KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ( KCPS )
Joe Phillips , Director of Technology , shares the leapfrogging that KCPS is undertaking in order to create greater student equity
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D igital transformation takes time and a considerable amount of resources , but for Kansas City Public Schools ( KCPS ), Joe Phillips , Director of Technology , asserts that his students cannot afford to wait . Few people understand the technological needs of the students more than Phillips , who grew up in Missouri , knowing first hand the disparity in educational support provided to children across the state .
Before he came to his current role , Phillips spent 16 years in the army as a Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Information Officer . Following an injury in Afghanistan he was medically retired in 2015 . “ Leadership breaks down into three components : purpose , direction and motivation ,” explains Phillips , “ and my time in the army really prepared me for my current position at KCPS in providing direction and leadership to our team .”
Prior to his time at Kansas City Public Schools ( KCPS ), Phillips was the Manager of Technology Support Services at Park Hill School District , where he received the 2018 Spirit Award . Just recently he was nominated for the CoSN CTO of the year award
APRIL 2020