Roy Copeland III
Roy Copeland III is running for election for an at-large seat of the North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education. He is on the ballot in the general election on April 8, 2025.[source]
Copeland completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Roy Copeland III earned an associate degree from Penn Valley Community College in 2000, a bachelor's degree from Lincoln University in 2002, and a graduate degree from Lincoln University in 2003. His career experience includes working as a insurance agent.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: North Kansas City Schools, Missouri, elections (2025)
General election
The general election will occur on April 8, 2025.
General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (2 seats)
The following candidates are running in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 8, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Roy Copeland III (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Carolyn Mason (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Aryn Peters (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jessica Rezac (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jason Russell (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Daniel Wartick (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: North Kansas City Schools, Missouri, elections (2024)
General election
General election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for North Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Susan Hines (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 3,955 | |
| ✔ | Jane Rinehart (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 3,706 | |
| ✔ | Joe Jacobs (Nonpartisan) | 19.3 | 3,653 | |
| Aryn Peters (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 2,938 | ||
| Roy Copeland III (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 1,909 | ||
| Brock Foley (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 1,712 | ||
| Tirdad Daei (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 1,063 | ||
| Total votes: 18,936 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Copeland in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Roy Copeland III completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Copeland's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Missouri Public Schools (KCPS). I am the son of two retired public school teachers and the husband of a career long public educator. My belief in public education runs deep – it has spanned my entire life.
I have two daughters currently attending schools in the North Kansas City School District. One is a third-grader at Davidson Elementary and the other is a Freshman at North Kansas City High School. Prior to attending these schools, my daughters attended Winnwood, Crestview, Eastgate and Northgate. My home is in the North Kansas City High School attendance area, my small business is located near West Englewood Elementary, our family is deeply invested in the community of North Kansas City Schools.
It is critically important to me that students in all areas of our district boundaries have a voice of advocacy on our School Board. I want to be this voice and ensure representation for all of our students. I will work to ensure I am supporting all students, teachers and staff members, to give them the best opportunity to do their jobs and do their jobs well. I believe in the district’s vision and mission and want to use my voice and influence to make a difference for all students.- An area of priority that I have identified is to advocate for increasing the compensation for our paraprofessionals and instructional support staff who are working so closely with our students to provide individualized supports which in turn assists our teachers with being able to meet the overall needs of the students in their classrooms.
- When visiting with district constituents it has been shared with me that one of the greatest needs we are facing is supporting the mental health needs of our students. While I am proud of what our district is doing in this area, I feel it is so important that as a district we continue to listen and expand supports to address the individualized student needs we are facing.
- Until all students are succeeding, we still have work to do and need to look at varied ways to continue to support those working directly with our students so they can best support our students. We must ensure that we have the correct staff and resources in each building to support the students.
The district needs to ensure that we are listening to those that are doing the work with our students day in and
day out (i.e. teachers, support staff, building administrators, counselors) and lean in to their expertise and experiences to guide the continuation of changes and continued student and staff supports in this area.
I believe this can be accomplished by developing plans and supports, as well as financial allocations, based on individual needs of schools instead of a “one size fits all” approach to district supports. More individualized school supports would in turn assist with teacher retention, hiring, and meeting the needs of our students.
As a Board Member, my role would be to listen and also engage by asking questions and partnering with the administration, caregivers, and staff to make the best
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2024
Roy Copeland III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 21, 2025
