Shawnee Mission School District

School is back in session, Shawnee Mission. Shawnee Mission students in grades 1 to 7, 9 and 12 started the 2023-24 school year on Tuesday, Aug. 15. (Other secondary students and kindergarten students start school on Wednesday, Aug. 16 and...

By Rachel Mipro Sitting on the curb outside of the Shawnee Mission North High School in May, surrounded by American flags, Debbie Detmer said she was inspired by the example of a district teacher to fight against the evils of...

The Shawnee Mission school board unanimously approved a measure this week increasing pay for substitute nurses and substitute special education teachers. At the same time, the district aims to continue expanding the pool of available substitute teachers for the upcoming...

The Shawnee Mission School District is considering suing several social media giants, including the parent companies of TikTok and Facebook, for allegedly harming students and diverting school resources. The school board on Monday unanimously approved a resolution authorizing local law...

Correction: The team made a raspberry lime layer cake for the dessert at the national competition. A team of Shawnee Mission culinary students achieved a first for the school district after placing fifth at a prestigious culinary competition last month in...

Teachers in the Shawnee Mission School District are getting one of their biggest pay raises in recent years. It's part of the latest contract between the district and teachers' union, which was ratified by the Shawnee Mission school board at...

Students, staff and Tomahawk Elementary community members last week got a preview of what a rebuilt school will look like. The Shawnee Mission School District hosted an open house on Thursday, May 18, and visitors got to see conceptual renderings...

Closing Monday night’s meeting, the Shawnee Mission Board of Education officially proclaimed June to be National Gun Violence Awareness Month.  Board President Mary Sinclair, representing the SM East area, read the proclamation, which affirmed the district’s commitment to gun safety...

Two Shawnee Mission students are winners of prestigious National Merit scholarships. They're among some 2,500 Merit Scholars chosen nationwide from more than 15,000 finalists, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Both winners go to Shawnee Mission South Alexander J. Maret...

About 3,600 Shawnee Mission employees are months away from a one-time $1,000 bonus. The board of education on Monday unanimously approved the one-time retention bonuses. It's another acknowledgment of the headwinds local schools have had trying to maintain full staffing levels...

Kaitlin Lugo Shulman, a public school educator who currently works in Lawrence, will be the Shawnee Mission School District's next head of diversity, equity and inclusion. The board of education approved Shulman's hiring at its meeting April 10 through unanimous...

Following the recent resignations of two prominent Black staff members, some Shawnee Mission parents are expressing their concern the district’s ongoing efforts to serve Black and brown students might be hampered. Tyrone Bates Jr., the district’s first-ever diversity, equity and...