Olathe board reviews plan to repurpose Westview Elementary as K–8 alternative program; decision set for July

The Olathe Board of Education was presented with a recommendation to repurpose Westview Elementary to host a new K–8 alternative education program and would consider formal action on the proposal at its July 10 meeting.

District administrators framed the proposal as a response to long‑term enrollment declines and to program needs identified through district dialogues. They said Westview — currently the district’s smallest elementary with about 156 students — sits in a tight neighborhood pocket with limited projected growth and that repurposing the site would provide space for the behavioral and social‑emotional program planned for 2026–27.

Superintendent Brent Yeager and district presenters told the board the boundary study group has monitored enrollment for more than 20 years and that the district is averaging roughly a 270‑student decline a year since a 2019 peak. They outlined a multi‑step timeline: staff and…