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Points of Pride
Wichita Can Be Proud Of Its Public School District!
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19 Wichita Public Schools students were named National Merit Semi-Finalists in 2008, including 18 from Wichita High Schol East |
Our students, staff members and other school personnel give the Wichita community many reasons to be proud of the Wichita Public Schools.
To learn more, check out:
Achievement Success Measures
Faculty Success Measures
School Success Measures
Student Success Measures
Support Staff Success Measures
A few of our highlights include:
• 11 consecutive years of increased student achievement
• More than 100 Kansas "Standard of Excellence" awards for Wichita schools based on 2008 state assessment performance.
• 16% more Wichita schools meet state performance standards in 2008, compared to state-wide growth of 1%
• 19 Wichita students are National Merit Semi-Finalists in 2008
• Buckner Performing Arts Magnet has named a 2007 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School from the U.S. Department of Education, the ONLY school so highlighted in the Wichita area! This prestigious national award honors gains in student achievement.
• Three schools received the 2007 Challenge Awards from the Confidence in Public Education Task Force, for their outstanding achievement in reading and/or math, despite challenges in school population
• Consuelo Andrade, West High, received the 2008 Harry Gore Memorial Scholarship from Wichita State University
• Six high school students have received thousands of dollars to further their education from the Dell and Gates Millennium Scholars Programs 2008
• Two students were named National Achievement Scholarship semi-finalists
• 92% of East High School’s International Baccalaureate 2008 seniors were awarded their IB Diplomas. This is well above the U.S. average of 75% and the world average of 80%.
• Northeast Magnet High School was ranked among the top high schools in the country by "US News and World Report."
• East High School was ranked among the top high schools in the country by "Newsweek."
• Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet named a Distinguished Title 1 School by the National Association of Title 1 Directors.
• North High School and Pleasant Valley Middle School named AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) National Demonstration Schools, the only schools in Kansas so named, and two of the few across the country.
• Alex Robinson, District Supervisor of Security Services, personally received the President’s Call to Service Award from President George W. Bush.
• Effie Conway, Anderson Elementary teacher, named a 2008 Kansas Horizon Award recipient from the Kansas State Department of Education for her exemplary work during her first year of teaching.
• Jennifer Sinsel, Bostic Traditional Magnet Elementary teacher, named to the Teacher Advisory Council to the National Academy of Science, one of only 12 teachers to serve in this capacity in the nation.
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