We are off to a great start to our school year! I feel the excitement and the positive energy as I visit our schools and see the hard work our teachers and students are engaged in. Please take a moment to see some highlights from this past week and learn a little more about our upcoming ProStart gala which will support our new culinary arts program.
Thank you for your continued support. Your efforts make me MPS Proud!
Best,
Darienne B. Driver, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Join Us for the ProStart Gala
There's still time to support MPS
ProStart culinary arts students at our ProStart gala,
Entree to Excellence. Generously sponsored by Bartolotta Restaurants, all proceeds raised help purchase new equipment.
Milwaukee Public Schools is launching the first ever dual language Montessori program in Wisconsin! Three- and four-year old students will be accepted beginning next year and the program will grow a grade each year to 8th grade. Students will be proficient in English and Spanish.
Students at Dr. King, Jr., Lancaster, Roosevelt and Sherman met their
Turnaround Arts mentors last week at school wide celebrations. These nationally-known artists - singer/songwriter Valerie June, poet Jacqueline Suskin, photographer Johnny Nunez and soprano Larisa Martinez - will spend the next two years using the arts to improve student outcomes.
Milwaukee Brewers partner with Milwaukee Public Schools
Two Milwaukee Brewers players and one coach visited MPS' Allen-Field School this week as part of an ongoing community outreach partnership with the district.
The players -
MartÃnMaldonado and Jhan Marinez - along with infield and first base coach Carlos Subero spoke with third and fourth grade bilingual students, stressing the importance of staying in school.
It's as easy as 1-2-3
MPS is proud to announce our new Adopt-A-School program.
The Adopt-A-School program helps improve outcomes for students by creating ongoing, meaningful relationships between schools and businesses and community organizations. The program is customized to meet the needs of the organization and the school.
