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![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.
![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
![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.
![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.
![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.
![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.
![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.
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