Nominate employees, partners or volunteers for Good Apple Award

This bi-annual award program honors employees, volunteers and school partners for exemplary service. Principals must select their award recipients and notify Strategic Communications by Monday, November 6.

2018-19 magnet school applications available online

Applications for magnet schools for the 2018-19 school year are now available online. Application deadline is December 15.

BOE and UTW mediation goes to fact-finding

The Wichita Board of Education’s negotiations team is disappointed to announce that mediation between the BOE team and United Teachers of Wichita was not successful. The two sides have concluded this phase of negotiations with no tentative contract for certified staff.

Principals take part in poverty simulation

Principals take part in a poverty simulation exercise, with help from the Southwest Plains Regional Service Center, to better understand their students who come from homes of poverty.

Kansas Supreme Court rules for more funding for schools

The Kansas State Supreme Court ruled on October 2 that state legislators did not provide a big enough increase in funding for schools to meet constitutional requirements.

Nominate employees for P.I.E. Award for customer service

The Partners in Education (P.I.E.) Award is given each quarter to any nominated employee who demonstrates excellent customer service and professionalism.

Board of Education and SEIU agree on tentative salary and benefit package for two employee groups

The Wichita Board of Education and the Service Employees International Union (Local 513) have reached tentative agreements on the 2017-18 salary and benefit package for SEIU and the Uniformed Security Officers and Security Dispatchers groups.

Welcome to our new superintendent of schools, Dr. Alicia Alicia Thompson Thompson