEWIDE PROFICIENCY RATE. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF 2018 MAP RESULTS INDICATES THAT THE FIRST COHORT OF PREP-KC LITERACY BENCHMARKING DISTRICTS CUT THE GAP BETWEEN THEIR PROFICIENCY RATES AND THE STATEWIDE RATE IN HALF TO 11 POINTS (38% PROFICIENCY RATE AMONG LITERACY BENCHMARKING DISTRICTS COMPARED TO 49% STATEWIDE PROFICIENCY RATE).SECOND, PREP-KC CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON PROVIDING URBAN STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS AND SUPPORT STUDENTS AS THEY BEGIN TO PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURES. DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR, PREP-KC PROVIDED 6,840 INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE & CAREER EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO HELP THEM EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS AND PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURE. TO PROVIDE THESE EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS, PREP-KC ENGAGED 857 PROFESSIONALS FROM 214 BUSINESSES AND 36 POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY REGION. PROFESSIONALS INTERACT WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, INCLUDING THROUGH OUR NEW CONNECTOR ONLINE PLATFORM, WHICH USES TELECONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WITH PREP-KC CLASSROOMS ACROSS OUR NETWORK.THIRD, PREP-KC ALSO HELPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PREPARE FOR SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES THROUGH OUR INTENSIVE, MULTI-YEAR CAREER ACADEMIES PROGRAM. LAST YEAR, PREP-KC INCREASED THE NUMBER OF COLLEGE CREDITS EARNED BY CAREER ACADEMY STUDENTS DURING HIGH SCHOOL TO 526 CREDITS COMPARED TO 491 CREDITS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 100% OF OUR 350 CAREER ACADEMY ALUMNI GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME, AND 66% OF THOSE GRADUATES (N=231) WENT ON TO ENROLL IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is listed in the filing as “Prep-kc's mission focuses on preparing the bi-state kansas city region's urban students for college and career success. prep-kc works with six urban school districts and three charter organizations that collectively serve over 65,000 students on both sides of the missouri-kansas state line. prep-kc's strategy focuses on providing every student with a solid academic foundation in math and literacy, assisting students in exploring a range of postsecondary opportunities and providing students with opportunities to earn college credit and industry certifications while still in high school. prep-kc offers investors the chance to focus resources on improving public education by supporting these proven strategies.”.
When discussing its operations, they were characterized as: “Prep-kc's mission focuses on preparing the bi-state kansas city region's urban students for college and career success. prep-kc works with six urban school districts and three charter organizations that collectively serve over 65,000 students on both sides of the missouri-kansas state line. prep-kc's strategy focuses on providing every student with a solid academic foundation in math and literacy, assisting students in exploring a range of postsecondary opportunities and providing students with opportunities to earn college credit and industry certifications while still in high school. prep-kc offers investors the chance to focus resources on improving public education by supporting these proven strategies.”.
- The non-profit's legally reported state of operation is MO.
- The filing states that the non-profit's address in the year 2019 is 2300 MAIN STREET NO 340, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64108.
- The form submitted by the non-profit for 2019 shows a total of 13 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $27,152.
- The organization has 8 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2007.
- The organization pays $1,009,622 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $128,625 in fundraising expenses.
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