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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 hosted a Literacy Summit to engage parents, business partners and the community in learning about our efforts to teach students to read.
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.
Wichita Public Schools’ graduation rate for the Class of 2024 is 84.3%, up 10.3 percentage points from 2018.
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.
Seniors at South High presented their senior projects to district leaders and community members which detailed their plans after graduation.
The Kansas State Department of Education recognized Wichita Public Schools through the 2024 Kansans Can Star Recognition Program.
More than 200 WPS 7th graders visited the FutureReady Center for Healthcare to learn about careers in healthcare.
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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.
Third-grade students were invited to help read the Constitution and visit magistrate judge Gwynne Birzer on Constitution Day.
Students from the FutureReady Center for Manufacturing were invited to tour the Cargill Innovation Center.
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.
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Students at East High, Northeast Magnet and Northwest have been named National Merit Semifinalists.