In Kansas City, We Are Drafting a New Generation of Leaders​

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The Draft was born from a simple but urgent truth: our schools cannot succeed without strong, diverse leadership at the table. For too long, school boards have not reflected the richness of the communities they serve. Decisions were being made about kids and families without enough voices from those kids and families. We knew that had to change.

So we built the Draft—not as another meeting, not as another sterile process, but as a movement. A celebration. A pipeline where everyday leaders are trained, equipped, and called into service. A night where schools meet candidates who carry both the lived experience and the vision to shape policy with integrity, courage, and care.

For schools, the Draft means access to leaders who mirror the students in their classrooms, who ask the right questions, and who believe in the boundless potential of every child. For community champions, the Draft is a chance to step out of the stands and into the game—to turn passion for kids into action that changes systems.

Because when we draft leaders who reflect our city, we don’t just fill seats. We build schools worthy of our children’s brilliance. We draft the future.