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![An EIA teacher working with students on a computer screen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727385505/usd259org/emy5ffkk8h3gz6lohtsn/EIAVideo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727385505/usd259org/emy5ffkk8h3gz6lohtsn/EIAVideo.jpg","width":285}])
Education Imagine (EI) Academy is a competency-based program where curriculum and instruction is accessed online.
![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.
![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.
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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.
![Wichita Public Schools awarded $15.3 million for energy upgrades]([{"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}])
Wichita Public Schools was awarded a $15.3 million Renew America’s Schools Prize through the US Department of Energy.
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The Creative Minds program is a modern-day one-room schoolhouse designed for K-6th grade students where they can pursue their passions and demonstrate their knowledge through creative, collaborative projects.
![2024 WPS Rally on the River]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726959532/usd259org/dkdj7fqh5w66hkhpay73/AY24-25_RallyontheRiver.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726959532/usd259org/dkdj7fqh5w66hkhpay73/AY24-25_RallyontheRiver.jpg","width":285}])
On Aug. 6 we welcomed all WPS employees to the Rally on the River at Riverfront Stadium to kick off the school year and launch our new strategic plan.
![WPS seniors received Assistance League scholarships to Butler Community College and WSU Tech]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724186803/usd259org/ggbed6cyew4yqk0cbtms/FinalsiteNewPostImage512x4111.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724186803/usd259org/ggbed6cyew4yqk0cbtms/FinalsiteNewPostImage512x4111.jpg","width":512}])
Twenty-one WPS graduating seniors were recognized April 22 at the Assistance League of Wichita Scholarship Luncheon.
WPS will welcome new middle and high school students at all grade levels during a half-day orientation on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.
![Distinguished Classroom Teachers recognized]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712853337/usd259org/q4mrd2topzqnepol4clf/AY23-24_DCTA_TeachersatBOEmeeting.heic","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712853337/usd259org/q4mrd2topzqnepol4clf/AY23-24_DCTA_TeachersatBOEmeeting.heic","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712853337/usd259org/q4mrd2topzqnepol4clf/AY23-24_DCTA_TeachersatBOEmeeting.heic","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1712853337/usd259org/q4mrd2topzqnepol4clf/AY23-24_DCTA_TeachersatBOEmeeting.heic","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1712853337/usd259org/q4mrd2topzqnepol4clf/AY23-24_DCTA_TeachersatBOEmeeting.heic","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1712853337/usd259org/q4mrd2topzqnepol4clf/AY23-24_DCTA_TeachersatBOEmeeting.heic","width":2200}])
The 2024 Distinguished Classroom Teacher Award recipients were recognized at the April 8, 2024 Board of Education meeting.
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The Board of Education approved the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school year calendars during its February 12, 2024 meeting.
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about BOE approves 24-25 and 25-26 school year calendars
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The Wichita Board of Education heard a recommendation to close six schools at the end of the school year in Phase 2 budget reductions during its February 12, 2024 meeting. The recommendation is pending final BOE approval on March 4.
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about Six WPS schools recommended for closure to help close budget gap
Twenty-three high school students were recently honored with the Career and Technical Education Pathway Awards.
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about High School students receive CTE Pathway Awards
![WPS Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld hosts a round of the Battle of the Books competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708524016/usd259org/ckrtkuopggmnhcwnwetc/AY23-24_BOTB_KellyBielefeldhosting.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1708524016/usd259org/ckrtkuopggmnhcwnwetc/AY23-24_BOTB_KellyBielefeldhosting.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1708524016/usd259org/ckrtkuopggmnhcwnwetc/AY23-24_BOTB_KellyBielefeldhosting.jpg","width":600}])
Watch a replay of the 2023-24 Battle of the Books competitions.
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about More than 190 WPS elementary students participate in the Battle of the Books competition
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Board of Education members heard an update to the WPS budget development for the 24-25 fiscal year and beyond during their January 22 meeting. Our reductions for next year’s budget are anticipated to be $42 million.
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about BOE hears an update on the 24-25 budget development