Tag: Shawnee Mission School District
Parent says SMSD retaliated against students with mask exemptions
Mistreatment of children with mask mandates surfaced in district court this week in a lawsuit prompted by the Shawnee Mission…
KC Star spreads disinformation about school board meeting
Last week, YouTube removed a video of the May 17 Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education meeting for “spreading…
Goddard lifts mask mandate; SMSD, BV refuse
Calling masks “disruptive and divisive” in the school environment, at least one Kansas school district made masks optional for the…
Lawmakers consider education savings accounts
A former school board member announced to the Kansas House K-12 budget committee on Monday that she changed her mind…
Parents, students tell lawmakers remote learning is hurting students
Hybrid and remote learning is taking a toll on Kansas students, parents and kids told the House K-12 budget committee…
Outsourcing could make more money available for instruction in SMSD
The Shawnee Mission School District will ask voters to approve a property tax increase next January in order to hire…
KPI: $264 million Shawnee Mission bond issue is built on false premise
Shawnee Mission Superintendent Mike Fulton says shifting funding from capital outlay to operating expense and passing a bond issue is…
Whoa! DOJ Investigates Sex Crimes, Harassment in Shawnee Mission Schools
For nearly two years now the Sentinel has been documenting the lack of media attention to sex crimes within area…
Olathe High Schools Need to Aim Higher
If students performed as unspectacularly as the high schools in the Olathe School District, parents might be inclined to take…
Merriam Dem: Lawmakers Are Constitutionally Obligated to Fund Schools, Not Roads
Schools need to be priority one, Rep. Jarrod Ousley, a Merriam Democrat, told a meeting of several Johnson County lawmakers…
Three Day School Funding Hearing Ends
Lawmakers in the Kansas House wrapped up hearings on a school funding proposal on March 27. HB2410 would funnel an…
Superintendent Org Opposes SMSD’s School Funding Solution
The Kansas School Superintendents Association took the unprecedented step of opposing a school financing solution proposed by Shawnee Mission School…
SMSD Super Offers School Finance Suggestions
Shawnee Mission School District Superintendent Jim Hinson sees the recent Kansas Supreme Court decision and the end of block grant…
KSHB Adds Context to Kansas School Funding Debate
Kudos to KSHB-TV for adding context to the Kansas school funding debate. KSHB 41 Action News investigated the staff salaries…
Wichita Eagle Lauds School Choice-Kind of
A Wichita Eagle reporter revealed soft support for school choice with a story earlier this week about how longer school…
Senate Committee Mods Forward $128 Million School Cut to Senate
Most Kansas school districts have money available in contingency and flexible funds to weather a 5 percent cut in funding,…
SMSD Super Sings a New Tune about TIFs
The Shawnee Mission School District will not use its statutory veto power to stop the creation of a Tax Increment…