Kansas City Public Schools board votes to name Dr. Jennifer Collier as next superintendent

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Metropolis Public Faculties district has its subsequent chief — Dr. Jennifer Collier.

On Wednesday evening, the KCPS Board of Training unanimously voted to call Collier because the district’s subsequent superintendent.

Collier, a longtime worker for KCPS, had been serving because the interim superintendent since final August.

Throughout her time with district, she’s served as a instructor and principal, amongst different issues.

She took over after Dr. Mark Bedell resigned from KCPS and later took a job as superintendent for the Anne Arundel County Public Faculties district in Maryland.

Throughout her tenure as interim superintendent, Collier was tasked with main the district to make some robust selections, together with closing two faculties.

KCPS mentioned it acquired 17 purposes for the job, with 5 complete candidates being interviewed and two finalist conducting a second spherical of interviews.

“Following a unanimous vote by the board of schooling, we’re blissful to announce interim superintendent Dr. Jennifer Collier is the finalist to turn into the following everlasting superintendent of Kansas Metropolis Public Faculties,” mentioned Tanesha Ford, KCPS faculty board member. “She has confirmed each in our interviews, and in her function as interim, her distinctive management, integrity and pleasure in our faculty district.”

With all smiles on the board assembly, Collier thanked the district for believing in her.

“I simply need to say thanks to this board on your confidence in me,” Collier mentioned. “I’m humbled, I’m honored and I’m tremendous enthusiastic about the way forward for KCPS and I’ll say extra later.”

The district hopes to make a proper announcement of Collier’s hiring within the close to future following contract negotiations.

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