Shawnee Mission School District

Shawnee Mission student lunch debt has spiked this year in the first year since the federal government rolled back universal free school lunches implemented during the pandemic. District officials reported Monday to the school board that students' collective outstanding balance...

Two new sports are headed to Shawnee Mission middle schools. The Shawnee Mission school board this month unanimously approved an item to add boys and girls soccer and boys football to the middle school sports offerings, which currently include volleyball,...

Roesland Elementary students can now enjoy a new way to get active in gym class: a climbing wall. The brainchild of physical education teacher Blair Bodermann, the climbing wall was made possible with the help of Neighbors for a Better...

Three Shawnee Mission high school journalism programs and their advisers received recognition from the Kansas Legislature this week. State Rep. Jo Ella Hoye, a Democrat from Lenexa, sponsored a proclamation honoring the advisers and programs at Shawnee Mission East, Shawnee...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly used a visit to the Shawnee Mission School District on Tuesday to publicly reject efforts by Republican lawmakers to tie special education funding to a broad expansion of school choice in the state. Kelly, speaking to...

All classified staff employees with the Shawnee Mission School District will receive at least a 2% pay increase at the start of next school year. The Shawnee Mission board of education on Monday unanimously approved a new classified staff pay...

UPDATED: This story has been updated to include comments from at-large board member Brad Stratton. Sara Goodburn, who has served on the Shawnee Mission school board for more than decade, will not run for reelection this year. Goodburn, who was first...

Dozens of Shawnee Mission seniors have signed letters of intent to play a sport in college. From basketball and football to tennis and soccer, there are students representing numerous sports from each of the Shawnee Mission district's five high schools. Some...

Five Shawnee Mission high school seniors are candidates for the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars program. The recognition, given by executive order of the president, is reserved for some of the most “distinguished graduating high school seniors” in the nation, according...

Some Shawnee Mission students will be getting brand new iPads and MacBooks next school year. The board of education on Monday unanimously approved nearly $12 million to buy the new devices as part of a planned refresh for the district's...

The Shawnee Mission School District's next phase of work from its 2021 bond issue include major renovations at one high school and two middle schools. In addition, several other projects — including an addition at SM East High School —...

Shawnee Mission is set for first days, holiday breaks and more through the 2024-25 school year. The upshot: The board of education on Dec. 12 unanimously approved edits to the 2023-24 calendar and the new 2024-25 calendar. This lays out...