Teach For America Placement Schools

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Where Corps Members Teach

Since establishing a Kansas City site in 2008, Teach For America has placed over 335 teachers in nearly every grade and subject area in traditional and charter public schools in the Kansas City, Missouri school district and the Hickman Mills school district.

Kansas City is comprised of different neighborhoods that have their own unique cultures. Corps members live in different parts of town, but regardless of their neighborhood, they can get just about anywhere in 20 minutes by car. The regional office is located in the central Crossroads District, where there are many restaurants, galleries, and coffee shops, and Kansas City corps members have complete access to the office.

Get to Know Genesis Promise Academy

Located in Kansas City, Genesis Promise Academy is a school that serves first through eighth grades. Over the past three years, the number of Teach For America corps members at Genesis has tripled, now accounting for eight out of nine teachers and one instructional coach. In the 2010-11 school year the eighth graders, who are taught exclusively by corps members, grew an average of 2.3 years in reading and 2.4 years in math. Corps members Erik Hinson and Dana DeMott (both Kansas City ’10) were honored with the the school’s 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year award.