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Wichita Public Schools Showcase of Choices and Opportunities is November 7
The 31th annual Showcase of Choices and Opportunities is Thursday, November 7, 5:30 – 8 p.m. at Century II Exhibition Hall. The Showcase of Choices and Opportunities allows parents to do “one-stop school shopping” to look at the different educational options the district offers.
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Superintendent Dr. Alicia Thompson seeks students’ opinions about student attendance chronic absenteeism
Superintendent Dr. Alicia Thompson will meet with more than 100 high school students to ask for their opinions on student attendance and chronic absenteeism during her Fall Superintendent Student Dialogue Session on Wednesday, October 30.
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Wichita Public Schools Parents as Teachers program receives national Blue Ribbon distinction
The Wichita Public Schools’ Parents as Teachers program has been named a Blue Ribbon Affiliate by the Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc. The national endorsement makes the WPS Parents as Teachers program one of the top-performing programs in the country.
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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.
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Northwest High School’s Early College Academy students visit Friends University
Students in the Early College Academy will have their first visit to Friends University on Wednesday, September 25.
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BOE, UTW reach tentative one-year agreement
The United Teachers of Wichita and the Board of Education came to a tentative one-year agreement on September 3.
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Wichita Public Schools implements Standards-Referenced Grading for elementary schools
Parent informational meetings will begin August 28.
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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 2019-20 salary and benefit package for SEIU and the Uniformed Security Officers and Security Dispatchers groups.
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WPS in-person enrollment is July 29 – 31
Wichita Public Schools in-person enrollment is Monday, July 29 – Wednesday, July 31.
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WPS Online enrollment begins July 2 - A few changes for 2019-20 enrollment
WPS Online enrollment for returning parents with an active ParentVUE account begins July 2 with a few changes to the process. In-person enrollment is July 29 - 31.
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Tip Sheet 11-15-19
Selected news and feature story possibilities for Friday, November 15 – Tuesday, November 26, 2019.
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Tip Sheet 11-8-19
Selected news and feature story possibilities for Friday, November 8 – Friday, November 22, 2019.
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Tip Sheet 11-1-19
Selected news and feature story possibilities for November 1 - November 16, 2019.
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Tip Sheet 10-25-19
Selected news and feature story possibilities for Monday, October 28 – Saturday, November 9, 2019.
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Tip Sheet 9-13-19
Selected news and feature story possibilities for Saturday, September 14 – Friday, September 27, 2019.
