Video: Career Day at Chester Lewis Academic Learning Center

Virtual and alternative high school students at Chester Lewis Academic Learning Center participated in the Dream, Believe, Achieve Workshop Day where they got to connect with future career paths, post-secondary opportunities and self-care sessions through interactive workshops with community members.

Superintendent Dr. Alicia Thompson hosts community feedback sessions

Superintendent Dr. Alicia Thompson will hold five community feedback sessions aimed at gathering insight from parents and community members about the Every Student Future Ready Strategic Plan.

North High Spanish teacher wins Golden Apple Award

Jennifer Parga was nominated for the award by a former student.

Twenty-eight students recognized with 99% Awards

Twenty-eight students were recognized by the Board of Education during the 99% Awards ceremony on October 7.

Video: Middle school manufacturing day at Textron Aviation

Students from Curtis, Wilbur, Marshall, Hadley and Hamilton middle schools were recently invited to Textron Aviation for Manufacturing Day. Students got hands-on opportunities to learn about careers in aviation and toured the plant to see how planes are designed and built.

WPS implements Standards-Referenced Grading

WPS is implementing Standards-Referenced Grading at elementary schools, which provides consistent grading practices across the district based what students should know and are able to do at each grade level. WPS hosted community sessions to help others understand SRG and answer questions.

BOE president Sheril Logan named a finalist for national Green–Garner Award

The award, given by the Council of Great City Schools, is the nation’s top prize for urban school education leadership.

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