From John Allison, Superintendent, Wichita Public Schools: “Our primary concern is the education of more than 51,000 students that our community’s families entrust to us. Our focus must be ‘what’s best for Wichita kids’ as students continue to come to us in higher numbers, with greater needs and with growing expectations. We balance the human concern with a data-driven analysis of how best to deliver on our promise to the community.
Innovation and focus come as we look at data in our educational decision-making. Our STAT process drives our business forward. We’ve made changes to the school day, classroom instruction, school environments, hiring practices, maintenance work orders and even bus behavior expectations based on STAT reviews.”
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