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Title: W. H. Martin
Description: Formal portrait of W. H. Martin, district superintendent of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "W H MARTIN/DIST SUPT." Date and photographer unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: F. Leslie Clark
Description: File contains two obituaries from the Kansas City Call for F. Leslie Clark, an African American school principal in Wadsworth, Kansas. He died at the age of 67 in 1946 and was born in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. He had also been a school principal in the Kansas City School District in the 1920s and 1930s. A portrait photograph of Clark is included.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Emma J. Webster
Description: Formal portrait of Emma J. Webster, district superintendent of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "EMMA J WEBSTER/DIST SUPT." Date and photographer unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Elizabeth Buchanan
Description: Undated formal portrait of Elizabeth Buchanan, district superintendent for the Kansas City School District. Typewritten label on the back reads: ELIZABETH BUCHANAN/DIST SUPT.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Superintendents Since 1977
Description: This listing of Kansas City School District superintendents accompanied the article "Amato Resigns Post." Robert R. Wheeler (1977-1982); John A. Minor Jr. (1982-1985); Eugene E. Eubanks (Acting-Interim) July (1985); Claude G. Perkins (1985-1986); Jasper W. Harris (Acting-Interm) (1986-1987); George F. Garcia (1987-1991); Walter L. Marks (1991-1995); Willie Giles (Acting) January-October (1995); Larry G. Ramsey (Acting) October-June (1995-1996); Ida H. Love (Acting) June-July (1996); Henry P. Williams (1996-1998); Phyllis A. Chase-Instructional (Acting) and Bonnie McKelvy-Financial (October-July) served jointly as acting chief administrators (1998-1999); Benjamin Demps Jr. (1999-2001); Bernard Taylor Jr & Debbie Kelly (interim co-superintendents) April (2001); Bernard Taylor Jr. (2001-2006); Anthony Amato (2006-2008)
Date: 2008-01-24
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: James Hazlett
Description: Interior view showing James Hazlett, Superintendent of the Kansas City School District, speaking at the Radio and Television Council dinner meeting held September 27, 1955, at the Wishbone Restaurant located at 4455 Main Street.
Date: 1955-09-27
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Board of Directors, Officers, and Heads of Departments, The School District of Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Composite of portrait photographs of members of the Kansas City Board of Education, officers, and heads of departments. One photo (Cook, Hale H.) is missing. Portraits include: Bland, Wm. T., Vice President; Brady, J. H., Chief Engineer; Buchanan, Elizabeth, District Superintendent; Cammack, I. I., Supt.; Casey, Frank S., Purchasing Agent; Jackson, J. B. Jr., Secretary; Ladd, Sanford B., Counsel; Markley, J. H., Asst. Superintendent; Melcher, Geo., Dir. Eff. & Res.; Nugent, Jas. E.; Pinkerton, Davis M.; Swinney, E. F., Treasurer; Volker, Wm.; Wright, Purd B., Librarian.
Date: 1916
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Board of Directors, Officers, and Heads of Departments of The School District of Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Damaged composite of portrait photographs of Kansas City School District personnel. At least one photo (Wm. T. Bland) is missing; others are loose. Portraits include Brady, J. H., Chief Engineer; Cammack, I. I., Asst. Superintendent.; Casey, Frank S., Purchasing Agent; Cook, Hale H.; Faxon, Frank A., President; Greenwood, J. M., Superintendent.; Harrison, J. S.; Jackson, J. B. Jr., Secretary; Ladd, Sanford B., Counsel; McCune, Henry L.; Moore, Milton, Vice President; Smith, Charles, A., Architect; Swinney, E. F., Treasurer; Tharpe, F. D., Asst. Superintendent; Wright, Purd B., Librarian.
Date: 1912-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Board of Directors, Officers, and Superintendent, The School District of Kansas City, Mo.
Description: "As organized April 8, 1918." Composite of portrait photographs of Kansas City school board, officers, and superintendent. Armour, W. A., MD; Cammack, I. I., Superintendent; Jackson, J. B., Secretary; Knotts, W. A.; Nichols, J. C.; Nugent, J. E.; Pinkerton, D. M., President; Swinney, E. F., Treasurer; Volker, Wm., Vice President.
Date: 1918-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Biography of James M. Greenwood (1837-1914), School Superintendent
Date: 2003
Object Type: Biography

Title: Un-Tif'd
Description: Article outlines how Raytown Quality Schools Superintendent, Allan Markley, fought against the Kansas City TIF Commission and reclaimed $4 million in funds for his schools. Details of the Winchester TIF project, a plan to construct new soccer fields within Swope Park, is outlined. The author also explains the workings of tax increment financing.
Date: 2013-04-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Ex-KC Superintendent Dies
Description: Obituary for former Kansas City, Missouri school superintendent Benjamin Demps, Jr. Demps was the district's 19th superintendent in 30 years, serving for a total of 20 months from 1999 to 2001. Previously, he had worked for the Federal Aviation Administration and the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. He died on January 12, 2013 in Port Charlotte, Florida at the age of 79.
Date: 2013-01-15
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Covington Steps Down
Description: Kansas City school superintendent John Covington unexpectedly resigned on August 24. Recently there have disputes between Covington and school board President Airick Leonard West, which some speculate may have led to him resigning. School board member Arthur Benson, a Covington supporter, also submitted his resignation.
Date: 2011-08-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: A 'Whirlwind' is Coming
Description: Article profiles John Covington who was chosen unanimously to be the new Superintendant of Schools for the Kansas City School District. Covington comes to Kansas City from Pueblo, Colorado, and is a graduate of the Broad Foundation's Superintendents Academy.
Date: 2009-05-07
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: KC District Lands A Superintendent
Description: The Kansas City School board has chosen John Covington by unanimous vote to become Kansas City's 26th school superintendent. Covington was formerly the Superintendent for Pueblo, Colorado, schools but wanted to be in a larger district to serve more people.
Date: 2009-05-01
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: 26 Schools Will Close
Description: On March 10, 2010, the Kansas City school board voted 5-4 to close 26 schools as recommended by new superintendent John Covington in his "Right Sizing Plan." The closings will reduce the number of school buildings by 40 percent and cut $50 million in expenses from the school district's budget. The 33 remaining schools will be the fewest the district has operated since 1889. A few of the notable school closings include Westport High School, Lincoln College Prep middle school, and Franklin, Longan, McCoy, Woodland, and Carver elementary schools.
Date: 2010-03-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Can It Work This Time? Area Business Has Much at Stake in KC School Reforms
Description: Review of Kansas City School District Superintendent John Covington's "bold plan to consolidate operations by closing more than two dozen schools, a move that will cost the district nearly 300 teaching positions," and its possible ramifications on unemployment rates. Includes charts for the area's five largest shool districts comparing enrollment and ACT scores. "The success of Kansas City's schools is not merely a local concern, it's part of a larger, regional issue weighing heavily on the business climates of both Missouri and Kansas." Includes pictures of Superintendent John Covington.
Date: 2010-03
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Wheeler, Once KC Schools Chief, Dies
Description: Robert Wheeler, Kansas City school superintendent from 1977 to 1982, died March 5, 2008. Prior to that position, he was a counselor at Manual High School, vice principal at Central High School, and assistant superintendent. Private burial service to be held at Leavenworth National Cemetery.
Date: 2008-03-07
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: They've All Fought This Battle Before
Description: Article describes the controversy raised by Kansas City School District Superintendent John Covington when he announced the potential closing of 30 schools. The article discusses past attempts to close schools, most of which failed. A chart that begins with Superintendent Bernard Taylor (2003) lists schools recommended for closure and the ones actually closed.
Date: 2010-02-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: "Vacancy" Sign Is Common
Description: Kansas City School District Superintendent John Covington's resignation (that he gave August 26) will take effect September 1st by vote of the school board. Board President Airick Leonard West "is stepping down as president but will remain on the board." An interim superintendent has yet to be announced. Includes a sidebar, "Covington's New Contract," that outlines his salary and potential performance bonuses in his new position with the Education Achievement Authority school system in Michigan.
Date: 2011-08-31
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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