Operation Breakthrough
Shirl Nichols is an Entrepreneurship Educator at Operation Breakthrough since June 2022. Previously, Shirl was a High School Business Teacher at Smithville High School from June 2015 to May 2021, and at Center High School from April 2014 to June 2015. Prior to their teaching roles, Shirl worked as a Manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from June 1987 to December 2012. Nichols holds a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Secondary Business Education and Teaching from Rockhurst University and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Emporia State University.
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Operation Breakthrough
Operation Breakthrough is the largest single site early childhood center and day care in the state of Missouri. Every day, we serve around 400 children and their families with educational services, speech, occupational and physical therapy, social service support, and mental health services. Children's Mercy Hospital maintains an on-site clinic to serve the health needs of our children. We are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and are a Head Start Center. Founded in 1971 by Sr. Corita Bussanmas and Sr Berta Sailer as St. Vincent's Family Service Center, we strive to provide high quality educational and support services in a manner that will meet the needs of the families of the inner city of Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, or to inquire about employment opportunities, visit www.operationbreakthrough.org.