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Schumacher said built-in calendar flexibility means the district will \"follow the board approved calendar as it is currently published with no changes.\" He listed school-year end dates: seniors' last day on May 16, pre-kindergarten on May 22 and kindergarten through 11th grade on May 23; May 20 will be a teacher work day, May 29 a teacher flex day. He noted the board reserves the right to change the calendar in emergencies.

On the former Westwood View property, Schumacher said the district remains under contract to sell to the city of Westwood for a proposed park even though Westwood voters previously rejected the plan. The contract's due-diligence period runs through June 1, 2025; the contract may be canceled during due diligence.

Schumacher said the district is monitoring legislative activity in Topeka and statements from Washington, D.C.; he said the district and its lobbyist will keep the board informed and that district leaders will submit a letter to the district's three federal representatives expressing concerns about proposed federal changes, including conversations about the future of the U.S. Department of Education. Schumacher reminded the board that the district's community-led strategic plan adopted last June provides ongoing direction for district work.

No board action was taken on these items; the superintendent concluded the report and the meeting moved to the scheduled discussion items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SMSD Board Meeting April 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The superintendent told the board the district will not change the current approved school calendar, said the Westwood View property sale remains in due diligence until June 1, 2025, and confirmed the district is tracking state and federal legislative developments affecting public education.","taxTitle","Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, School Boards, Kansas","taxId",13093,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6604541,"Board reviews draft policy and multi-step process for community-funded staff positions",2022,7228000,9250000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987716-fd85fa6466912c07a27ab5e4c016b3c2&start=7228&end=9250","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987716-fd85fa6466912c07a27ab5e4c016b3c2/thumbnail_7228000.jpg","/articles/6604541/Kansas/Board-reviews-draft-policy-and-multi-step-process-for-community-funded-staff-positions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6604541-e52aeb9215999449ccb07aea0529b20f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162817&Signature=BdsUmHLoFE-Jolo0lFIOHYCEyi0331gwAoAxz2~-14lCl6OGyiSGsWQ5vlMuE12W7kzpmbtt03cDf8aYxKR2k9C1AXXOBJbGCi31cWbvafOSq7cEw9jioJMG4Sh~NyoDFANMgaX9eGuEubUH9tDc6YxFy3kElHHrzDQgrrZiXoIeOE6Qq95D57JwfQz6InApHjg9QdTXqs2SRCfHllzBiz75vV0XXUuXIeZ3RhOne1eRNgXWV0ezgB7uXt35vK1Ddkm2v74WMZPySvqcK2pO0wtQHsLWCm9aX7uKizY9QuNKA9myZcF6sDjXe-aIwhfVh0VyKF8p1AEVNBtHc~Pi0A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Shawnee Mission Board of Education received a first reading of a proposed update to policy KH and an associated application-and-review procedure for community-funded positions after a year-long Donations Task Force and Policy Review Committee process.

Administrators said the draft policy would clarify that the board — not building principals — approves donated funds and would generally bar donations that hire regular classroom or special-education teachers. The draft also disallows donations that would create positions at one school level that do not exist at other schools at the same level; the stated purpose is to prevent ad hoc, non-districtwide staffing differences that can create perceptions of inequity.

The accompanying procedure would require donors or foundations to submit an application with seven prompts (purpose, alignment with district goals, measurable outcomes, budget and sustainability, and equity impact). The process administrators described has four review steps: (1) confirm the requested position exists at other schools at the same level; (2) check alignment with district staffing models and whether the role duplicates standard staffing pipelines (teachers or special-education roles are excluded); (3) a district committee scores three factors (alignment with district goals, building quantitative indicators such as enrollment, assessments, number of 504/IEP plans, chronic absenteeism, discipline referrals, and staffing ratios); and (4) a second district committee scores five qualitative factors including equity impact, sustainability and measurable goals. Scores from steps 3 and 4 combine on a 24-point scale; administrators proposed a threshold (18 or higher) for committee recommendation to the superintendent to accept the donation for a single school year.

Board members discussed several practical concerns: how principals conduct building needs assessments; how sustainability and annual reapproval would work; PTA and foundation roles in fundraising; and earlier historical context dating to the 2009–12 budget cuts when community donations addressed adequacy gaps. Administrators said they will accept suggestions and return a revised draft for a second read at the next meeting. The policy review committee recommended any policy changes take effect in the 2026–27 school year to allow planning time.

There was no vote; the presentation was a first reading and the district invited suggested edits from the board before a second read.

","Following a year of study, the board reviewed a proposed policy (KH) and a new multi-step application and scoring process intended to govern donations that fund staff positions; the draft would bar donations for regular classroom and special-education teacher slots and require annual review and equity scoring for other position requests.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6604546,"District to adopt new ‘walkthrough’ platform to help principals give non-evaluative instructional feedback",818,5580000,6398000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987716-fd85fa6466912c07a27ab5e4c016b3c2&start=5580&end=6398","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987716-fd85fa6466912c07a27ab5e4c016b3c2/thumbnail_5580000.jpg","/articles/6604546/Kansas/District-to-adopt-new-walkthrough-platform-to-help-principals-give-non-evaluative-instructional-feedback","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6604546-41e99eccc0bc48b0ad82cc2b928efbd5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162817&Signature=oLvbrvnRnIcrJc45VRye2CFfLNVHHQPkbE2XzJF8lt2jPhAX7CKjCOTxs8bXJtCg-P1b5bffUZtvTg1WyYBLhrGFWEBukrDEbmYBfPZ3ri5kbzWHnJJNlAUUnnWtXDfIKy5aFceLc0LAF8syHeezpQmAslMpiv3gA92KmPw88UYWQzbyhwGIbBaYqDMT4ZqchBa7Xe4SdFtIN5dmWYkHoGg3FJmJQz94o4RTbiCdMX~hqczeMMAjts5BMhqFYZvEsH7Zuf~GFAOzb6e3GQ3Ep~qygTRjyJHPZbuo9Uqd3nfmaOJo8lU6GN8lHkjBxx6Sp9bJyjaRN--HESoGHNoD-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shawnee Mission leaders told the board they plan to replace the district's inconsistent classroom-walkthrough tool with a customizable platform (Bullseye) to provide brief, non-evaluative observations and feedback intended to improve instructional quality.

Pam (curriculum leadership) said the district's prior tool suffered device-compatibility and reporting issues and that the reset is intended to provide a single pre-K–12 rubric focused on high-quality instruction. The proposed rubric will emphasize six instructional areas including student engagement and evidence of learning and align with Kansas accreditation fundamentals and the district's school-improvement goals.

Administrators will use the mobile app for short classroom “snapshots” (three to five minutes), record observed indicators and deliver non-evaluative feedback. The platform supports two-way feedback so teachers can respond or add evidence after a walkthrough; district leaders plan calibration sessions so observers apply criteria consistently.

Pam said the district expects principals to perform a meaningful number of walkthroughs each quarter (illustrative targets from past practice included roughly 30–40 per quarter) and that the new tool will allow leaders to see which classrooms have or have not been visited. The board asked about frequency, elementary vs. secondary differences and safeguards to ensure walkthroughs remain non-evaluative; staff said evaluation remains a separate formal process and walkthrough evidence is not used for teacher evaluation.

The district is treating the rollout as a multi-step reset: draft the rubric with teacher and principal input, pilot and calibrate observers, provide training and quarterly building-level data discussions to link observations to professional learning. The board did not vote on a contract at this meeting; administrators said they will bring recommended purchase and implementation details forward as part of regular procurement and title-fund planning. No final procurement action occurred at the meeting.

","Superintendent and curriculum leaders described a planned reset of classroom walkthroughs, selection of a Bullseye platform, and an emphasis on non-evaluative feedback and quarterly data use to inform professional learning and accreditation goals.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6604550,"Shawnee Mission reports rising lunch participation, unpaid meal debt and local-food efforts",555,3788000,4343000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987716-fd85fa6466912c07a27ab5e4c016b3c2&start=3788&end=4343","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987716-fd85fa6466912c07a27ab5e4c016b3c2/thumbnail_3788000.jpg","/articles/6604550/Kansas/Shawnee-Mission-reports-rising-lunch-participation-unpaid-meal-debt-and-local-food-efforts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6604550-d66b15d9c759cdafa0bfc2e0c25fdcd0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162817&Signature=nWkIZ~uFz9ZhzS1zRrBf~05QabThgN4j3c53RZZRHadIvxq8nNbUluQkpmuJw1G~zJWLbigL-RoCTMnGtK5cgig0E9GTV~uN0seshbUtysdn2emU1IIKLT9vZ9gA3-Y-mDjXUC8rZOglLEy8ScN7wu2KGjPufgAShgJH7Mo5JbIy-BkwU5mEebPoo93AwcPcoQAVaKCFDr4mK3AOio5~MphmdJv7N6EkK1lBZOI2Ye9Hd4X~WbF9cEM1rJ6eYaxk7P0n8o0T1iDN060Cum18HO3lypKBct5-vJWgCgcMgcQ7~AwuPT8ebUbiSs7Rxn5ClIPTtQ9de8Ni7J7JaMUBLg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shawnee Mission School District food services reported higher lunch participation this year, ongoing financial pressure from food costs and an expanded effort to bring local products to student meals.

Director of Food Services Grace Liss told the board the district's average daily participation this school year was 2,989 for breakfast and 14,958 for lunch, with the single highest lunch day at 15,970. Food service revenue year-to-date was reported at about $7.67 million. Liss said labor costs are near industry benchmarks, but combined food-and-supply costs have risen above typical shares because of higher market prices.

Unpaid meal debt has increased since pandemic-era universal free meals ended: Liss said unpaid balances totaled over $149,000 last year, were more than $179,000 in February and are now “over $210,000,” a figure she said fluctuates by minute as payments are made.

The presentation described district outreach and menu development practices. Food service uses student focus groups for recipe testing and brought back “spice stations” this year after pandemic reductions; taste testing led to trials of a chicken-dipping sauce and a noodle-bowl concept. Liss said menu changes must meet USDA nutrition rules and district review before rollout.

The department highlighted farm-to-school work: middle and high schools receive ground beef from a local supplier (Steve’s Meat Market) and the Kansas City Food Hub; Thursday menus feature local beef patties and in-season local produce ordering options for schools. Liss said the program drew statewide attention at a KSDE town-hall meeting.

The presentation noted upcoming changes to meet July 2024 USDA meal-pattern updates: flavored milk will shift from skim to 1% to meet added-sugar limits, yogurt choices will change, and juice will no longer be offered as a lunch fruit choice (it will remain at breakfast).

Board members asked about food waste and share-table rules. Assistant Director Jennifer Earthly said USDA rules now allow limited reuse of unopened, safely handled packaged items on school share tables (certain items such as opened cheese sticks cannot be redistributed for food-safety reasons). Members also asked about Buy America and potential tariff effects on produce: Liss said new Buy America rules cap non-U.S. purchases to 10% and the department is most worried about imported produce such as cucumbers and red bell peppers; she said there is uncertainty about tariff impacts on availability and price.

No formal action was taken. Food services said it will continue menu sampling, local sourcing and communications with principals and families about upcoming changes.","Food services briefed the board on participation, finances and menu innovations: lunch participation increased while unpaid meal debt topped about $210,000; the department is expanding local beef sourcing and student-driven menu testing.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6604556,"Shawnee Mission details expanded school nursing, vaping prevention and mental-health training",1241,1956000,3197000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987716-fd85fa6466912c07a27ab5e4c016b3c2&start=1956&end=3197","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987716-fd85fa6466912c07a27ab5e4c016b3c2/thumbnail_1956000.jpg","/articles/6604556/Kansas/Shawnee-Mission-details-expanded-school-nursing-vaping-prevention-and-mental-health-training","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6604556-4ae1cbde68de6a877be4dba177644a7d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162817&Signature=UDtLfQ5DCiCHsMZ0pQC5Vl9QTplfNlkWepKs1LzbMi4O6Gv1OXEMfSa7kl~oCjdix2GnKGLtNTH-QX4NFNOa6utkurt3vHq6mLu83LTciv3tF1ZyNnbZpJ6Hz8KruLVaQJeW8k76mrRaEcyeApEC7SPqGw78jTai-NLJzH0nNv0ePN16tWE6~4MCYhHZJt77HOSjC2hHrb25Rg6PTqm-Ng10omAj2vsYr5IGTQec6Qv4OyYgS5Fc0e9iQSWbNQ56tFQjq~m4WFW55bZvvMHQ8vG3cSIIoGNQoBFEQgJpVDl0KEJX7Pxkjg8Gjbk5vUA9f2rADeQCijgUk7ILlJtfRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shawnee Mission School District officials updated the Board of Education on the scope and operations of its health services on the evening the district presented four discussion items.

The presentation, led by Doctor Ziegler and Coordinator of Health Services Paula Bundy, said the district employs 55 registered nurses and 17 nurse aides, including three new permanent float nurses, and logged more than 137,000 health-room visits and nearly 69,000 medication doses in the first three quarters of the school year.

The update emphasized three new or expanded student-wellness efforts. Student wellness specialist Teresa Denk Shamuda described a three-pronged approach to nicotine and vaping: curriculum-embedded education and staff training, restorative alternatives to suspension including a Canvas cessation course (11 students have completed it so far this semester), and student-led “Resist” groups supported by Kansas Department of Education and Kansas Department of Health and Environment guidance. Christina Knight, a Horizon social worker, said nurses and social workers are partnering closely when students present with physical complaints that may be driven by anxiety.

Health services also described a youth mental health first aid program: an eight-hour training that uses role play and simulations to help adults assess crises, select interventions and connect students to care. Four district staff are trained as instructors; the first session was held in January with nurses and nurse aides.

The district highlighted community partnerships — including AdventHealth, Children's Mercy clinic relationships and a new partner, Score 1 for Health — and local programs such as Saturday Summer Wellness Hubs at Shawano Elementary that provide food, immunizations and physicals.

Rose Hill Elementary Principal Jen Duke described a university-run vision clinic that provided on-site exams and eyeglasses; Duke said 20 students left the trip with glasses and the rate of loss was unusually low because students were involved in selecting their own frames. Bundy said the district will continue seeking similar partnerships where slots and funding permit.

Board members asked about family notification and language access when nurses identify health concerns. Bundy said nurses contact families first and can prepare Skyward nursing notes for medical follow-up; the district uses building interpreters and a central interpreter (Maria at the CAA) when families need translation.

Board members also asked how the district promotes awareness of the health services work. Bundy said principals, newsletters and school-level communications are the primary channels but agreed the district can look for more centralized promotion.

No formal board action was taken; the presentation concluded with the district offering to provide follow-up details as requested.

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Superintendent: school-year calendar unchanged, Westwood View sale under due diligence, district monitoring state and federal policy

Board reviews draft policy and multi-step process for community-funded staff positions

District to adopt new ‘walkthrough’ platform to help principals give non-evaluative instructional feedback

Shawnee Mission reports rising lunch participation, unpaid meal debt and local-food efforts

Shawnee Mission details expanded school nursing, vaping prevention and mental-health training