My name is Mikael Spears and this is my twentieth year in education. I spent ten years in Kansas City, Kansas as a second grade teacher. I graduated from the mighty, mighty HBCU Rust College in 2000, earning my Bachelors in Mass Communication. I graduated from Pitt State University with my Masters Degree in Elementary […]
I grew up in a military family and lived all over the United States, but Mississippi is where I spent the most time so I claim The ‘Sip as my home. I graduated from Mississippi College in 2017 with a Bachelors in Public Relations and a Minor in World Civilizations. While in college I was […]
I am Angela Rosheim and I am beginning my 37th year as an educator. I spent 30 years as a teacher for Liberty Public Schools before coming to KCIA. I graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and earned a Master’s Degree in Library Science from the University of […]
My name is Mauranda Douglas. I am a Reading Specialist, beginning my second year at KCIA. I have more than 30 years of experience teaching Reading and English Language Arts. I am a certified Orton-Gillingam instructor. I strongly believe that with direct instruction, virtually all students can learn to read. It is my joy and […]
Hello! My name is Stephaney Ferguson and this is my 7th year of teaching. I am excited to be serving KCIA as a History/Multilingual educator this year. I graduated from Missouri Western State University in 2018 with a degree in Secondary English Education and am K-12 TESOL certified. This past year I also earned my […]
My name is Briana Paxton and I am the 7th grade science teacher here at Kansas City International Academy. This is my fifth year as a teacher and I received a Bachelors of Science from the University of Kansas where I studied Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and graduated in the spring of 2020. I […]
My name is Britany Barton and this year I am moving into a new role as the K-8 School Therapist. This is my seventh year with KC International Academy and I have served as a sheltered classroom teacher and an elementary school counselor. I graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2014 with a […]
