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Shawnee Mission outlines pre-K expansion, Jump Start outcomes and a 2027 early childhood center plan
Summary
District leaders told the school board they've expanded pre-K offerings, will open online enrollment Dec. 1 for 2026-27, and reported Jump Start pre-K summer gains (230 attendees in 2025, 98% still enrolled); a new early childhood center at 96th and Connell is planned for 2027.
Shawnee Mission School District officials told the board that the district is expanding early childhood services and is planning a new early childhood center to increase access and the continuum of pre-K offerings.
Dr. Leanne Neal, chief of strategic initiatives, said enrollment for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten opens Dec. 1 on smsd.org for the 2026-27 school year and that 21 of the district's 34 elementary schools currently host pre-K classrooms. Neal said the district added two classrooms this year (Pawnee and Tomahawk) and is "in the design process to build a new intentionally designed from the ground up early childhood center, which is anticipated to open in 2027 at 96th and Connell." She said…
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