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On October 9, 2024 more than 900 guests gathered to demonstrate how they are ‘All In’ for Shawnee Mission at the annual Shawnee Mission Education Foundation Fall Breakfast.  The event was hosted by Kim Hinkle, executive director of the Shawnee...
The Shawnee Mission School District is proud to present a new season of Read Across SMSD!  Offered in partnership with NEA-Shawnee Mission and the Shawnee Mission Education Foundation, this program celebrates reading and our district Strategic Plan belief that our...
When Shawnee Mission School District students and staff are ALL IN, there are unlimited possibilities to what they can accomplish.  In the first quarter of this school year, numerous recognitions were presented to the people who make us ONE Shawnee...
Shawnee Mission School District juniors and seniors will end this week with even more doors open to the future. This week, through Scholarship Shawnee Mission, a program offered by  the Shawnee Mission Education Foundation, these students received more than $5.7...
Are you interested in working for one of the best employers in the state of Kansas? Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) is seeking individuals who are ALL IN to support student success. Whether you have experience or you are just...
Our community will be ALL IN to support Shawnee Mission School District students and staff at the upcoming Shawnee Mission Education Foundation Fall Breakfast. You are invited! The Fall Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at the...
Caitlin Perkins describes the first time she saw her son Nick learn how to read as a “magic moment.” Throughout his kindergarten year at Apache Elementary School, he would bring home reading exercises from Shauna Hammett’s classroom at Apache. Finally,...
On August 26, 2024, the Shawnee Mission Board of Education approved the budget for the 2024-2025 school year in the amount of $611,930,693. The Board established a mill rate of 51.316, and the district continues to maintain the highest possible...
Season 2 of Shawnee Mission Mic’d Up, the Shawnee Mission School District podcast, is here! Click here for a link to download, follow, or watch from your platform of choice.   This season of the podcast is hosted by Dr. Michael...
The Red-Tailed Hawks of Rushton Elementary School walked the yellow brick road into their first school day in a newly rebuilt school building this week.  After more than a year of construction, the school community was ready to begin a...
By this time next week, students of every grade level will be ALL IN our buildings, starting the 2024-2025 school year. The Shawnee Mission School District is excited to start a new year.  In the days prior to students returning, educators...
The Shawnee Mission School District’s annual Jump Start to Learning program welcomed dozens of incoming kindergarteners in July. This initiative continues to serve as a pivotal introduction to elementary school life, offering our youngest learners a supportive and engaging...