Message from the Superintendent
Dear Topeka Public Schools Family,
Yesterday our schools celebrated Veterans Day. We thank our Veterans for their sacrifice for us all. This month we celebrated the graduation rates which increased again for the 4th consecutive year. Topeka High and Topeka West have increased their graduation and college placement rates with graduation rates above 91%. Our alternative schools have also increased their graduation rates significantly, despite the many challenges our alternative schools face, with Cap City and Hope Street having over a 15% increase. Click here to view the article highlighting the increases. We congratulate and thank your staff and students who are focused on attaining the college and career readiness skills for the future.
This newsletter also highlights TCALC, who has partnered in an innovative way to launch a CNA program that has job placement opportunities at Stormont, as we fill needed jobs in the future and prepare students to serve in the healthcare industry. We are so grateful for the Spark grant that is making this possible.
Our in-person students have had a positive start to the year. It's our goal to remain serving students in person for as long as possible and when we have to transition briefly to remote due to the lack of a substitute pool and concerns about the spread of the virus impacting our staff and students, we will do so, but we will return to in-person learning as quickly as possible if that occurs.
As we conclude November and parent conferences, we are excited about the new quarter. Schools have a variety of winter activities planned that will be highlighted in our next Community News. Thank you for your support and understanding.
Dr. Tiffany Anderson
Superintendent