Raucous cheers filled the SM North auditorium after the board of education pocketed the proposal to reassign Brookwood to the SM South attendance area. But the happiness of many parents
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With no-vote on Brookwood reassignment, board makes Mission Valley’s future brighter
It wasn’t clean. And it wasn’t decisive. But the Shawnee Mission School District’s move on Monday not to vote on the proposal to assign Brookwood Elementary to the SM South
For now, at least, Mission Valley looks to be saved
Nothing’s official…but after Monday’s Shawnee Mission School District board of education meeting, Mission Valley Middle School’s future looks brighter. Board president Deb Zila shocked members of the audience at the
Decision day for Mission Valley
“Great test scores.” “Congratulations on a job well done.” The signs outside Mission Valley along Mission Road may celebrate the accomplishment of its students. But despite fostering an environment that
District releases formal recommendations for Monday’s board meeting; calls for ‘middle school building upgrades’
Shawnee Mission School District superintendent Gene Johnson apparently wasn’t swayed enough by the advocacy of local parents to take the proposed closure of Mission Valley off the agenda for Monday’s
For Save Mission Valley parents, not much left to do but wait
It’s been a grueling seven weeks for the parents who organized the Save Mission Valley group. They’ve researched. They’ve distributed yard signs. They’ve shown up in force at community meetings.
Save Mission Valley group makes closing argument for keeping school open
After nearly a month and a half of campaigning, the group of local parents hoping to convince the Shawnee Mission board of education to keep Mission Valley open have entered
Wait…did that sign say ‘Don’t save Mission Valley’ before?
Apparently not everyone is behind the group of local parents working to get the school board to keep Mission Valley open. Many Save Mission Valley supporters had their yard signs
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Close Mission Valley to help SM South sports? Parents wonder; district says no
A 2009 school district committee report has some local parents wondering whether part of the motivation to close Mission Valley and move Brookwood students into the SM South feeder pattern
Prairie Village council, police chief concerned about traffic at Indian Hills if school board votes to close Mission Valley
Members of the Prairie Village city council and police chief Wes Jordan are concerned about what impact the proposed closure of Mission Valley would have on local traffic. In response
New data show Mission Valley and Indian Hills both outpace state and district in reading and writing
The Kansas Department of Education is celebrating the release of this year’s school assessment data, which shows a remarkable improvement in reading and math scores across the state over the
Police cite traffic concerns at Indian Hills if Mission Valley closes
Police chief Wes Jordan told the Mission Hills city council on Monday that his department was looking into the effect the proposed closure of Mission Valley would have on traffic
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Regardless of Brookwood and Mission Valley’s fate, Shawnee Mission facing tough budget future
Much of the debate about whether the Shawnee Mission School District board of education should approve proposals to close Mission Valley Middle School and move Brookwood Elementary into the SM
In Star column, PV resident calls for support of pro-education candidates, questions Yoder
Prairie Village resident Eric Mikkelson wrote a guest column in today’s Kansas City Star calling for parents concerned about the proposed closure of area schools to support pro-education candidates this
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Brookwood parents submit report, encourage board of education to reject Proposal 1
Hoping to keep the elementary school feeding into SM East, a group of Brookwood parents last week sent a 33-page document to each member of the Shawnee Mission board of
