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Olathe administration signals plan to repurpose Westview Elementary to house new K–8 alternative program; board to consider action in July
Summary
District leaders told the school board that Westview Elementary’s sustained low enrollment makes it a candidate to be repurposed to house the planned K–8 alternative program, and they will ask the board to consider repurposing in July for the 2026–27 school year.
Olathe district staff presented data showing Westview Elementary’s long-term enrollment decline and said the administration will ask the board in July to repurpose the building for the district’s planned K–8 alternative program.
The presentation showed Westview opened in 1965, peaked at 456 students in 1971 and has had enrollment near or under 180 students since 2017. District slides estimated Westview’s enrollment at roughly 150 students with about 30 of…
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