Businesses partnering with the ISD Academies participate in events such as ISD career fairs, job shadows, business tours, student internships and teacher externships. The time and expertise you lend as an Academy business partner helps shape the future of our community by providing ISD students with real-world experiences, ensuring they are college and career-ready.

Current Business Partners

Arts & Education

Business

Industrial Technology

Public Service

STEM

All Business Partners

Arts & Education Academy

Adecco – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
AVI Systems – Arts & Education
Brain Balance Achievement Center Lee’s Summit – Arts & Education, Business
Career Education Consortium – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Graceland University Independence Campus – Arts & Education
Hollis + Miller Architects – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Independence Center – Arts & Education, Business
Independence Chamber of Commerce – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Independence School District – Arts & Education
K12 Perform – Arts & Education, Business, Freshman
Kansas City Actors Theatre – Arts & Education
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – Arts & Education
KC Next – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City – Arts & Education
KinderCare Education Centers – Arts & Education
Late Nightzzz | KYO Beats – Arts & Education, Business
Meredith Corporation – KCTV/KSMO – Arts & Education, Business, STEM
Metropolitan Community College – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Mid-Continent Public Library – Arts & Education
Park University – Arts & Education, STEM
Pathways to Prosperity – Arts & Education
PIA Mid-America – Arts & Education, Industrial Technology
Rockhurst University – Arts & Education
Sylvan Learning Center – Arts & Education
The Urban Lumber Company – Arts & Education, Industrial Technology
Truman Library – Arts & Education
University of Central Missouri – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, STEM

Business Academy

Adecco – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Big Boy Burgers – Business
Brain Balance Achievement Center Lee’s Summit – Arts & Education, Business
Career Education Consortium – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Charlie’s Car Wash – Business
Chick-fil-A – Business
Christopher & Long – Business
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. – Business
Classy Canines – Business, Public Service
Comcast – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Commerce Bank – Business, STEM
Corporate Copy Print, Inc. – Business, Industrial Technology
CPros, Inc. – Business, Freshman Academy, Industrial Tehcnology, STEM
Drones4Hire – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Due Process International, LLC – Business
FedEx – Business
Full Employment Council – Business, Public Service
Full Employment Council Inc. / Missouri Career Center – Business
Henges Insulation & Fireplaces – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Hollis + Miller Architects – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Hy-Vee – Business
Impress Public Relations – Business
Independence Center – Arts & Education, Business
Independence Chamber of Commerce – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Independence Economic Development Council – Business
Independence Power & Light – Business, Industrial Technology
Integrity Staffing Specialists – Business
K12 Perform – Arts & Education, Business, Freshman
Kansas City Mavericks – Business, Freshman, STEM
Kocher + Beck USA L.P. – Business, Industrial Technology
KU Edwards Campus – Business, Public Service, STEM
Late Nightzzz | KYO Beats – Arts & Education, Business
LBA Air Conditioning, Heating and Plumbing – Business
Lesley Siegfried, State Farm Agent – Business
Lever 1 – Business
MC Power Companies – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Meredith Corporation – KCTV/KSMO – Arts & Education, Business, STEM
Metropolitan Community College – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Morgan Stanley – Business
Office Products Alliance – Business
Paradise Park – Business
Recognition Plus – Business
Royal Creations Architectural Landscaping – Business, Freshman, Industrial Technology
Speaks Family Legacy Chapels, Inc. – Business
Stewardship Capital – Business
The Examiner – Business
The Travel Store – Business
The UPS Store – Business
Truman Heartland Community Foundation – Business
University of Central Missouri – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Veterans Community Purple PROJECT – Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service
Waddell & Reed, Inc. – Business, Industrial Technology

Industrial Technology Academy

Public Service Academy

Adecco – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Brillient Corporation – Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Career Education Consortium – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) – Public Service
City of Independence – Public Service, STEM
Classy Canines – Business, Public Service
Community Access – Public Service
Community Services League – Public Service
Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care – Public Service
Full Employment Council – Business, Public Service
Harvesters – Public Service
Hollis + Miller Architects – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Independence Chamber of Commerce – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Independence Fire Department – Public Service
Integrity Home Care & Hospice – Public Service
Jackson County Department of Corrections – Public Service
KU Edwards Campus – Business, Public Service, STEM
Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center – Public Service
Veterans Community Purple PROJECT – Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service

STEM Academy

Adecco – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Automatic Systems, Inc. – Industrial Technology, STEM
Brillient Corporation – Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Career Education Consortium – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Centerpoint Medical Center – STEM
Cerner Corp – STEM
Children’s Mercy – STEM
Cisco Systems – STEM
City of Independence – Public Service, STEM
Comcast – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Commerce Bank – Business, STEM
CPros, Inc. – Business, Freshman Academy, Industrial Technology, STEM
Doors to Explore – Industrial Technology, STEM
Drones4Hire – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
DST Systems – STEM
Garmin – STEM
Henges Insulation & Fireplaces – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Hollis + Miller Architects – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Independence Chamber of Commerce – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Kansas City Mavericks – Business, Freshman, STEM
KU Edwards Campus – Business, Public Service, STEM
MC Power Companies – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Meredith Corporation – KCTV/KSMO – Arts & Education, Business, STEM
Metropolitan Community College – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
North Kansas City Hospital – STEM
Park University – Arts & Education, STEM
Sabates Eye Centers – STEM
Select Physical Therapy – STEM
St. Luke’s Heath System – STEM
Totta Hardwood Flooring LLC – Industrial Technology, STEM
Truman Medical Center Lakewood – STEM
University of Central Missouri – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Vance Brothers Inc. – STEM

All Academy Business Partners

A-1 Paint Powder & Sandblasting – Industrial Technology
ACI Boland Architects – Industrial Technology
Adecco – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Automatic Systems, Inc. – Industrial Technology, STEM
AVI Systems – Arts & Education
Big Boy Burgers – Business
BNSF Railway – Industrial Technology
Brain Balance Achievement Center Lee’s Summit – Arts & Education, Business
Brillient Corporation – Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Burns & McDonnell – Industrial Technology
Career Education Consortium – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Carpenter’s District Council of Greater St. Louis – Industrial Technology
Centerpoint Medical Center – STEM
Cerner Corp – STEM
Charlie’s Car Wash – Business
Chick-fil-A – Business
Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) – Public Service
Children’s Mercy – STEM
Christopher & Long – Business
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. – Business
Cisco Systems – STEM
City of Independence – Public Service, STEM
City of Independence Power & Light – Industrial Technology
Civacon – Industrial Technology
Classy Canines – Business, Public Service
Comcast – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Commerce Bank – Business, STEM
Community Access – Public Service
Community Services League – Public Service
Cornell Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. – Industrial Technology
Corporate Copy Print, Inc. – Business, Industrial Technology
CPros, Inc. – Business, Freshman Academy, Industrial Technology, STEM
Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care – Public Service
Dimensional Innovations – Industrial Technology
Doors to Explore – Industrial Technology, STEM
Drones4Hire – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
DST Systems – STEM
Due Process International, LLC – Business
FedEx – Business
Fike Corp – Industrial Technology
Full Employment Council – Business, Public Service
Full Employment Council Inc. / Missouri Career Center – Business
Garmin – STEM
Graceland University Independence Campus – Arts & Education
Harvesters – Public Service
Henges Insulation & Fireplaces – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Hollis + Miller Architects – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Honeywell – Industrial Technology
Hy-Vee – Business
Impress Public Relations – Business
Independence Center – Arts & Education, Business
Independence Chamber of Commerce – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service, STEM
Independence Economic Development Council – Business
Independence Fire Department – Public Service
Independence Power & Light – Business, Industrial Technology
Independence School District – Arts & Education
Integrity Home Care & Hospice – Public Service
Integrity Staffing Specialists – Business
Jackson County Department of Corrections – Public Service
JE Dunn Construction Co – Industrial Technology
K12 Perform – Arts & Education, Business, Freshman
Kansas City Actors Theatre – Arts & Education
Kansas City Mavericks – Business, Freshman, STEM
Kansas City Royals – Industrial Technology
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – Arts & Education
KC Next – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City – Arts & Education
KinderCare Education Centers – Arts & Education
Kocher + Beck USA L.P. – Business, Industrial Technology
KU Edwards Campus – Business, Public Service, STEM
Late Nightzzz | KYO Beats – Arts & Education, Business
LBA Air Conditioning, Heating and Plumbing – Business
Lesley Siegfried, State Farm Agent – Business
Lever 1 – Business
MC Power Companies – Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Meredith Corporation – KCTV/KSMO – Arts & Education, Business, STEM
Metropolitan Community College – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Metropolitan Community College – Blue River – Industrial Technology
Mid Continent Tool and Molding – Industrial Technology
Mid-Continent Public Library – Arts & Education
Morgan Miller Plumbing – Industrial Technology
Morgan Stanley – Business
NECA National Electric Contractors Association – Industrial Technology
North Kansas City Hospital – STEM
Office Products Alliance – Business
Paradise Park – Business
Park University – Arts & Education, STEM
Pathways to Prosperity – Arts & Education
Pepsi Beverages Company – Industrial Technology
PIA Mid-America – Arts & Education, Industrial Technology
Recognition Plus – Business
R-Mech Heating, Cooling and Plumbing – Industrial Technology
Rockhurst University – Arts & Education
Royal Creations Architectural Landscaping – Business, Freshman, Industrial Technology
Sabates Eye Centers – STEM
Select Physical Therapy – STEM
Shick USA – Industrial Technology
Speaks Family Legacy Chapels, Inc. – Business
St. Luke’s Heath System – STEM
Stewardship Capital – Business
Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center – Public Service
Superior Aluminum Castings, Inc – Industrial Technology
Sylvan Learning Center – Arts & Education
The Examiner – Business
The Travel Store – Business
The UPS Store – Business
The Urban Lumber Company – Arts & Education, Industrial Technology
Totta Hardwood Flooring LLC – Industrial Technology, STEM
Truman Heartland Community Foundation – Business
Truman Library – Arts & Education
Truman Medical Center Lakewood – STEM
Unilever – Industrial Technology
University of Central Missouri – Arts & Education, Business, Industrial Technology, STEM
Vance Brothers Inc. – STEM
Veterans Community Purple PROJECT – Business, Industrial Technology, Public Service
Waddell & Reed, Inc. – Business, Industrial Technology
Woodbridge Corporation – Industrial Technology

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