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Shawnee Public Schools wants to hear from our community.

Dr. Aaron Espolt, superintendent of Shawnee Public Schools, will lead a series of listening forums to gather feedback from the Shawnee community about their aspirations and goals for our school district.

“We at Shawnee Public Schools work every day to honor the choice of our parents, our students, and our staff members to be a part of our school district,” Espolt said. “Listening to our community members is essential to making our school district the best it can be for Shawnee.”

The community forums will begin at 6 p.m. at each of the following locations and dates:

  • August 28, Shawnee Public Library Community Room A/B
  • August 29, First United Bank - Shawnee Harrison Community Room 
    • This forum will also be live streamed by ShawneeCTV on their Facebook page.
  • September 7, Shawnee High School Library
    • Enter on the west side of SHS; look for signs.

Espolt and other SPS administrators and staff will be on hand to listen to community input, answer questions, and explain the current status of the district’s storm recovery.

More community forums will be announced throughout the school year.


 Shawnee Public Schools is proud to offer our students and staff a safe, healthy environment in which to learn, work, and play. 

Facts about Shawnee Public Schools:
  • The district serves more than 3,200 students in grades PreK-12 across seven campuses.
  • The district has more than 500 employees.
  • Shawnee Public School’s mission of reimagining, redesigning, and redefining education to ensure learning and development for all has led to many innovative programs including
    • Nationally recognized on-site telemedicine clinics at every school
    • Award-winning fine arts programs spanning all grades
    • An aviation and aerospace program that prepares students to become licensed commercial drone pilots
    • SPS Kids After-School program at each elementary school site
    • An internship program that places high school students within local businesses and organizations
    • Indian Education Advisors in every school
    • 1-to-1 student technology
    • A special services team that focuses on the individual needs of learners
    • A daycare for employee children housed on site
    • School libraries with highly trained school librarians at every site
  • The district has a long tradition of excellence in athletics with 40 state championship titles, including back-to-back 5A Girls Swimming championships in 2022 and 2023.