Resource Links

500 REACH Community Learning Center

Jim Byfield, Site Coordinator
4601 State Ave. #6
Kansas City, Kansas 66102
(Located in the former Indian Springs Mall)
913-287-1718
500.reach@greenbush.org
Website: greenbushcenters.org/500

500 REACH is a high school diploma completion program for students 18 and older whose class has already graduated from high school. Students receive their diploma from the KCK School District while working at their own pace using computer-based instruction. The only cost to students is a yearly $10 registration fee. Registration is year around.

Career Readiness

Career Cruising – a leading developer of online career guidance resources for the North American marketplace. Established in 1997, Career Cruising is currently used by over eight thousand institutions across North America, including schools, employment agencies, libraries, colleges, and universities.

Career Profiles – The Premier Career Search, Information, Job Descriptions & Education Guide
Making educated decision about a potential career can be a daunting and time consuming endeavor. For years CareerProfiles.info has been assisting career minded professionals, job seekers and students make better, more informed career choices by providing them with highly relevant, reliable and up-to-date career information and job search resources.

College Readiness

A₂Zcolleges.com – When Schools Compete, Student Wins. Start Looking for a School/College/University.

CollegeClickTV.com – OUR COMMITMENT: Help high school students make one of their most important decisions: where to go to college. With CollegeClickTV.com, students can gain the information they need to make informed decisions about where to continue their education. Parents can relax and know that they don't have to spend money on multiple campus visits because the campus experience comes to you through our web site.

FAFSA4caster – A tool to help families plan for college.

• Instantly calculate a student's eligibility for federal student aid, including grants
• Reduce the time it will take to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Simplify the financial aid process for students and families.

Kansas Colleges and Schools – Guide to Colleges and Schools in Kansas containing information on all 88 of the states colleges with student body figures, financial aid information, degree program listings, enrollment requirements, and loan information. American School Search helps students find a college that matches their lifestyle, budget, and location.

Pathways Partnership – The mission of the Pathways Partnership is to create a sense of possibility in the minds of Kansas City, Kansas Public School students that college is an affordable and accessible option to them from associate degree completion at Kansas City Kansas Community College to bachelor's degree completion at KU Edwards Campus.

Scholarship Help and Advice Center – The goal of this website is to educate students about scholarship access and the necessary requirements for achieving maximum financial aid. In addition, we provide our information free of charge to help students.

Great Resources for College Bound Students .pdf – Four .pdf pages filled with links you can click on to visit websites. Links provided by Alina Karam at National College Bound Program.

Undergrad Zone – These resources will help you research schools, prepare for interviews, outline essays, and plan the right path toward your career goals. You'll also learn about important aspects of campus life that your parents and counselors may not have told you about - such as the dreaded "freshman fifteen" (and how to avoid it), what to do when you need some quick cash, and how to be safe on campus.

Communities in Schools of KCK / Wyandotte County

Communities in Schools of KCK / Wyandotte County (formerly known as School Linked Services of Wyandotte County, Inc.) is a nonprofit organization working in partnership with the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools to improve student performance. CIS champions the connection of needed community resources with schools to help young people successfully learn, stay in school and prepare for life. CIS is not a program, it is a unique way of providing children the supportive relationships they need and deserve to stay in school and lead productive lives.

Communities in Schools

913-627-4352

Education Center 4601 State Avenue, Suite 38 Kansas City, Kansas 66102

Department of Education (Kansas)

KS Dept. of Education	785-296-3201	120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612
Teacher Certifications	School Accreditation	Funding Grants
KSDE Custom Reports – The School Finance and Information Technology teams are pleased to announce a new website called the Kansas Education Comparative Performance & Fiscal System. This website provides anyone the ability to pick and choose selected school district data to design custom reports.

Department of Education (U.S.)

U.S. Dept. of Education	1-800-872-5327	400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202-0498
Student Area Parents & Families Area Teachers Area Administrators Area	Grants & Contracts	Financial Aide

Disabilities

Families Together, Inc. – a statewide organization that serves families of children and youth with exceptional needs.

Family Advocate System (FAS) Resource Guide

FAS Resource Guide .pdf

FAS Resource Guide - Español .pdf

First Things First

Institute for Research and Reform in Education (IRRE)

308 Glendale Drive, Toms River NJ 08753
Phone: 732-557-0200     Fax: 732-557-4599

Kansas Learning Network (KLN)

Kansas Learning Network is designed to assist participating districts (including Wichita, Garden City, Topeka and Turner) to improve school and district quality and increase student achievement by working collaboratively in the areas of organizational development, systems theory and effective use of data.

Libraries (Kansas City, Kansas Public)

Main Branch	913-551-3280	625 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101
Argentine Branch	913-722-7400	2800 Metropolitan Kansas City, KS 66106
West Wyandotte Branch	913-596-5800	1737 N. 82nd Street Kansas City, KS 66112
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Environmental Library	913-299-2384	4051 West Drive Wyandotte County Lake Park Kansas City, KS 66109
School Library Media
Library Resource Links	Online Catalogs, Gale Resources, SIRS Databases, and World Book Online Encyclopedia

Math Resource Center

High School Math Resource Site — On this site, you will find valuable resources to assist you in the implementation of the benchmark curriculum. Some features of the site include ...

MidAmerica Nazarene University

Master in Educational Technology

913-782-3750

2030 E. College Way Olathe, KS 66062-1899

Principal Resources

The Principals' Partnership – Sponsored by Union Pacific Union Pacific ... a program designed to assist principals in selected Union Pacific communities to meet their leadership needs and professional growth objectives.

Search Engines

Alta Vista	Ask	Excite
Google	Hotbot	Infoseek (GO)
Northern Light	Webcrawler	Yahoo

Teacher Resources

edHelper.com is an online subscription service that provides printable worksheets to teachers and homeschooling parents. We offer a wide range of materials, including math, language arts, reading and writing, social studies, science, and much more!

Local School Directory – Our site has many features for Teachers, Administrators and Parents. We offer lesson plans for teachers, allow administrators to update their school profile page and parents can post reviews about their children's schools. We have 130,000+ public and private schools in our directory.

Portland Public Schools – Elementary Math Lesson Plans

Schoolhouse Technologies – Resource creation software for educators from Schoolhouse Technologies saves you the time to do what you do best - teach! Now you can deliver an individualized educational experience with Windows based software tools that can quickly and easily create instructional worksheets, activities, and tests for a wide range of student levels and abilities.

TrackStar is your starting point for online lessons and activities. Simply collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track. Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already made by other educators. Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity. There is a fun Track already made for each day of the year, too!

Telemedicine

Center for TeleMedicine & TeleHealth University of Kansas Medical Center
TeleKidcare	913-588-2226	2012 Wahl Annex 3901 Rainbow Blvd. Kansas City, KS 66160-7171

Test Preparation

ACT™

SAT®

SAT Prep Plan – The SAT Prep Plan site contains SAT practice problems, a customized SAT preparation plan, SAT problem solving videos, SAT vocabulary flash cards and free online SAT test preparation books and materials. Click on 'Start the Practice Test' to begin, or browse our SAT study material. Everything on the site is completely free to students and educators.

SAT Prep Help – This site has free SAT practice questions and study tips.

Test Prep Review – TestPrepReview.com is a free service of a nonprofit group of educators. This website was created to provide free practice test questions for students in a variety of career situations. The site contains a modular approach to learning the content on these exams. We include the information that will help you get maximum value from your testing experience.

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