Wichita Public Schools - USD259

Wichita area employers: If you have openings for full-time employment for WPS graduating seniors, sign up to join us Tuesday, April 16, for our Seniors Job Fair. Register at https://bit.ly/3Id2C9f.

My WPS Story - Lori Schmitt, automotive teacher at North High School, shares how her professional journey from baseball to Disney to automotive and back to baseball eventually led her to teaching with Wichita Public Schools.

3 Questions With Kelly: Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld visits with Tennele Hankins, science teacher at Curtis Middle School, about the school's Introduction to Manufacturing class, which is new this school year. Programs like these help us prepare students for the future workforce.

The nomination window for the 2024 Excellence in Public Service is now open! Anyone is encouraged to nominate a public service employee from the City of Wichita, Sedgwick County and Wichita Public Schools who exhibit a high standard of service. The nomination process continues through 5 p.m., Feb. 29. Nomination forms are available in English and Spanish at the City Manager’s Office, the County Manager’s Office and Wichita Public Schools’ Strategic Communications Office. Nomination forms may be turned in at the City Manager’s Office – City Hall 13th Floor, 455 N. Main. Nominations will also be accepted online. The link can be found on our website at https://lnkd.in/gwdRgWvv The winners will receive $2,500 and will be honored at a reception attended by family, friends, co-workers, previous honorees, the selection committee and members of the DeVore Foundation in May. The Excellence in Public Service Award is sponsored by the DeVore Foundation and KSN.

On December 4, we held a special event to celebrate more than 300 Good Apple Award recipients from 65 of our buildings and programs. Special thanks to Christa McAuliffe K8 Academy strings for performing, to the Northeast Magnet JROTC cadets for presenting the colors and to Credit Union of America for providing gifts of appreciation to our honorees. To see a full list of honorees, go to https://lnkd.in/g9cseZmq

Congratulations to Pleasant Valley Middle School which has been named the Best Place to Work in the large category by the Wichita Business Journal! Learn more at bit.ly/3RfDra8.

We're hiring Sign Language Interpreters! Apply now at usd259.org/careers or reach out to Veronica Stone with inquiries at [email protected].

We're hosting a Guest Staff Hiring Fair! Please apply in advance at https://lnkd.in/gWtxUU4M 📌Guest Teacher License through KSDE To apply for Emergency Substitute License, go to https://lnkd.in/gkapFEyC To make fingerprint appointment, go to https://lnkd.in/gGXRP7Uf 📌Guest Para No experience necessary; High School Diploma or GED required 📌Guest Nurse Minimum RN required 📌Guest Custodian No experience necessary; High School Diploma or GED preferred

Congratulations to Wichita Southeast High School agriculture teacher Joanna Farmer who was recognized Saturday by the Kansas State Department of Education as a Kansas Teacher of the Year finalist. She makes us #wpsproud!

My WPS Story: Earl Bell's smile lights up the hallways of Cloud Elementary School, where he has worked as a custodian since the 1990s. But what former students often remember most about him is his passion for homing pigeons.