Marjorie Mayes

Sweet tweets from Marjorie Thomas Mayes. KCPS // James Elementary. Instructional leader, Principal & teacher. On a mission for KC kids. All tweets=my thoughts.

[Marjorie Mayes @themarjorie]

I was honored to represent @KCPS_James Elementary and @kcpublicschools on field at Teachers Night this past Friday at the K! Thank you to the @Royals and the Royals Literacy League for your support of education in Kansas City! Bonus pic of my kids and I enjoying the game... 🙂

[Kansas City Public Schools | KCPS @kcpublicschools]

1967 - The last year voters approved KCPS bond funding.

60 - The average age of our school buildings.

$650M - Amount of deferred maintenance at school buildings.

KCPS is the only Missouri school district in the region without voter-approved bond funding.

Isn't it time?

[Maria Benevento @MariaFBenevento]

I did a double take when I saw this almost casually mentioned at a @kcpublicschools board meeting. Between early Sept and mid-April, K-12 enrollment grew 7%.

Why? What does that mean for the future? Here's what I learned: https://t.co/qf6uuo9C9n @thebeaconKC @Report4America

[Kansas City Public Schools | KCPS @kcpublicschools]

Repairs are underfunded in KCPS. Our teachers & students need you!

Next April, we will ask voters to help fund building repairs that make KCPS a safe, modern & inspiring place of learning.

Please join our community workshop May 21 (details soon) & visit https://t.co/QwnznIE8sc

[Marjorie Mayes @themarjorie]

@QuintonLucasKC @kcpublicschools Thank you so much Mayor Lucas! Such an honor to have you at James!

[Mayor Q @QuintonLucasKC]

Is there a better way to spend the afternoon than to talk curiosity with our kids in @kcpublicschools ? Thank you to James Elementary for hosting me and thank you to our many young people looking to change the world!

[Kansas City Public Schools | KCPS @kcpublicschools]

NOTICE: Parents, we have partnered with @TurnthePageKC, @ymca, @CampHeartland and @HelpKCKids to offer "No School" day childcare options for our families during the district’s 7 professional development days.

More information here: https://t.co/1TpoccHY0H

[Marjorie Mayes @themarjorie]

Very honored and excited as we kicked off the start of school in my first year as principal at @KCPS_James Looking forward to a wonderful year!

[Dr. Christy Harrison @CHarrison2080]

It's a packed house @kcpublicschools @KCPS_James ! Students showed up ready to get to it today! @themarjorie

[Kansas City Public Schools | KCPS @kcpublicschools]

We have elves working the drop-off lane @KCPS_Trailwoods this morning! Happy last day of school before winter break, KCPS! ❄️

[Marjorie Mayes @themarjorie]

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it" - Dr. David E. Kirkland in his powerful call to action for our district this morning. @kcpublicschools thank you for the amazing keynote to kick off the year!

[Marjorie Mayes @themarjorie]

@KCPS_Trailwoods @kcpublicschools First day of in-person learning for this Pre-K student! So excited!

[Larry Ferlazzo @Larryferlazzo]

Me, trying to find a lesson I did a year ago in my Google Drive

[Chance The Rapper @chancetherapper]

This is the NASA physicist who invented 3D Movies and Television. Her name is Valerie Thomas.

[Claire McCaskill @clairecmc]

Why can’t I quit crying?

[Marjorie Mayes @themarjorie]

@TinaSDuvall @KCVA_kcps @kcpublicschools This is so cool Ms. Duvall! I am going to share this idea with my teachers!

[Marjorie Mayes @themarjorie]

Proud to work with a staff that's ready to do the work to dismantle white supremacy for our kids. Taking the smallest of steps right now but the momentum will build! @KCPS_Trailwoods

[Leah Starr @leahstarr11]

Today @KCPS_Trailwoods staff finished our book study: History of Racism in KC. Such great, honest conversations on rascim, history of kc & most importantly setting action steps to ensure we are being change agents. Education leads to Awareness which leads to Action/ Change

[Marjorie Mayes @themarjorie]

@unfoldthesoul Thank you for the powerful learning yesterday!

[Marjorie Mayes @themarjorie]

Learning from one of my favorites, Ken Williams this morning @unfoldthesoul - "Learning is the throughline of our work" 👏👏 #WeAreKCPS

[Marjorie Mayes @themarjorie]

@ellemoxley @MOEducation If nothing else listening to this has given me the phrase "hell bent for leather"