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Wichita Public Schools is a dynamic, welcoming school community that provides a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and hands-on learning opportunities for all students.
Free breakfast and lunch will be served at 34 sites throughout Wichita.
Representatives from United Teachers of Wichita and Service Employees International Union (Local 513) for Classified and the Uniformed Security Officers and Security Dispatchers groups have reached contract agreements with the Wichita Board of Education for the 25-26 school year.
Chester Lewis, Gordon Parks Academy, Education Imagine Academy and Wells Middle School are named Capturing Kids' Hearts National Showcase Schools.
The program offers Wichita Public Schools graduates a seamless route to earn their teaching licensure.
Twelve WPS schools have been named Challenge Award winners by the Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force.
Students, staff and families gathered to open a time capsule from the year 2000, twenty-five years after the capsule's contents were collected.
WPS high school students have attended regional and national conferences and competitions to develop skills learned in CTE pathways.
Shanna Zimmerman, a Marketing teacher at East High School, is the 2025 Excellence in Public Service Award winner for the Wichita Public Schools.
AVID students are learning to become future ready through job skills including interview techniques. It all came together on AVID Day when students participated in mock job interviews.
The Pando Initiative recently debuted a special version of Reality U, which provides students with financial literacy lessons in their native language.
Wichita Public Schools is a dynamic, welcoming school community that provides a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and hands-on learning opportunities for all students.