School communities customize building plans

No two schools in the Shawnee Mission School District are alike, but each school’s objective is the same. All Shawnee Mission schools are working to ensure each student has a personalized learning plan that will prepare them for college and careers, with the interpersonal skills they need for life success.

Each unique school community in the Shawnee Mission School District will customize and create its own plan, in line with the district strategic plan and objectives. Each school must have a plan that works specifically for the students they serve.

Recently, individuals representing each Shawnee Mission school community met at each of the five high schools across the district for a District Site Council meeting. Every school in the state of Kansas is required to have a site council, which participates in the school’s accreditation process through the Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) model. Parents, students, principals, and staff members gathered to study and plan their school’s customized school building Plan and discuss continuous improvement using the KESA model.