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Personal Biography
Rachel Henderson is a fierce and fun nonprofit professional with a strong dedication to volunteerism and service. She is proud mother of three children, Kaiya, Halle, and Josiah.Rachel currently serves as the Community Engagement Manager for Cross-Lines Community Outreach, where she manages volunteers and community partnership.When Rachel is not hard at work, she enjoys volunteering at organizations within the community as well as serving on numerous civic boards in a leadership capacity.
Campaign Phone
(913) 674-7117
Education
Associates Degree, Kansas City Kansas Community College
Community/Public Service
Rachel currently serves as President for both of her daughter's school PTA groups, Treasurer for Rosedale Development Association, and Board Member for the Kansas City COVID Regional Relief Fund
The pandemic has shown us that access to education is also dependent on digital access and equity. There are many unknowns still with the corona-virus and what post-pandemic life will be like but the district will need to continue to be able to bridge the learning needs of student in a virtual environment coupled with the current staffing shortage in many buildings. Hybrid learning is not anything that we can say farewell too quite yet or even ever. We will also need to continue to raise awareness around the importance of digital access and equity in our community especially for those most vulnerable. Some of our students are still in internet deserts -- how do we change that? As our schools rolled out STEM labs, stem curriculum, etc, we knew that technology was a huge piece of that so how do we need to grow in the future to better prepare our students for the current workforce moreso?
I am in full support of Diploma+ however how do we increase and/or leverage our community partnerships to make sure more students are participating in this program as well as making sure that we are bringing businesses/opportunities to the tables for the careers that students are interested in.
Many of our schools have partnered with outside organizations such as Communities in School, Warriors for Wyandotte, GearUP and other local great organizations to provide wrap around services for students to help them with their educational journey towards graduation through after-school tutoring, mentoring, etc. This is only one step in additional to the FACES (Family and Community Engagement Specialists), social workers, and counselors on site in the building to support both students and families in their child's education journey. There is still room for growth, nonetheless.
I would like to guide and support DEI practices and implementation within our district with intentional conversations and practices at the building level first versus the top down approach which I believe was put in place with the implementation of the DEI department. In it's first year of implementation, the department experienced turnover which really stagnated the opportunity for the goals and vision of the work to be completed so I believe if we start where the people are we can move the needle quicker. What is the current culture of DEI in the buildings? How are we ensuring best practices and policies are in place to create inviting and thriving spaces for students, staff, and the broader community?
Parent, Community, & Student engagement is critical to the success of our students and the district. Through my involvement with PTA at the local, district, & state level, I know the power that parent, student, and community voices have when we rally together for information and causes. We are a public school system because public opinion matters. If elected I would like to establish a District-wide Advisory Committee with parent/guardian representation from each school present at a monthly or quarterly meeting. The purpose of the committee would be to address school issues and concerns and allow parents to network, share ideas, and solve problems cooperatively. This model is implemented in our sister district, KCPS and has proven to be a successful way to engage parents and provide a level of communication that has been present most recently. I would also like to introduce the idea of quarterly community conversations to make sure we have a direct pulse to the community.
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