Olathe SchoolsWednesday, November 11
Olathe families are seeing boundary maps as six schools get ready to close
The Daily Olathe team
If your child attends one of the six Olathe schools set to close, boundary meetings are underway. Heritage and Scarborough families saw proposed maps Monday night. Walnut Grove families see theirs Wednesday at 5 p.m., according to Olathe Families United co-founder Gera Netcher.
- Feedback: pick a preferred concept online; it isn't a formal vote
- Maps shown: three for Heritage, two for Scarborough
- Receiving-school meetings: next week, Netcher said
- Board proposal: December, with a formal vote expected in January
The board voted in October to close five elementaries and Indian Trail Middle School after the 2026-27 school year. The district estimates the closures will save more than $12 million a year as enrollment slides from its 2020 peak.
Olathe expects closing six schools to save $12 million a year
- $12 million
- estimated yearly savings from the closures
- 30,000
- students at the district's 2020 peak
- $22 million
- less each year from a decline of a little more than 2,000 students
Source: FOX4KC.com
Thursday's school board meeting is the first since the vote, and it takes up the next step for the buildings.
Boundary meetings run now, with a board vote expected in January
- Oct. 1Board votes 7-0 to close six schools after 2026-27.
- Nov. 9Heritage and Scarborough families see proposed boundary maps.
- Nov. 11Walnut Grove families see their maps at 5 p.m.
- Dec. 2026District will bring a boundary proposal to the school board.
- Jan. 2027A formal board vote on boundaries is expected.
Source: KCTV
Sources: FOX4KC.com, KCTV, Olathe Reporter