Kindergarten Kick-Off 2023

Welcome to the Shawnee Mission School District!  We are already looking forward to next fall and the start of the 2023-2024 school year.

If you haven’t already done so, please click the button below to begin the online enrollment process for your student.

2023-24 Enrollment Now Open

Kindergarten Kick-Offs are evening events hosted at each elementary school.  This event gives families of incoming kindergarteners the opportunity to learn about Kindergarten in the Shawnee Mission School District.  Events are held at all elementary schools April 17-21 and April 24-28.  See below for your school's Kick-Off date.
Please follow specific direction from your home area school regarding the event.

What you need to know about Kindergarten Kick-Off:

  • Per the state of Kansas, children must be age 5 on or before August 31 to be eligible for Kindergarten enrollment.
  • At Kindergarten Kick-Off information nights, parents and guardians will finalize the enrollment process if necessary, ask questions, meet the principal, and hear from teachers about what students will learn in Kindergarten.
  • Children may participate in fun activities and should attend.

Take with you to Kindergarten Kick-Off:

  • Any required paperwork not already submitted to the school office (birth certificate, immunization records, physical examination, proof of residency – mortgage statement/tax bill/lease agreement AND two current utility bills, parent photo ID).

 

2023 SMSD Kindergarten Kick-Off Dates

All times are 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Apache IS

4/20/2023

 

Mill Creek

4/20/2023

Belinder

4/20/2023

 

Nieman

4/18/2023

Benninghoven

4/20/2023

 

Oak Park-Carpenter

4/18/2023

Bluejacket-Flint

4/18/2023

 

Overland Park

4/25/2023

Briarwood

4/20/2023

 

Pawnee

4/20/2023

Broken Arrow

4/18/2023

 

Prairie

4/20/2023

Brookridge

4/19/2023

 

Ray Marsh

4/18/2023

Brookwood

4/17/2023

 

Rising Star

4/20/2023

Comanche

4/20/2023

 

Roesland

4/20/2023

Corinth

4/20/2023

 

Rosehill

4/18/2023

Crestview

4/18/2023

 

Rushton

4/20/2023

Diemer

4/20/2023

 

Santa Fe Trail

4/20/2023

East Antioch

4/20/2023

 

Shawanoe

4/20/2023

Highlands

4/20/2023

 

Sunflower

4/20/2023

Lenexa Hills

4/20/2023

 

Tomahawk

4/18/2023

McAuliffe

4/19/2023

 

Trailwood

4/13/2023

Merriam Park

4/20/2023

 

Westwood View

4/13/2023

 

If you have questions regarding Kindergarten Kick-Off, please contact your home area school.