Wichita Public Schools

This document presents the Building Needs Assessment for Benton Elementary School, outlining its current state and strategic needs for the 2025-2026 academic year. It comprehensively details student needs and achievement strategies, social-emotional development goals, curriculum and technology requirements, staff capacities and development, facility status, and family and community engagement efforts. The assessment identifies barriers such as student mental health, attendance, and physical space, proposing the allocation of a full-time counselor as a critical budget action to support student success and address identified challenges.

This Building Needs Assessment for Education Imagine Academy comprehensively analyzes student demographics, academic performance, and social-emotional growth. It sets targets for enhancing student safety, engagement, kindergarten readiness, and postsecondary success. The document meticulously identifies barriers within student support, curriculum, staffing, and facilities, and proposes specific budget actions—including additional ELA teachers, dedicated technology support, and adaptive courseware—aimed at improving student proficiency and achieving desired outcomes over a one-to-four-year period.

The board conducted interviews for 10 applicants for the position of At-Large Board of Education Member. Following discussions and a voting process, Sheila Kinnard was appointed to the board.

This document outlines a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) designed as a long-range roadmap for district facilities. It aims to prioritize large system infrastructure, improve transparency, align facility investments with the Facilities Master Plan (FMP) and strategic plan, reduce emergency decision-making, and enhance long-term financial planning. The plan's goals, derived from the FMP, include increasing utilization, improving the learning experience, addressing facility conditions, and gaining operational efficiencies. The philosophy focuses on protecting and maintaining buildings, supporting and improving interior learning environments, and enhancing sites to create a financially sustainable portfolio of schools with high-quality learning environments accessible to all.

The Board of Education meeting covered a wide range of topics, including the recognition of various student and staff achievements. Key actions involved approving a resolution for a bond election and authorizing various facility improvement contracts, such as window replacements at Hamilton Middle School, site improvements at Robinson Middle School, and HVAC controls and chiller replacements at multiple schools. The board also addressed nutrition services, including adult meal price increases, and reviewed various purchasing consents, annual renewals, and learning services contracts, including a new core language arts curriculum. Additionally, the meeting included discussions on board policies concerning electronic devices, social media, and stakeholder input.