On Nov. 4, Johnson County held its general elections, and several members of the Shawnee Mission School Board were up for re-election. The positions up for re-election were Members Two and Four, as well as Member Six at large. 

During the Nov. 4 Shawnee Mission School Board elections, all three candidates ran unopposed. Two of the re-elected candidates, Shawnee Mission East representative Mary Sinclair and at-large member Heather Ousley, were elected for a third term on the board, starting in Jan. of 2026 to Jan. of 2030. 

Sinclair earned 97.9% of the votes in the 2025 school board elections for her position, while Ousley received 96.3% of the votes for her position. 

In addition, April Boyd-Noronha, Shawnee Mission West Area representative, ran unopposed for her second term in office, earning a total of 98.2% of the votes. 

In her previous terms, Sinclair has advocated for adequate school funding and pro-public education policies. Sinclair is a retired education researcher with an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, a Master’s in Education from Harvard, and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota in special education. She is an active member of the Kansas PTA, Game On for Kansas schools, and the League of Women Voters. Sinclair has been a district MVP volunteer since 2012. She was re-elected for District Member Two, representing SME. 

Ousley previously served as the board president from 2019 to 2021. Ousley is an attorney practicing primarily in fair housing. She is a part of the Network for Public Education, the NAACP, and the Girl Scouts organization. Ousley was re-elected as Member Six at-large for the Jan. 2026 to Jan. 2030 term. 

Boyd-Noronha is a long-time educator and an Information Security and Risk Senior Engineer at a private firm. She has held various higher roles in the fields of cybersecurity, computer information management, health information management, and leadership. Boyd-Noronha has written four books, one of which was published in Aug. 2025. In previous terms, she has acted as a community STEM advocate and thought leader on responsible AI. Boyd-Noronha also advocates strongly for ensuring that “diversity is our strength” in SMSD. She is a member of the Johnson County NAACP, the SMW PTA, and the Lenexa Rotary Club. She also serves as the global diversity and inclusion advisor and executive board member of XR Reality Intelligence. Boyd-Noronha was re-elected as the School Board president and Member Four, representing SMW.