Our Schools TylerSIS Login TPS APP Site Login Site Guest Search MENU ABOUT College and Career Fair Feedback College Connections Newsletter ACT Prep and Registration Career Planning College Planning Financial Aid Scholarships Kansas Colleges Topeka Public Schools / Departments / College and Career Planning / About ABOUT Topeka Public Schools is dedicated to ensuring all students have taken the needed steps to further their education post-high school, either by going to college or obtaining training in a career field to enter the workforce. To obtain this, we will work with the whole family to complete processes for post-secondary education, making sure students have completed all coursework and helping them explore future plans. The district provides on the job training opportunities for students to learn skills and experience what a day in their selected field is like. These job shadowing opportunities occur both within the district, as well as in the community. In addition, TPS staff work to help students find internship opportunities to be able to get a more in-depth look at career fields. If you have questions regarding opportunities, please contact your child's counselor at their school or Laura Nichols at lnichols@tps501.org Engage students in the highest quality of learning • Prepare students for responsible, productive citizenship • Inspire excellence for a lifetime TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 624 S.W. 24th Street Topeka, KS66611 Phone: (785) 295-3000 Fax: We Support Equal Opportunities The Topeka Public Schools, Unified School District No. 501 is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity. No person shall, on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin or ancestry be denied lawful access to any appropriate educational service, program, or activity provided by the school district. For students, the Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504 compliance coordinator is the General Counsel for the district. For employment, the EEO/AA and Title VII compliance officer is the general director of human resources. Compliance coordinators may be contacted at 624 S.W. 24th Street, Topeka, KS 66611-1294, (785) 295-3000. The clerk of the Board of Education has been designated to receive and redirect or handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, regulations, and procedures. The clerk may be contacted by calling (785) 295-3059 or by writing to 624 S.W. 24th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66611-1294. Website by SchoolMessenger Presence. © 2021 Intrado Corporation. All rights reserved.