In a unanimous decision, the Kirkwood School District Board of Education has named Dr. David Ulrich as the next superintendent of schools starting July 1, 2020. He will succeed Dr. Michele Condon, who is retiring at the end of the school year. Dr. Ulrich is currently the superintendent in the Moffat County RE-1 School District in Craig, Colorado. Prior to his four years as a superintendent, he spent 18 years as an educator in Missouri, which included principal of Lee’s Summit North High School and director of secondary education for the North Kansas City School District. Dr. Ulrich spent eight years as a teacher, including four years as a social studies teacher at North Kansas City High School.
Students at NKMS are partnering with the City of Kirkwood for a Clean Sweep 2020. They are asking the residents and businesses of Kirkwood to pitch in and pick up litter around their property. This time of year is a great time to kick off the spring cleaning efforts, gather up the trash and other litter that may have accumulated over the winter, and make way for the spring. Community members that would like to participate are advised to form a group and register by contacting chris.hooker@kirkwoodschools.org to be assigned an area to clean. Trash Bags, gloves and safety vests will be available Saturday, February 29 and Sunday, March 1, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Kirkwood Train Station.
During a ceremony on Friday, February 7, Kirkwood High School recognized 15 student athletes continuing their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level.
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Five residents of the Kirkwood School District filed as candidates for the three positions open on the Kirkwood Board of Education. Each candidate filed by the January 21, 2020 closing date. The school board election will be held on April 7, 2020. In the order of their filing, the school board candidates are: Chad Kavanaugh (Incumbent), Jennifer Pangborn (Incumbent), Nikole Shurn, Julie Backer (Incumbent), and Michael Kleckner.
The Missouri School Board's Association search consultant, Dr. Brent Underwood, updated the leadership profile of the next superintendent of Kirkwood Schools based on feedback from the Board, staff and the community. The main qualities highlighted include a strategic thinker and thought leader who makes recommendations to the Board through data-driven decisions and can engage all stakeholders to reinforce the bonds among the Board, our schools, the District, and the community to advocate for children.
Students in Kirkwood High School (KHS) Advanced Placement Language classes submitted essays to the Yes! Magazine National Student Writing Competition.
North Kirkwood Middle School Orchestra (NKMS) was selected from a competitive pool of applicants to perform at the 2020 Missouri Music Educator's Association (MMEA) Conference and Workshop in January 2020 at the Tan-Tar-A Resort at Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
Students from Kirkwood High School’s Innovation Center hosted a Diaper Drive for the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank in downtown St. Louis. During the month of November, the group of 40 juniors, led by eight students in the leadership council group, visited homeroom classrooms and collected spare change from students and staff along with donated diapers. The group collected $1,090.08 in cash and 1,700 diapers. On November 25, the group of students and several KHS staff members dropped off KHS contributions and donated over four hours of time working to pack the diapers, making care notes for recipients of the donations and help with other tasks to get to donations out to families. The group wrapped and packages over 23,400 diapers which will assist 468 families.
The search for the next leader of the Kirkwood School District is underway as Superintendent Michele Condon announced her retirement at the end of the current school year. “I’ve been so blessed to serve students for thirty-nine years as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. After much reflection, I have decided it is time to dedicate my time to my family. I thank the Board of Education for allowing me the opportunity to return from retirement to help lead and serve the students, families, staff, and community for three years. I will always have a place in my heart for the Kirkwood School District,” said Dr. Condon. Board of Education members met with Dr. Brent Underwood of the Missouri School Boards’ Association, who is facilitating a comprehensive national search for the position of Superintendent of Schools. The position will be posted until January 6, 2020, and the Board will make a decision in early March. “We are confident Dr. Underwood’s nine years as a superintendent along with his eleven years conducting superintendent searches, especially recent searches for Districts such as Brentwood, Ladue, Lindbergh, Mehlville, Rockwood, and Valley Park, will ensure an extensive and comprehensive search is conducted,” said Board President Darnel Frost. Dr. Underwood will facilitate staff, parents, and community focus groups and an online survey to assist in the development of a leadership profile that contains the qualities, skills, and characteristics desired for the next superintendent of the Kirkwood School District. Families and Community Members are invited to a focus group: Monday, December 9 from 6 to 7 pm in the Library of North Kirkwood Middle School. You are invited to fill out the MSBA Leadership Qualities Survey for the KSD Superintendent position. The goal is to prioritize the leadership qualities desired by our new superintendent at this specific point in time. The survey will be open until Monday, December 16, 2019 at the end of the day.
