Ben Blankley

BOE District #1     Map

Contact Information:
3404 Country Club Place
Wichita, KS  67208-3034
Phone: 680-2108
Personal e-mail link: Click here.

Wichita BOE: 
Member: January 2018-present
Vice-President: 2021

Biographical Information:
Birthplace: Sioux Falls, SD

Education: 
Chamberlain High School
Chamberlain, SD

Iowa State University, Ames, IA
BS: Aerospace Engineering

Profession:

Aircraft Systems Integration Engineer
Spirit AeroSystems

Organizations: 
Kansas Association of School Boards
Council of Great City Schools
DevICT
Wichita Shakespeare Company
SPEEA, IFPTE Local 2001

Areas of Focus:
Lifelong learning
Community engagement

DISTRICT 1 SCHOOLS

Elementary: Adams, Buckner Magnet, Gammon, Jackson, L'Ouverture Magnet, Mueller Magnet, Spaght Magnet, Washington Accelerated
K-8: Gordon Parks Academy
Middle: Brooks Magnet
High: East
Special: *Juvenile Detention Center; *Chester I. Lewis Academic Learning Center: Wichita Virtual School, Wichita Alternative High School, & Wichita Adult Learning Center; *Little Early Childhood Center; and *Wichita Children's Home

*Schools in BOE District 1, assigned to At-Large BOE Member for communication purposes.

Why Ben serves Wichita children:

"Public education is my family business: I am the product of over a hundred years of public education advocates and educators. I am proud to serve all children in Wichita Public Schools and continue my family's legacy of service."