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![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}])
The 2024-25 Battle of the Books competition will be held Jan. 22-29.
![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.
![Graphic welcoming out of district students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734727947/usd259org/d2yhnitpck156yt2q0ew/OpenEnrollment-DistrictNews_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734727947/usd259org/d2yhnitpck156yt2q0ew/OpenEnrollment-DistrictNews_1.jpg","width":285}])
Students who live outside our WPS geographic boundary can apply now for any school that has open seats.
![WPS employee shaking hands with district leadership.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734365630/usd259org/nvqpr9hetzyfgngyznwm/AY24-25_FallGoodApple.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734365630/usd259org/nvqpr9hetzyfgngyznwm/AY24-25_FallGoodApple.jpg","width":285}])
More than 300 employees, volunteers and partners were recognized with the Good Apple Award on December 9.
![Photo of a n elementary teacher working with a student with text that reads Learn About the Plan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733418082/usd259org/oyffoakyagnqhvcblhfr/FacilityMasterPlanLearnaboutit.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733418082/usd259org/oyffoakyagnqhvcblhfr/FacilityMasterPlanLearnaboutit.jpg","width":285}])
The Board of Education heard an overview of the Facility Master Plan community survey during its December 2, 2024 meeting.
![Allison Middle School at 2024 Turkey Drive]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732316838/usd259org/tzhfs6o4usdio8bd1nmr/Allisonat2024TurkeyDrive.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732316838/usd259org/tzhfs6o4usdio8bd1nmr/Allisonat2024TurkeyDrive.jpg","width":285}])
WPS schools enjoyed friendly competition while making the holidays bright for Wichita families in need at the 2024 Turkey Drive, collecting 2040 turkeys, 48,560 side items and more than $18,000.
![WPS hosts literacy summit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732025321/usd259org/llxmqqugu2kmejr8caph/WPSLiteracySummit11-14-24.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732025321/usd259org/llxmqqugu2kmejr8caph/WPSLiteracySummit11-14-24.jpg","width":285}])
WPS hosted a Literacy Summit to engage parents, business partners and the community in learning about our efforts to teach students to read.
![Parents as Teachers blue ribbon affiliate logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730751957/usd259org/ep5jnpx0gulzrypla9kb/ParentsasTeachers-News.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730751957/usd259org/ep5jnpx0gulzrypla9kb/ParentsasTeachers-News.jpg","width":285}])
The WPS Parents as Teachers program has been named a Blue Ribbon Affiliate, making it one of the top-performing home visiting affiliates within Parents as Teachers’ international network.
![Students in caps and gowns throwing their caps in the air]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731010964/usd259org/vonfkiwx0ie9dt1rmgr0/AY24-25_GradHatToss_01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731010964/usd259org/vonfkiwx0ie9dt1rmgr0/AY24-25_GradHatToss_01.jpg","width":285}])
Wichita Public Schools’ graduation rate for the Class of 2024 is 84.3%, up 10.3 percentage points from 2018.
![Mead Middle School students holding up a sign displaying their report on Theodore Roosevelt National Park]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731094999/usd259org/edt9xblg6omkre4vhp6m/AY24-25_MeadContestSign_01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731094999/usd259org/edt9xblg6omkre4vhp6m/AY24-25_MeadContestSign_01.jpg","width":285}])
Students in Kelli Miller’s language arts class at Mead Middle School completed a writing project about Theodore Roosevelt National Park that was selected to be displayed on a sign at a mini golf park.
![South High seniors present senior projects]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729624984/usd259org/lmcmboseympozm5idc2s/AY24-25_SouthHigh_seniorprojects.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729624984/usd259org/lmcmboseympozm5idc2s/AY24-25_SouthHigh_seniorprojects.jpg","width":285}])
Seniors at South High presented their senior projects to district leaders and community members which detailed their plans after graduation.
![WPS kindergarten readiness, individual plan of study, recognized by Kansas State Department of Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713450065/usd259org/gm3rlqujhkl6sjwz7gpc/WPSlogo_stacked_color_thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713450065/usd259org/gm3rlqujhkl6sjwz7gpc/WPSlogo_stacked_color_thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713450065/usd259org/gm3rlqujhkl6sjwz7gpc/WPSlogo_stacked_color_thumbnail.jpg","width":600}])
The Kansas State Department of Education recognized Wichita Public Schools through the 2024 Kansans Can Star Recognition Program.