District History

Stone (Rock) School
Red Brick School
Consolidation in 1965
The Olathe Unified School District 233 was formed in 1965,
with the consolidation of five smaller districts: Countryside,
Meadowlane, Mount Zion, Olathe, and Pleasant View.
Approximately 66 percent of the district lies within the
boundaries of the City of Olathe, 19 percent in Lenexa,
8 percent in Overland Park, 6 percent in the county, and
less than 1 percent in Shawnee.
Building History
Former Schools
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Stone (Rock) School 1868-1898
Lincoln Elementary School 1889-1958
Red Brick School 1898-1927
John P. St. John Memorial High School
1927-1958
Olathe Junior High School 1927-1967
Olathe High School 1958-1981
(Name changed in 1981 to Olathe North
High School)
Millbrooke Junior High School 1967-1976
John P. St. John Memorial High School,
Olathe Junior High School,
Millbrooke Junior High School
14160 S. Black Bob Road • Olathe, Kansas 66062 • 913.780.7000 • www.olatheschools.com
Current Schools — Year Opened
1950s
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Central Elementary 1952
(Original Central opened in 1882)
• Meadow Lane Elementary 1953
• Westview Elementary 1954
• Ridgeview Elementary 1956
• Olathe North High School 1958
(Originally named Olathe High
School)
1960s
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Fairview Elementary 1964
Northview Elementary 1967
Santa Fe Trail Junior High 1968
1970s
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Rolling Ridge Elementary 1972
Havencroft Elementary 1972
Washington Elementary 1975
(Original Washington opened
in 1889)
• Oregon Trail Junior High 1976
• Heartland Developmental
Learning Center 1976
• Scarborough Elementary 1977
• Black Bob Elementary 1978
1980s
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Tomahawk Elementary 1980
Prairie Center Elementary 1980
Indian Trail Junior High 1981
Olathe South High School 1981
Walnut Grove Elementary 1985
Indian Creek Elementary 1985
Brougham Elementary 1985
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Pioneer Trail Junior High 1986
Heritage Elementary 1988
Countryside Elementary 1988
Briarwood Elementary 1988
Frontier Trail Junior High 1989
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Pleasant Ridge Elementary 1991
Mahaffie Elementary 1991
Green Springs Elementary 1991
Olathe East High School 1992
Heatherstone Elementary 1995
California Trail Junior High 1996
Bentwood Elementary 1996
Cedar Creek Elementary 1997
Regency Place Elementary 1999
1990s
2000s
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Chisholm Trail Junior High 2000
Sunnyside Elementary 2000
Original Central Elementary School
Arbor Creek Elementary 2002
Olathe Northwest High School 2003 Other Facilities
Manchester Park Elementary 2004
• West Dennis Support Center 1966, 1983
Prairie Trail Junior High 2004
• Operations Service Center 1985
Clearwater Creek Elementary 2004
• North Lindenwood Support Center 1987
Ravenwood Elementary 2005
• Instructional Resource Center 1989
Madison Place Elementary 2007
• Food Production Center 1990
Prairie Learning Center 2007
• Olathe District Activity Center 1991
Woodland Elementary 2008
• District Education Center 1996
Forest View Elementary 2009
• College Boulevard Activity Center 2003
2010s
• Lone Elm Service Center 2004
• Olathe Advanced Technical Center 2013
• Mission Trail Middle School 2010
• Technology Support Center 2014
• Millbrooke Elementary 2014
Mission Trail Middle School
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Notable Graduates — Year of Graduation
Charles “Buddy” Rogers
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John Anderson Jr.
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Ella M. Mahaffie – 1885 - Served 52 years in public education
Herbert S. Hadley – 1887 – Governor of Missouri 1908-1912
Jesse C. (J.C.) Nichols – 1887 –Developer of Country Club Plaza
James Pellett – 1889 –Mayor of Olathe 1913-1918
Albert Beach – 1901 – Mayor of Kansas City, Mo. 1923-1929
Ernest (Ernie) Miller – 1910 – First “Mister Olathe” 1964
Joyce Brown – 1914 – Principal of Olathe High School 1936-1947
Earl Collier – 1915 – First Olathe casualty of WWI in France 1918
Marshall Ensor – 1917 – Industrial Arts teacher, honored by CBS for
contributions to radio
Charles “Buddy” Rogers – 1922 – Starred in Academy Award-winning
movie “Wings”
John Anderson Jr. – 1935 – Governor of Kansas 1961-1965
Enrollment Highlights
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Olathe School
Superintendents
W.W. Deverell - 1865-1869
B.S. McFarland – 1869-1872
Mr. Hoffman – 1872-1873
A. Carroll – 1873-1880
H.T. Williams 1880-1883
B.S. McFarland – 1883-1895
S.W. McGarrah – 1895-1901
R. L. Parker – 1901-1909
C.M. Ware – 1909-1912
S.D. Dice – 1912-1915
E.N. Hill – 1915-1935
N.I. Reist – 1935-1936
W.B. Kintigh – 1937-1956
Carl Knox – 1956-1962
Wayne Fick – 1962-1968
M.L. Winters – 1968-1991
Ron Wimmer – 1991-2005
Patricia All – 2005-2010
Marlin Berry – 2010-
3,687 – 1965, the year the district was
consolidated
• 5,020 – 1971
• 10,593 – 1984
• 15,357 – 1991
• 20,335 – 1999
• 25,540 – 2006
• 27,999 – 2010, the year the district
became the second largest in the state
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29,171 – 2013
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Bond History
Month
Oct.
Year
$ Millions
1965
$ 3.5
Purpose
Construct: Northview Elementary, Santa Fe Trail Junior High
April
1971
$ 3.5
Construct: Rolling Ridge and Havencroft elementary schools
Additions: Meadow Lane Elementary, Olathe North High School
Purchase sites: Olathe North High School, Meadow Lane Elementary
Sept.
1974
$ 5.3
Construct: Washington Elementary, Oregon Trail Junior High, Developmental
Learning Center
Additions: Meadow Lane, Havencroft and Rolling Ridge elementary schools,
Food Service
Construct: Scarborough and Black Bob elementary schools
Aug.
1976
$ 4.25
Additions: Olathe North High School, Washington, Fairview and Northview
elementary schools
Purchase sites: Scarborough and Black Bob elementary schools, Olathe
South High School
Nov.
1978
$ 15.5
Construct: Prairie Center and Tomahawk elementary schools, Olathe South
High School, Indian Trail Junior High
Additions: Vocational
Purchase sites: Indian Trail Junior High, Prairie Center, Tomahawk and
Indian Creek elementary schools
(Two elementary schools, add to Developmental Learning Center, sites) Failed
April
1982
$ 5.19
Oct.
1983
$ 15.35
Construct: Brougham, Indian Creek and Walnut Grove elementary schools,
Pioneer Trail Junior High
Additions: Developmental Learning Center, Olathe South High School
Purchase sites: Brougham and Walnut Grove elementary schools,
Pioneer Trail Junior High
Sept.
1986
$35.5
Construct: Briarwood, Countryside and Heritage elementary schools, Frontier
Trail Junior High, Food Service, Instructional Materials Center, Warehouse,
Activity Center
Additions: Developmental Learning Center, Olathe North and Olathe South
high schools, Santa Fe Trail Junior High, Westview, Central, Rolling Ridge,
Tomahawk, Havencroft, Prairie Center, Black Bob, Washington and
Scarborough elementary schools
Purchase sites: Activity Center; Senior High #3, Briarwood and Countryside
elementary schools, Instructional Materials Center, Frontier Trail Junior High,
Olathe North High School
June
1989
$ 40.5
Construct: Olathe East High School, Mahaffie, Pleasant Ridge and Green
Springs elementary schools
Additions: Fairview, Northview and Meadow Lane elementary schools,
Olathe North High School, Santa Fe Trail Junior High
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Bond History
Month
Year
$ Millions
Purpose
April
1994
$ 58.8
Construct: Heatherstone and Bentwood elementary schools, California
Trail Junior High, Education Center, 22 additions, $12.5 million in technology,
soccer fields, $2 million for repairs and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
renovations
Purchase sites: Three elementary schools and one junior high
YES — 59 percent
Oct.
1997
$ 123.72
Construct: Cedar Creek, Regency Place, Sunnyside and Arbor Creek
elementary schools, Chisholm Trail Junior High, Olathe Northwest High
School, College Boulevard Activity Center, elementary multipurpose rooms,
$12 million for WAN and LAN technologies
Purchase sites: Five elementaries, one junior high and one senior high
YES — 71.2 percent
Nov.
2000
$60
Construct: Manchester Park Elementary, Prairie Trail Junior High, finish College
Boulevard Activity Center, additions to current senior highs, alternative
education facilities; $4.5 for WAN and LAN technologies, additional sites,
21st Century High School Programs and numerous repairs and renovations
YES — 72.9 percent
Sept.
Construct: Three elementary schools and a special education facility
2003
$73.5
Purchase sites: Four elementary schools, two junior high schools and
one high school
Technology: New and existing schools
Safety and security upgrades: All schools
Multipurpose rooms: Havencroft, Meadow Lane and Northview elementary
schools, Frontier Trail, Indian Trail, Oregon Trail and Pioneer Trail junior highs
Upgrades, repairs and renovations to existing schools
Renovation of Heartland Learning Center
Additions: Sunnyside and Heatherstone elementaries, and the Service Center.
YES — 59.83 percent. Total votes: 26,269. Mail-in ballot ending at noon, Sept. 9.
Oct. 16
2007
Question 1: $138
Construct: Junior high at 127th and Lake Shore Drive; two elementary
schools at locations TBD; design and construction plans for High School 5;
Technology Support Center; Vocational Education Center
Purchase sites: Four elementary school sites
Additions: California Trail Junior High, Countryside, Havencroft, Indian
Creek and Manchester Park elementary schools, and two additional schools (to be determined based on enrollment patterns).
Refurbishing: Heartland Learning Center; Central, Ridgeview and
Washington elementary schools; Olathe North High School
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Bond History
Month Year
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Purpose
Purpose
Maintenance projects: windows at Central, Fairview, Meadow Lane,
Northview, Washington and Westview elementary schools, Frontier Trail,
Pioneer Trail and Santa Fe Trail junior highs and Olathe North High School;
heating/air conditioning at Black Bob, Briarwood, Brougham, Countryside,
Fairview, Havencroft, Heritage, Prairie Center, Rolling Ridge, Tomahawk
and Walnut Grove elementary schools, Heartland Learning Center, Olathe
North and Olathe South high schools; roofing at Black Bob, Countryside,
Fairview, Havencroft, Heritage, Meadow Lane, Scarborough and Washington
elementary schools, Frontier Trail, Oregon Trail and Santa Fe Trail junior high
schools, Olathe South, Food Production Center, Heartland Learning Center,
Instructional Resource Center, Olathe District Activity Center; asphalt and
concrete at Bentwood, Black Bob, Brougham, Cedar Creek, Countryside,
Fairview, Havencroft, Heatherstone, Heritage, Indian Creek, Mahaffie, Meadow
Lane, Pleasant Ridge, Prairie Center, Regency Place, Ridgeview, Rolling
Ridge, Scarborough, Sunnyside, Walnut Grove, Washington and Westview
elementary schools, California Trail, Chisholm Trail, Indian Trail, Oregon Trail,
Pioneer Trail and Santa Fe Trail junior high schools, Olathe North, Olathe
Northwest and Olathe South high schools, Food Production Center, Heartland
Learning Center, Instructional Resource Center, Education Center, Operations
Service Center, West Dennis Support Center; flooring at Bentwood, Black
Bob, Brougham, Briarwood, Cedar Creek, Central, Countryside, Fairview,
Green Springs, Havencroft, Heritage, Mahaffie, Meadow Lane, Northview,
Scarborough, Walnut Grove and Westview elementary schools, California
Trail, Frontier Trail, Oregon Trail and Pioneer Trail junior high schools, Olathe
North and Olathe South high schools; ceilings / lighting at Central, Fairview,
Meadow Lane, Northview, Pleasant Ridge, Rolling Ridge and Westview
elementary schools, Frontier Trail, Oregon Trail and Pioneer Trail junior high
schools, Olathe South.
Technology: $11.9 million for new and existing schools, including digital
classrooms for older elementary schools similar to newer schools; network
infrastructure
YES — 65 percent
Nov. 4
2008
Question 2:
Increase LOB to
31 percent?
$68 YES — 57.5 percent. Mail-in ballot ending at noon Oct. 16, 2007
Additions: All four high schools to accommodate freshmen students
YES — 58.8 percent. General Election Nov. 4, 2008.
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Month
Year
$ Millions
Purpose
Bond History
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$ Millions
Purpose
June 11
2013
$244.8Construct: A fifth high school and 36th elementary school.
Purchase Sites: Sites for future schools including land for a sixth high school.
Technology: Replace hardware and catch up on deferred replacements,
upgrade and enhance digital classrooms to acquire newer versions of proven
devices or next generation devices, increase student access to technology by
enhancing the district’s device foundation, and upgrade infrastructure and
network hardware.
Safety and Security: Transitioning the district’s final set of elementary
schools from classrooms without doors to classrooms with doors, creating
secured building entrances at elementary schools with the main office
serving as pinch points, and creating secured event entrances at many of
the district’s middle schools. Additional safety and security features include
installing more keyless entries, exterior and interior cameras and additional
alarms, among other safety initiatives.
Aging Facility Projects: Upgrading and replacing aged HVAC systems, taking
care of exterior needs including masonry and replacement of aged windows
and doors, replacing aged lighting fixtures, ceilings and retractable walls,
upgrading bathrooms, and improving specialized instructional space. In
addition, improvements at the district’s activity centers, including converting
to synthetic fields.
YES — 77 percent
June 7
2016
$156Construct: A 10th middle school and renovations to Millcreek Learning
Center to accommodate growth of the Prairie Learning Center.
Purchase Sites: Site for the district’s 10th middle school.
Technology: New and replacement student technology devices, audio visual
equipment and telecommunications equipment; improve the technology
infrastructure and support applications; equip the district’s 36th elementary
school and 10th middle school with technology.
Safety and Security: Upgrading keyless entry system districtwide and
adding card readers, upgrading or replacing interior and exterior security
cameras including high schools and district activity centers, improving front
door security at high schools, and installing resilient gym flooring
at elementary schools.
Aging Facility Projects: Improvements to high school auditoriums, replacing
flooring, gymnasium repairs and floor replacement, improving lighting at
district activity centers, masonry at one school, warehouse expansion for one
district activity center, many repair projects including classroom and restroom
renovations, renovations at five middle schools, science room renovations at
three middle schools, replacing windows and exterior doors, replacing aged
HVAC systems, roofs and track surfaces.
YES — 72.3 percent
07/16
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