SchoolSmartKC
Robin E. Henderson, Ph.D., currently serves as Chief Program Officer at SchoolSmartKC since April 2024. Previously, Henderson held the position of Organizational Specialist at the NEA from October 2020 to March 2024, and as Director of Professional Workforce Development for the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools from November 2019 to October 2020. Henderson was the Founding Principal of Kansas City Neighborhood Academy, a K-6 public charter STEAM school, from March 2016 to October 2019. Earlier experience includes leadership roles at Memphis Teacher Residency as Director, overseeing various program aspects from March 2009 to February 2016, and holding positions as Director of the Masters in Urban Education Program at Union University and Assistant Professor of Education at Indiana Wesleyan University. Henderson's educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Elementary Education from Ball State University, an MS in Counseling from Indiana University Indianapolis, and a BS in Elementary Education from Butler University.
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SchoolSmartKC
SchoolSmartKC (SSKC) is an education based non-profit organization founded in 2017; our organization has been partnering with public schools within the boundaries of the Kansas City Public School (KCPS) district to serve the city’s most historically disadvantaged students since its inception. In the five years since our inception, SSKC has committed over $32 million in funding into these public schools, both district and charter schools, and the organizations that support their students. SchoolSmartKC’s goal is to close the achievement gap for Kansas City students and aims to see Kansas City schools performing at or above national and state averages within ten years. The SSKC approach uses a robust, data-driven model to identify where disparities and inequities exist and where opportunities are present to see significant improvement. The organization then makes strategic investments to improve school quality and provide tangible solutions to meet student needs.