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Shawnee Mission board says funding shortfall forces pause on dozens of requested positions
Summary
Facing declining enrollment and a persistent state shortfall in special education funding, the Shawnee Mission School District declined to add roughly 79 requested full-time positions this year, citing a roughly $6.5 million price tag and uncertain state support.
The Shawnee Mission School District announced it will not add the roughly 79 full-time positions requested in this year—uilding-needs assessments, a decision administrators said responds to declining enrollment, a growing special education funding gap and uncertain state legislation.
Superintendent Dr. Schumacher told the board the district had received 79 FTE requests totaling an estimated $6.5 million and that adopting those positions now would threaten the district—und balance. "We didn't feel like it was financially responsible for that reason," he said, explaining leadership chose to delay hiring despite the…
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