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Shawnee Mission outlines potential $490M facilities package as demographer reports enrollment dip
Summary
District action-team presented an expansive Phase-2 bond candidate list—elementary rebuilds, a new CTE campus, athletics and safety upgrades—while a demographer reported that enrollment is forecast to decline over the next decade, driven by lower birthrates and low student yield from recent housing.
District leaders presented a draft facilities priority list for a possible bond referendum and a professional demographer laid out a 10-year forecast that will shape how the board narrows projects to avoid a tax increase.
Action-team speakers summarized facilities work completed under the 2021 bond and proposed Phase-2 candidates that include rebuilding four older elementary schools, constructing a new career and technical education campus, adding middle-school tracks and lighting, replacing turf fields on a scheduled…
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