Emily Cross

@MoAESP @TedHiff @NAESP Congratulations!!

Congratulations to Dr. Ta’Keshia Parker, Principal of Sappington Elementary in Lindbergh Schools, named Missouri’s 2026 @NAESP National Distinguished Principal! A champion for the whole child, she leads with a focus on literacy, wellness, and strong school culture! #WeLeadMO #NDP

So proud of our FOHS students who brought High School Musical to life! So much fun! So much talent on the stage, in the sound booth, and backstage! #fortproud

Just one example of the amazing leaders we have at Fort Osage! @CoryDeVaulCTC #fortproud

We have a @SkillsUSA National Champion!! Isaac Pittman of @GV_Schools achieved gold in Mobile Electronics. Bonus: CTC grad Tanner Todd, also an alumnus of Grain Valley, secured his THIRD national gold medal in three years in the post-secondary Mobile Electronics competition!

Men’s C4D4 Wrestling Tournament Results at Grain Valley HS this weekend. 4th place overall, 5 state qualifiers- 3 district champions! Go Indians! @Dudley3385 @jasteffens @beckymac03 @DrJSnodgrass @ZinkeEJC @AlthausEJC @DarickLapaglia ⁦@MoWestWrestling⁩ @FortOsageAD

If Trent McDuffie gets an interception and the Chiefs win SB LIX, we'll give a Trent McDuffie autographed jersey to someone who reposts this post and follows us!

@Dudley3385 Beautiful! Looks like you are having fun!

Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, and Horseshoe Bend conquered. New Mexico bound!

@erin_dorsey27 Have a great day!

Starting the day with district wide collaboration focused on explicit instruction and vocabulary.

@RyanSouza_9009 I know the kids love this!!!

Happy Halloween from the Front Office Beetlejuice Crew!

I love time with colleagues who are passionate about leading and learning. Thank you @rachelbarzee for thought provoking conversation today! #fortproud

Celebrated these Ss for improved attendance today! Donuts and conversation are a great way to start the day! @beckymac03 #fortproud #onedistrictoneteam

We value learning, no matter our title. Leaders were the students yesterday as we began solving a problem. We are now in the middle of some empathy work. I am #fortproud of our team for taking the time to seek to understand! #onedistrictoneteam

We appreciate @ctovani so much! Our Ts have been learning and collaborating about ideas to enhance instruction and authentic learning experiences to support high engagement! #fortproud #kidsdeserveit

So happy to have students, parents, teachers, staff, administrators and board members in the same room to talk about doing great things for kids and our community. #fortforward #fortproud

Clarity is important for any learner. I love having conversations with leaders about their improvement efforts and then go into classrooms and see it happening! Sometimes the slightest adjustment in the work can make the biggest impact! #fortproud @JBedard2323 @FortOsageAD

@Dudley3385 That is great! Hard work pays off!

She’s the coach’s kid so she doesn’t get much slack or recognition most days. She works hard at this and I’m glad she’s having success! First no-hitter but I’m sure it won’t be the last. Proud of u kid!

When I get to have thought provoking conversations with our team about real world learning opportunities my heart is happy! #fortproud of this crew! @DrJSnodgrass #kidsdeserveit #kauffmanRWL

Providing Ss with opportunity to share their voice is powerful. These Ss had great insight about how school could look different to increase engagement and learning. @jasteffens #fortproud

Thank you @erin_dorsey27 and the BH teacher leaders for talking about continuous improvement efforts including implementation with fidelity and more parent engagement! #fortproud

Thank you @RyanSouza_9009 and CM teacher leaders for the afternoon treat and discussion about consistency across classrooms leads to continuous improvement! #fortproud