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![Join our Financial Oversight Committee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743026153/usd259org/k4mbs57vdnokgsfg0r7h/FinancialOversightCommittee-DistrictNews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743026153/usd259org/k4mbs57vdnokgsfg0r7h/FinancialOversightCommittee-DistrictNews.jpg","width":285}])
WPS is establishing a Financial Oversight Committee to help guide the district in making sound financial decisions for the future. Applications are due April 11.
![Purposeful Play in kindergarten]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742825819/usd259org/q571jgqadkocqdie3ggm/PurposefulPlay.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742825819/usd259org/q571jgqadkocqdie3ggm/PurposefulPlay.jpg","width":285}])
Four WPS schools have added Purposeful Play in kindergarten, encouraging children to engage in self-directed play designed to help reinforce learning.
![Teachers recognized for ambitious growth 3-3-25]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741792969/usd259org/reug6kohcllpuxef4mgl/Teachersrecognizedforambitiousgrowth3-3-25.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741792969/usd259org/reug6kohcllpuxef4mgl/Teachersrecognizedforambitiousgrowth3-3-25.jpg","width":285}])
WPS recognized 3rd grade teachers and three middle schools whose students have improved greatly in reading and math.
![Bill Nester-Brown DCTA winner Black Traditional Magnet]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741716126/usd259org/quzwzt95bey9zgnllhwx/NewsHighlight-BillNester-BrownDCTA.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741716126/usd259org/quzwzt95bey9zgnllhwx/NewsHighlight-BillNester-BrownDCTA.jpg","width":285}])
Eight WPS teachers have been named 2025 Distinguished Classroom Teachers.
![CTE Pathway Awards graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741016894/usd259org/t3kuflq5wq352xiziyix/CTEPathwayAwards-NewsHighlight.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741016894/usd259org/t3kuflq5wq352xiziyix/CTEPathwayAwards-NewsHighlight.jpg","width":285}])
Twenty WPS students have been recognized with the Career and Technical Education Pathway Awards.
![Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld standing at a podium in front of reporters.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740602791/usd259org/djl1k6nyg055rym9judg/SuperintendentKellypost-bondnewsconference.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740602791/usd259org/djl1k6nyg055rym9judg/SuperintendentKellypost-bondnewsconference.jpg","width":285}])
Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld gave a statement and answered reporters’ questions about the Febrary 25, 2025, bond election.
![Northwest senior Alicia Valdez wins Rudd Scholarship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740504626/usd259org/e8kmsmxgfb5xcalmv081/NorthwestseniorAliciaValdezwinsRuddScholarship.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740504626/usd259org/e8kmsmxgfb5xcalmv081/NorthwestseniorAliciaValdezwinsRuddScholarship.jpg","width":285}])
Six Wichita Public Schools seniors are among 50 Kansas students to receive Rudd Scholarships.
![Photos of deteriorating schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739308659/usd259org/uasrmdvwbfnnt80jr6gy/AddressingRealNeedsnewsstory.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739308659/usd259org/uasrmdvwbfnnt80jr6gy/AddressingRealNeedsnewsstory.jpg","width":285}])
The Board of Education heard an update on the educational effort and planning for the February 25 bond election.
![Scholastic Art and Writing Awards logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738857938/usd259org/tru5asimsr9tahpbj3tc/ScholasticArtandWritingAwardslogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738857938/usd259org/tru5asimsr9tahpbj3tc/ScholasticArtandWritingAwardslogo.jpg","width":285}])
High school students were recognized for their artistic abilities with the 2025 Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards.
![Students working with a teacher at a table. Learn more about the zero-rate-change bond issue.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737499892/usd259org/av7jydjs4rzbyh8wvd8d/Jan20.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737499892/usd259org/av7jydjs4rzbyh8wvd8d/Jan20.jpg","width":285}])
WPS invites the community to learn more and ask questions at any of the open houses planned for January 30 - February 13.
![TGIF grant winner Chase Clynch CMA]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736951034/usd259org/efjquk8xmcle1nsg1f6p/TGIFgrantwinnerChaseClynchCMA.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736951034/usd259org/efjquk8xmcle1nsg1f6p/TGIFgrantwinnerChaseClynchCMA.jpg","width":285}])
Eighteen Wichita Public Schools teachers have received grants from Credit Union of America’s TGIF grant
![Battle of the Books logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736790660/usd259org/xsx3tvivom2gjg1esji8/BattleoftheBooks-DistrictNews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736790660/usd259org/xsx3tvivom2gjg1esji8/BattleoftheBooks-DistrictNews.jpg","width":285}])
More than 150 students from 45 WPS elementary schools participated in the Battle of the Books competition.
![Student Board January 2025 meeting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737037925/usd259org/rppep6putahebwuob5ou/WPSNewsPostphototemplate.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737037925/usd259org/rppep6putahebwuob5ou/WPSNewsPostphototemplate.jpg","width":285}])
Superintendent Bielefeld has created a Student Board which will empower students to make an impact on their schools.
![BOE Officers Diane Albert and Melody McCray-Miller]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736820110/usd259org/qidraepcxullbagha80s/BOEOfficers25.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736820110/usd259org/qidraepcxullbagha80s/BOEOfficers25.jpg","width":285}])
Wichita Board of Education members elected Diane Albert as President and Melody McCray-Miller as Vice-President for 2025.
![Thank you Board of Education members graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736778037/usd259org/gb9gnxfw4dnowat7wknf/Instagram-NoImages.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736778037/usd259org/gb9gnxfw4dnowat7wknf/Instagram-NoImages.jpg","width":285}])
January is School Board Appreciation Month, a time to recognize our Board of Education members.