Olathe board considers grant for Washington Elementary improvement work
A consent item asked the board to accept state grant funding for a TNTP pilot after a Targeted Support and Improvement designation.
OLATHE - The Olathe Board of Education's Nov. 12 consent agenda included a request to approve Kansas State Department of Education grant funding for a school-improvement partnership at Washington Elementary, according to the official packet from Olathe Public Schools.
Item 6.05, submitted by Director of Assessment, Accountability and School Improvement Spencer Brown and Assistant Superintendent of Learning Services and Federal Programs Liz Harrison, says Washington has been identified for Targeted Support and Improvement based on three years of state assessment results, from 2022 to 2025. The agenda says the designation reflects a gap between the academic performance of students with disabilities at Washington and the statewide general student population, not the school's overall performance.
The district chose a state-supported pilot with TNTP, whose contract the agenda says would be paid in full by the grant the Kansas State Board of Education approved in September 2026. The partnership includes coaching, professional learning and an instructional diagnostic through the 2026-27 school year. Official minutes had not been posted as of Friday, and the packet does not list the grant amount.
Source: Olathe Public Schools Board of Education agenda, Nov. 12, 2026, item 6.05.