KCKPS Teaching Fellows SY2526

KCKPS Teaching Fellows Program – Teaching Opportunity for 2025-2026 School Year

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools is actively recruiting career changers who have an accredited Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate degree in the following subjects: English, Math, Science, Engineering, Computer Technology/Information Systems, Accounting/Finance, Spanish, Business or other content areas to become teachers through the Kansas City Kansas Teaching Fellows program. The Kansas City Kansas Teaching Fellows program allows you to obtain a Master of Science in Education from an accredited alternative certified program that will allow you to teach within our school district in accordance with the rules established by the Kansas State Department of Education guidelines for alternative certification teaching programs. Please continue reading for more information and attend one of our Information Sessions below.

Completed Applications, with all required documents, will be considered from Tuesday, November 19, 2024, through Tuesday, March 25, 2025. At this time, we are unable to sponsor international applicants for the KCK Fellows program.

If you are interested in exploring your opportunities, please attend one of the information sessions listed below, complete the application, and attach all required documents.

Virtual Information Sessions:

• Tuesday, 11/19/24, 5-6 pm (Virtual)
• Tuesday, 12/3/24, 5-6 pm (Virtual)
• Tuesday, 2/4/25, 5-6 pm (Virtual)
• Tuesday, 3/11/25, 5-6 pm (Virtual)

Registration Link for Information Sessions:

https://forms.gle/5ZWWeEA8auyvtw8Y7

Deadline for Receiving Applications – Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Mandatory Documents (applications are not considered until all documents are received). 

1. Resume – covers your full and part-time employment.
2. Purpose Letter – a minimum one-page document explaining (1) why you wish to teach a diverse student population and what makes you qualified to become a teacher. (2) Include any paid or volunteer opportunities you completed where you currently or previously worked with children in pre-school to high school. (3) Explain what you believe are some of the fundamental causes of racial disparities in education, and (4) how you have or will seek opportunities to improve the learning environment to meet the needs of historically marginalized students.
3. Unofficial transcripts – from all colleges/universities you attended, including community colleges, will be considered with the initial application.
4. Complete the Consent to Release Information – This form gives FHSU permission to release your transcript analysis results with the alternative certification programs advisor with KCKPS. Form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YWCbD1sXyPxzGqHpZzXgKTsHzOfuoh4LQkxTHWMs47U/viewform?edit_requested=true
5. Documents: Attach your resume, purpose letter, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to your application – you will need three references, including at least one current or previous supervisor and two colleagues.

If you have any questions, please contact Kim Smith (kim.smith@kckps.org or 913-279-2359) and complete the registration form to attend a virtual information session. Click on the registration link below to sign up for an informational session.

Registration Link for Information Sessions:

https://forms.gle/5ZWWeEA8auyvtw8Y7

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