Miss the SMSD School Board candidate forum? Check out the highlights here

If you were unfortunate enough to miss the Shawnee Mission School Board candidate forum hosted by PVPost.com, the SM East PTA and the Indian Hills PTA this past Saturday, you’re in luck! The good people at the Shawnee Mission Area Council recorded the whole thing, and have it posted in its entirety on their website. We’ve posted a handful of highlights below, but be sure to check out their site for the candidates remarks on school finance, district building standards, and several other topics.

Opening remarks:

Key characteristics for new superintendent:

Views on legislation that would weaken teachers unions:

Vision for the Shawnee Mission School District:

Dealing with school closings:

How do you increase enrollment and draw families back to northeast Johnson County?

District policy on selling school buildings to private schools:

Closing remarks: