The Hickman Mills C-1 School District is fighting for accreditation from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), a fight the school district has been in for over a decade.

Superintendent Dr. Yaw Obeng says the district is now on track to end the fight, with its latest improved scores.

Are you interested in doing business with the Hickman Mills C-1 School District? Now’s your chance! On October 22, 2024, we’re hosting Pitch Day – an exclusive opportunity to showcase your products or services directly to the Superintendent and Executive Leadership Team.

HMC-1 Superintendent Yaw Obeng talked with KCUR's Up To Date about how the school district is addressing mental health challenges and cellphones in schools as the new school year is starting.

What an exceptional school year it has been! During my visits to our buildings on the first two days of school, seeing our students beaming with smiles and teachers brimming with enthusiasm for the new academic year was heartwarming. With just two months remaining, the anticipation is building. Yet, it’s remarkable to note that behaviors remain positive, with students smiling and teachers eagerly diving into their classrooms!

Black history goes back much further than Africans’ enslavement on this continent. The Gold Coast is a former British colony in West Africa, known today as the Republic of Ghana, literally my mother’s land. In the transatlantic slave trade era, Europeans identified the region as the Gold Coast because of the large amount of gold there. My father would tell me stories about people finding gold pieces on the beach coast.

Black History can lead us “Towards the Future We Want”. Black History is American history. It's world history. Hickman Mills C-1 Schools celebrates National Black History Month with a rigor towards an inclusive curriculum. The curriculum is everything we do: the content of instruction in the classroom; the people we hire; the range of co-curricular activities; social supports for students; outreach to the community; etc. We hope that someday we are not reliant on Black History Month to emphasize the contributions of Black people and the diaspora. This month is just the opportunity to ignite the discovery of a legendary history.