BOE announced Smith as next Oak Park principal

Kayleonah Trumble, writer|February 18, 2022

On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the North Kansas City School board approved assistant principal Molly Smith as the next principal at Oak Park High School. 

Congratulations were extended by students, staff and colleagues via social media this week.

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Smith knew she wanted to be a principal since she was in high school. Smith has work in the North Kansas City School District for 15 years, eight of those as a math teacher and seven as an assistant principal. She is currently working on her doctorate.

“I very much believe in risk taking and empowering people to take risk,” Smith said of her leadership style.

For more information, read the third issue of The Northmen’s Log magazine which will be in classrooms the first week of March: https://issuu.com/thenorthmenslog/docs/logissue32022

 

Oak Park Principals

  • Dan Kahler, Ed.D. (1965-1986)
  • Robert West (1986-1994)
  • Benny Cain (1994-2000)
  • John Krueger (2000-2006)
  • Fred Skretta, Ed.D. (2006-2011)
  • Joe Hesman (2011-2013)
  • Gary Miller (2013 interim)
  • Mark Maus (2013-2016)
  • Christopher Sartain, Ed.D. (2016–2021)
  • Chris McCann, Ed.D. (2021-2022 interim)
  • Molly Smith (2022-present)