Some of Johnson County’s youngest students may get a new place to learn as early as the 2027 school year as the Shawnee Mission School District moves forward with its proposal to build a new early childhood education center.
The center will be built at the former Katherine Carpenter Elementary School site, located at 8700 West 96th St. in northwest Overland Park. The former elementary school hasn’t been occupied for almost a decade. After it’s torn down and rebuilt, the new building is anticipated to serve 200 to 250 3- to 5-year-olds in the district.
“It will serve as a centralized hub for early childhood education, helping to fulfill the goal of providing equitable access and a greater continuum of services offered with the center,” Shawnee Mission spokesperson Kristin Babcock told The Star in an email…