SparkWheel

About Us

SparkWheel serves more than 30,000 students in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Iowa. Through the Integrated Student Supports framework, we help to support student’s academic and non-academic needs, resulting in an increased sense of well-being and greater success in school.

SparkWheel is an independent nonprofit partnering with Fort Scott Public Schools to provide a model of wrap-around services for middle school and high school students and their families. SparkWheel’s full-time staff member in each Fort Scott site works to deliver its mission to remove barriers and provide those we serve with the tools and resources they need to thrive, now and into the future. The collaboration between SparkWheel and USD 234 started in the 2018-19 school year at the High School and then added Middle School services in 2020.

As an independent nonprofit that is impact-focused, SparkWheel is a multi-state organization providing integrated student support services. Across the SparkWheel network, the organization serves more than 30,000 students in 64 sites. Primarily a school-based model of services, SparkWheel has broadened its range of services to include early childhood through post-secondary activities. SparkWheel’s programs across southeastern Kansas include those in Uniontown, Pittsburg, Chanute, Independence, Neodesha, and Parsons.