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Jill Ann Shackelford, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
KCK Public Schools
Dr. Jill Shackelford became superintendent of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools on July 1, 2005. She is the first female superintendent in the 138-year history of the school district.
Shackelford joined the KCK district in 1997 as an executive director for curriculum services. She was named an assistant superintendent in 1998. Before joining the KCK district, Shackelford was executive director of student learning in the Turner Public Schools, which is a neighboring school district.
Shackelford is active in community organizations. She is a member of the KCK Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the KCK Women's Chamber of Commerce, the KCK Downtown Kiwanis Club, and is President of the Board of Directors for the Children's Museum of Kansas City. In March 2006, Shackelford was honored by the KCK Community College Intercultural Center as one of the "Women Builders of Communities and Dreams."
Shackelford began her career as an elementary school teacher in Oklahoma in 1966. She has been an administrator for 20 years, beginning as an elementary school principal in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Shackelford received her bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1966, her master's in curriculum and instruction in 1983, and her doctorate in 1992, all from Oklahoma State University.
Shackelford has three grown daughters who are teachers. Two are teachers of French. One is a vocal music teacher.
| Administrative Experience – 20 years | |
|---|---|
| Superintendent of Schools | 2005 – present |
| Kansas City Kansas Public Schools USD#500 | |
| Assistant Superintendent Curriculum and Standards | 1997 – 2005 |
| Kansas City Kansas Public Schools USD#500 | |
| Executive Director of Student Learning | 1995 – 1997 |
| Turner Public Schools USD#202 | |
| Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction | 1991 – 1995 |
| Bartlesville Public Schools, Bartlesville, OK | |
| Elementary Principal | 1987 – 1991 |
| Jane Phillips Elementary 3 years – Wayside 1 year | |
| Teaching Experience – 18 years | |
|---|---|
| Adjunct Professor of Curriculum | 2001 – present |
| Pittsburg State University Graduate courses in Educational Leadership and Library Media Degree Programs teaching Curriculum Development, Elementary Reading, Secondary Reading, and Elementary Curriculum |
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| Adjunct Professor Curriculum | 1993 – 1995 |
| Oklahoma State University | |
| Title I Reading Specialist | 1984 – 1987 |
| Bartlesville Public Schools, Bartlesville, OK | |
| Second Grade Teacher | 1977 – 1984 |
| Tonkawa Public Schools, Tonkawa, OK | |
| First and Second Grade Teacher | 1972 – 1977 |
| Kay County Dependent Schools, Kay County, OK | |
| Fifth and Sixth Grade Teacher | 1969 – 1971 |
| Kay County Dependent Schools, Kay County, OK | |
| First and Second Grade Teacher | 1966 – 1968 |
| Frontier Schools, Marland, OK | |
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University | |
| Ed.D. in Education Administration Dissertation: "An Uphill Battle: Socialization of a Novice Female Elementary Principal" (an ethnography) |
1992 |
| M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction | 1983 |
| B.S. in Elementary Education | 1966 |
Certification
- District Administrator
- Building Administrator
- Reading Specialist K-12
- Teacher K-9
- Endorsement K-9 – Language Arts and Social Studies
Awards
- KCKCC "Women Builders of Communities and Dreams" Award
- Summer Reading Award from John Hopkins University
- Outstanding Former Student, University Center at Tulsa
- Outstanding Dissertation Proposal, American Education Research Association
- Outstanding Graduate Research Student
- Who's Who in Education
Professional Activities
- American Association of School Administrators
- PREP KC (Gates Grant) Advisory Council
- McREL Urban Superintendents Forum
- University of Kansas Superintendents Circle
- Kansas/Missouri Superintendent Forum
- Kansas Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
- United School Administrators
- International Reading Association
- Kansas Reading Association
- National Council of Teachers of Math
- Phi Delta Kappa
Civic and Community Activities
- Kansas City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce
- Kansas City, Kansas Women's Chamber of Commerce
- Kansas City, Kansas Downtown Kiwanis Club
- President, Board of Directors, Children's Museum of Kansas City
- Oklahoma State University Foundation
- Oklahoma State University College of Education Associates
- Oklahoma State University Alumni Association
- Leadership 2000 Kansas City
- United Way of Greater Kansas City
- Wyandotte County Head Start Advisory Council
- Wyandotte County Early Childhood Council
- Grandview Christian Church – Worship Chairman
- Chi Omega Alumni Association
Professional Accomplishments
- Principal Investigator, Summer Reading Achievers
- Principal Investigator/Author, Reading First Grant
- Principal Investigator/Author, Reading Excellence Grant
- Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Grant
- Principal Investigator/Author, US Dept. of Ed. Early Childhood Professional Development Grant (2002-04) $2.8 million
- Principal Investigator/Author, $500,000 Improving Literacy through Libraries Grant – US Dept. of Ed. 2003-03
- Principal Investigator, Kansas State University and University of Kansas Grants for ESL endorsement
- Principal Investigator, Kansas State University of Education Professional Development School Grant
- Leadership in Literacy, resulted in improving reading performance in large Urban district – Kansas Reading assessment scores for elementary and middle schools improved from 26% proficiency to 68% proficiency in four years
- Presentation – Scholastic Reading Intervention Conference, San Francisco, 2002
- Other presentations at regional and state conferences about reading and reading/instructional leadership
