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Shawnee Mission highlights pre-K growth, Jump Start gains and plans new early childhood center
Summary
Board heard an extensive early childhood update: districtwide pre-K offerings, Parents As Teachers (PAT) outcomes, Jump Start results, and design plans for a new early childhood center anticipated to open in 2027 at 96th and Connell.
The Shawnee Mission School District on Tuesday presented a comprehensive update on early childhood programming, reporting measures of reach and development and announcing plans for a new early childhood center.
Dr. Leanne Neal, chief of strategic initiatives, told the board that prekindergarten and Parents As Teachers (PAT) offer a pipeline of early learning services across the district and that enrollment for pre-K and kindergarten will open online on Dec. 1, 2025. "Enrollment links will be live on smsd.org on 12/01/2025," she said.
Neal said the district currently operates 34 early childhood classrooms, with 21 pre-K classrooms located in elementary schools and additional classrooms at the district—s early childhood center. The district is expanding classroom capacity: two new pre-K…
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