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![Two smiling Bostic elementary students working together on a lesson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728055813/usd259org/bf2ukolq0jrqgtt5ql14/Bostic_AY24-25_Classroom-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1728055813/usd259org/bf2ukolq0jrqgtt5ql14/Bostic_AY24-25_Classroom-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1728055813/usd259org/bf2ukolq0jrqgtt5ql14/Bostic_AY24-25_Classroom-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1728055813/usd259org/bf2ukolq0jrqgtt5ql14/Bostic_AY24-25_Classroom-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1728055813/usd259org/bf2ukolq0jrqgtt5ql14/Bostic_AY24-25_Classroom-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1728055813/usd259org/bf2ukolq0jrqgtt5ql14/Bostic_AY24-25_Classroom-1.jpg","width":2200}])
Wichita Public Schools enrollment for the 24-25 school year is 46,556. Traditional PreK – 12 enrollment has increased for the first time in several years.
![Jefferson students attend Constitution Day event]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727888049/usd259org/fn5tgv7qpkbz7bz69d18/AY24-25_Jefferson_StudentsattendConstitutionDay.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727888049/usd259org/fn5tgv7qpkbz7bz69d18/AY24-25_Jefferson_StudentsattendConstitutionDay.jpg","width":285}])
Third-grade students were invited to help read the Constitution and visit magistrate judge Gwynne Birzer on Constitution Day.
![WPS students tour Cargill Innovation Center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727887571/usd259org/daxybeo9z6vrfi5cbohj/AY24-25_FutureReady_TourofCargill.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727887571/usd259org/daxybeo9z6vrfi5cbohj/AY24-25_FutureReady_TourofCargill.jpg","width":285}])
Students from the FutureReady Center for Manufacturing were invited to tour the Cargill Innovation Center.
![EmpowerED first cohort]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727299854/usd259org/vdb0whmbdh7l2ukp7gpz/AY24-25_EmpowerED_firstcohort.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727299854/usd259org/vdb0whmbdh7l2ukp7gpz/AY24-25_EmpowerED_firstcohort.jpg","width":285}])
WPS has launched the EmpowerED Teacher Leader Fellowship, an innovative, year-long professional learning journey designed to strengthen leadership skills in 14 hand-selected educators.
![Attendance graphic for news post]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727193157/usd259org/bnfvmdwohybuzfiuffyi/Attendancegraphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727193157/usd259org/bnfvmdwohybuzfiuffyi/Attendancegraphic.png","width":258}])
Regular attendance is crucial for your child’s academic success.
![Parent Teacher conferences graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726845483/usd259org/lauabemmnxgpm4gjo4uq/ParentTeacherConferences285x225.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726845483/usd259org/lauabemmnxgpm4gjo4uq/ParentTeacherConferences285x225.jpg","width":285}])
We will be hosting Parent-Teacher Conferences Tuesday, Oct. 15, through Thursday, Oct. 17.
![Nicklaus Njoroge and Jack Brown named National Merit Semifinalists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726085908/usd259org/idcixtq5jzmkhuh5ipd7/AY24-25_NEM_nationalmerit.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726085908/usd259org/idcixtq5jzmkhuh5ipd7/AY24-25_NEM_nationalmerit.jpg","width":285}])
Students at East High, Northeast Magnet and Northwest have been named National Merit Semifinalists.
![A Heart graphic with a students playing on the playground in the middle of the heart.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726949819/usd259org/k4ou28okfujesdet8hee/AY24-25_Bond25graphic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726949819/usd259org/k4ou28okfujesdet8hee/AY24-25_Bond25graphic.jpg","width":285}])
For just the third time in 50 years, WPS will take a facility bond issue to Wichita voters on February 25, 2025. The Board of Education voted to put the special bond election on the ballot in an amount not to exceed $450 million to finance improvements with no tax rate increase.
![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/v1726952720/usd259org/ngeid2hxpjdrdybt7gqa/AY24-25_BondNewsConference_001.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726952720/usd259org/ngeid2hxpjdrdybt7gqa/AY24-25_BondNewsConference_001.jpg","width":285}])
WPS Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld and BOE President Stan Reeser answer reporters' questions about the $450 million special bond election.
![WPS teachers receive 2024 Education Edge grants]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726427536/usd259org/zow3njkkmnmxx2pdnxfd/AY24-25_Coleman_EducationEDGEwinners.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726427536/usd259org/zow3njkkmnmxx2pdnxfd/AY24-25_Coleman_EducationEDGEwinners.jpg","width":285}])
Thirteen teachers and school-based staff members across the district were recently surprised with Education EDGE grants.
![Budget Development BOE Graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726972013/usd259org/nh4ehz42lxxejfdtospe/AY24-25_BudgetGraphic_001.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726972013/usd259org/nh4ehz42lxxejfdtospe/AY24-25_BudgetGraphic_001.jpg","width":285}])
The Wichita Board of Education approved the 2025 fiscal year budget, which includes the lowest mill rate in WPS in 14 years.
![A graphic with renderings of buildings]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726951189/usd259org/jblsf2kmhxurj6stoieh/AY24-25_FMP1Graphic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726951189/usd259org/jblsf2kmhxurj6stoieh/AY24-25_FMP1Graphic.jpg","width":285}])
The Board of Education unanimously approved the final draft of the Facility Master Plan – Step 1 on August 26, 2024. The Facility Master Plan is the roadmap and vision for WPS facilities moving forward over the next several years.
![Graphic showing Strategic Plan Goal icons of a diploma, arrow and people]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726968482/usd259org/m0qdam2yw2uyondlxefk/AY24-25_SPGoals_001.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726968482/usd259org/m0qdam2yw2uyondlxefk/AY24-25_SPGoals_001.jpg","width":285}])
The Every Student Future Ready Strategic Plan will guide the Wichita Public Schools’ efforts over the next five years. The Strategic Plan has 3 Student Success Outcomes: Increase academic achievement and graduation rate, prepare students for life, college and career success, and create and enhance safety and belonging.
![East High teacher flies with the Blue Angels]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726958516/usd259org/ofkqqegqvvprobce0jvj/AY24-25_East_JulieDunkelberger.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726958516/usd259org/ofkqqegqvvprobce0jvj/AY24-25_East_JulieDunkelberger.jpg","width":285}])
East High Spanish teacher Julie Dunkelberger had the honor of flying with the Blue Angels ahead of the Air Show at McConnell Air Force Base.
![Aspiring Building Leaders fourth cohort]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726428127/usd259org/uq8msfskcruehd3gqohf/AY24-25_AspiringBuildingLeadersfourthcohort.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726428127/usd259org/uq8msfskcruehd3gqohf/AY24-25_AspiringBuildingLeadersfourthcohort.jpg","width":285}])
The fourth cohort has been named for the WPS Aspiring Leader Program which aims to create a pool of highly-qualified leaders.