Back Snack Program

Provides weekly nutritious child-friendly foods for students to take home over the weekend. Pre-K through 6th grade.



Kearney Family Foundation

Provides holiday assistance including clothing, toiletries, and groceries. Request holiday support here



Provides dental and eye care assistance to children who meet the income guidelines and live in Clay and Platte County. Services are provided at school.



Provides clothes and shoes to students K-8th grade. The program runs each fall and referrals are made by a school counselor or school social worker. 

Provides school supplies and gently used clothing to KSD students and families in August before the school year begins. Details for the Back to School Resource Fair start coming out in June or July. School supplies are available throughout the school year too. Contact your school counselor or school social worker for assistance. 

Provides weekly food packs from our school food pantry for students 8th-12th grade. Contact your school social worker to sign up.



Provides clothing support for students and families of KSD. The KMO Kloset is located in the Support Services Building at

 1002 S. Jefferson St.

Kearney MO 64060


Visit during our Walk-in hours on Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. 

or

Sign up here for a specific date and time to shop!


All families are encouraged to fill out the meal application form. Completing this form allows families to qualify for free and reduced meal prices and also allows KSD to potentially become eligible for additional academic resources and funding. Find the application here

Thanksgiving and Christmas meals provided by local food pantries. For more information contact your school counselor or school social worker. 

Financial assistance for juniors and seniors with free and reduced lunch status is available by contacting your school counselor.

Kearney Food Pantry is a great support to our families. In addition to providing family support the food pantry also supplies additional snacks for our Harvesters BackSnacks, as well as one KMO Kanteen's main food supplies. Kearney Food Pantry also provides holiday meal support during the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday.  

Children's Services Fund (CSF) provides services to protect the well-being of children and strengthen families. 


Tools and Resource for SOS

Elementary Counselors

Cami Aebersold

Dogwood Elementary

aebersoldc@ksdr1. net

816-903-1400

Elaine Tyner

Kearney Elementary

tynere@ksdr1.net

816-628-4113

Tara Spry

Hawthorne Elementary

spryt@ksdr1.net

816-628-4114

Tracy Waggoner

Southview Elementary & LENS

waggonert@ksdr1. net

816-628-4652

Middle School Counselors 

Jennifer McNeely 

Kearney Middle School

 7th grade

mcneelyj@ksdr1.net

816-628-4424

Amanda Gray

Kearney Middle School

 6th grade

graya@ksdr1.net

816-628-4424

Junior High School Counselors

K'Lea Steeby

Junior High

 8th Grade

steebyk@ksdr1.net

816-628-2650

Erin McMains

Junior High

9th Grade

mcmainse@ksdr1. net

816-628-2650

High School Counselors

Janelle Veith

Kearney High School

Last Names A-G

veithj@ksdr1.net

816-628-4570


Mandy Jury

Kearney High School

Last Names H-O

jurymandy@ksdr1. net

816-628-4570

Ashlee James

Kearney High School

Last Names P-Z 

jamesashlee@ksdr1.net

816-628-4570

Social Workers

Meeghan Masters, LCSW

Lead-District Social Worker

Schools Serviced: 

Kearney High School 

 Dogwood Elementary

Kearney Early Education Center

mastersm@ksdr1. net

816-628-2651


Amanda Textor, LCSW

District Social Worker

Schools Serviced: 

Southview Elementary

LENS 

Hawthorne Elementary

Kearney Elementary

textora@ksdr1.net

816-628-2651 

Erin Thomasma, LCSW

District Social Worker

Schools Serviced: 

Kearney  Junior High School 

Kearney Middle School

thomasmae@ksdr1.net

816-628-2651 

Jennifer Kopp

Assistant Superintendent of Academic Services 

koppj@ksdr1.net

816-628-4116


Sharon Deleray

Administrative Assistant for Academic Services

delerays@ksdr1.net

816-628-4116