Workforce Development

Kansas City Science Initiative

The Kansas City Science Initiative (KCSI) is a systemic science education reform program initiated by Bayer in 2003.

The KCSI mission is to lay the foundation for development of a competent life sciences workforce equipped with the critical thinking and problem solving skills derived from a quality science education. This means moving from “rote” textbook memorization to hands-on, inquiry-based science learning, essentially learning science the way scientists do – by doing it. 

Our Partners

Our Goals

To provide all Kindergarten through 8th Grade teachers with a rigorous, grade appropriate curriculum aligned with local, state and national science standards.

• Professional Development - To provide all Kindergarten through 8th Grade teachers with multiple levels of professional development that enable them to offer exceptional science curriculum instruction.

• Assessment - To develop appropriate vehicles for identifying benchmarks and gathering usable data related to student and teacher performance to ensure desired results are achieved.

• Materials Support - To develop an efficient and cost-effective system to purchase, track, deliver and refurbish science modules.

• Administrative & Community Support - To promote an understanding of the value of this type of programming among all stakeholders and seek monetary and in-kind support for the program from corporations, foundations and other potential funding entities.