Amid the fallout from Monday’s board of education votes is one painfully obvious fact: there are some fences to be mended between SM East and SM South parents. By our
Mission Valley and Brookwood parents now pin hopes on federal lawsuit
For more than ten weeks, Save Mission Valley parents and their Brookwood counterparts lobbied hard for the board to reject the superintendent’s proposals. Today it looks like the only hope
After three months of contentious struggle, votes met with silence
For three months, the community has been up in arms over the proposals to close Mission Valley and realign Brookwood. But when the votes finally came Monday, there was nothing
Mission Valley not saved: Board votes to close Mission Valley, send Brookwood students to SM South
Three months to the day after Shawnee Mission superintendent Gene Johnson introduced the proposals, the board of education voted Monday night to close Mission Valley and move Brookwood to the
New poll: Are you going to the board of education meeting?
It looks (for now at least) like the board of education will be voting on Mission Valley’s future at tonight’s meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. at SM West. Take
In light of Mission Valley controversy, upset parents file federal lawsuit
Claiming the state’s budget crisis is forcing the board of education to consider measures that would destroy successful public schools, a group of ten families filed a lawsuit against the
Monday’s board of education meeting moved to SM West
After hearing from a number of local parents, the Shawnee Mission School District announced today that it was moving Monday’s board of education meeting from the McEachen Administrative Center to
Roesland realignment puts Indian Hills PTA in tricky position
The Shawnee Mission School District board of education’s recent actions have put Indian Hills teachers and PTA members in a difficult situation: most would prefer not to see Mission Valley
New poll: Will Mission Valley be open for the 2011-2012 school year?
It’s like deja vu all over again. After not taking action on the items at its Nov. 8 meeting, the Shawnee Mission School District board of education will vote Monday
Brookwood, Mission Valley’s futures on Monday’s board of education agenda
It appears that local parents will get an answer on Mission Valley’s future sooner than they’d thought. The Shawnee Mission School District has released the agenda for its Monday, Dec.
Strong SM South turnout at board meeting has Save Mission Valley parents on alert
A contingent of SM South parents lobbying the board of education to approve the original proposals put forth by superintendent Gene Johnson got the attention of the leaders of the
New poll: Are you surprised by the plans to expand Belinder Elementary?
We’ve had a few people write in with questions about why the district is looking into expanding Belinder Elementary at the same time it’s hoping to cut costs by combining
District applies for permit to expand Belinder Elementary
The Shawnee Mission School District has submitted a proposal to the Prairie Village planning commission seeking to expand Belinder Elementary School, 7230 Belinder Road. The permit application includes plans for
Squeaky wheel getting the grease, or process working as it should? KC newsies differ on school board meeting outcome
Four local reporters and columnists took a few moments on KCPT’s Kansas City Week in Review this weekend to weigh in on the Shawnee Mission board of education’s meeting last
New poll: Are you satisfied with the outcome of Monday’s school district board meeting?
Monday’s pocketing of the proposal to move Brookwood into the SM South feeder pattern and the removal of the Mission Valley vote from the agenda were a relief to many