Hi, I am Sara Hoenshell. This is my 22nd year in public education. I have been a first grade teacher, fifth grade teacher, instructional coach and curriculum coordinator all within the Kansas City Missouri school district. I have a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a masters degree in Educational Administration from Park University. I […]
Hi! My name is Morgan Strabo and I am a sixth grade ELA teacher. This is my sixth year at KCIA and I have loved every minute of it. I earned a dual Bachelor of Arts degree at Georgia Southern University in History and Spanish in 2014 and completed my Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction […]
Hi! My name is Francie Grandanette. I have been teaching art in Kansas City, Missouri for 27 years. I spent my first 15 years of education in high-school and the past 12 years at the elementary level. This is my 4th year at KCIA teaching K-4 Art. I received my undergraduate degree from Northwest Missouri […]
Greetings! My name is Joe Krohn and I have been a Visual Arts teacher for Kansas City International Academy for 15 years. In 2006 I graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art Painting. After working in the graphic design field for several years I returned to UCM to […]
My name is Laine Hamilton, and this is my 6th year in education. For the past 5 years, I taught 1st grade at KCIA, and I am thrilled to teach 3rd grade this year! I grew up in Naperville, IL and left to attend college at the University of Kansas. I have been in the […]
Greetings! My name is Diya Carr. Born and raised here in KC! This is my 2nd year teaching at KCIA! KCIA is a wonderful place! Prior to my time I taught 10 years teaching both 2nd and 3rd grade! However, this is my 17th year in education. Excited for my new role here at KCIA! […]
Hi, my name is Andrea Barreda or Coach B, and this is my sixth year as a PE teacher at KCIA. I graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education and a Minor in Business. I come from Lima, Peru, where Spanish is our first language. I […]