Forecasts of continuously piling snow this evening have led the Shawnee Mission School District to cancel classes for Thursday, Jan. 20. It will be the third snow day of the
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Shawnee Mission district cancels all evening activities
The Shawnee Mission School District has canceled all afternoon and evening activities, including night school, for Wednesday, Jan. 19 on account of the weather. We’ll keep you posted on the
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Snow cancels second day of school for Shawnee Mission students
Shawnee Mission has canceled classes for all schools Tuesday, January 11 due to inclement weather.
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Former Fairway mayor St. Clair files for Shawnee Mission school board seat
John St. Clair, a financial manager who served as mayor of Fairway from 2003-2009, will be seeking a new position in this April’s elections: a seat on the Shawnee Mission
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School canceled; more snow expected throughout the day
The Shawnee Mission School District has canceled classes for all schools today on account of the inclement weather. Predictions from the National Weather Service show a greater-than-50-percent chance of snow
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School district weathering delay of payment from state
The state of Kansas’s continuing budget woes forced it to withhold nearly $100 million owed to public school districts earlier this week, though the money is supposed to hit district
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Metsker resigns from Shawnee Mission board of education
SM North-area representative Susan Metsker has resigned from the Shawnee Mission board of education, and is expected to take a constituent services position in the office of recently elected District
Closing Mission Valley: A look back at the story of 2010, part two
Here’s the conclusion of our timeline recapping the events leading up to the vote to close Mission Valley. November 22: At its first meeting since Nov. 8, the Shawnee Mission
Closing Mission Valley: A look back at the story of 2010
The votes are in, and the story of the year for the SM East area was the closing of Mission Valley. This week, we’ll be running a couple of posts
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Westwood View lone representative of Shawnee Mission in Governor’s Awards list
The Kansas Department of Education has released its fifth annual list of Governor’s Achievement Award winning schools, and Westwood View Elementary is the lone representative from the Shawnee Mission School
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New group of parents seek to intervene in case against Kansas school funding formula
The federal lawsuit against the Kansas school funding formula filed by a group of Mission Valley parents has a new hurdle to overcome. The Kansas City Star reported that a group
Committee for Excellence chair says closing Mission Valley was right move
Attorney Fred Logan, who chairs the Committee for Excellence, a group that advocates for the Shawnee Mission School District, said on KCPT’s Kansas City Week in Review this weekend that
What will happen to Mission Valley building?
Assuming Mission Valley closes as planned this May, the district will have a major decision to make: what to do with the building. Superintendent Gene Johnson said at Monday’s board
Indian Hills traffic management plans in the works
Shawnee Mission School District and Prairie Village officials are working to put plans in place to deal with the traffic generated by combining the Mission Valley and Indian Hills student
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Emails reveal Zila scolded board members following Nov. 8 meeting
Emails obtained under a Freedom of Information Act/Kansas Open Records Act request show that president Deb Zila chastised her fellow Shawnee Mission School District board of education members following their
