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Happy New Year from Milwaukee Public Schools!

I'm excited for the new year! This is a great time to look forward and plan for the future. MPS has many wonderful ideas in the works that you will hear more about in the coming months.

With so many good ideas, we need your help! Please read below about our Fiscal Year 2019 Priorities Survey and our Long-Range Facilities Master Plan, and the ways that you can share your thoughts with the district. Your input will help set the direction for upcoming improvements in our schools.

I wish you a year filled with joyful learning!

Best,   
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Darienne B. Driver, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration
 
Attend the  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration  on Sunday, January 14 at 1 p.m. at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. As part of this inspiring observation, our students will read their essays and give their speeches honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King, and student artwork will be on display. The event is free and open to the public.
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Students have a new reading space
 
Thanks to Green Bay Packer Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Quarles & Brady, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School has a new reading oasis called HERO Headquarters. Carpets, beanbag chairs, and 600 new books are providing a comfortable space for students to relax and read. Children also received drawstring bags filled with books to take home.
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Anti-bullying Video Promotes Peace, Healing  

Talented MPS students are featured in a new video designed to reach bullies and their victims. Produced by an MPS father and member of the MPS District Advisory Council, the video sends a powerful message about the healing needed for both victims and bullies. Watch the video here!
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Singers Aim for National Talent Show

An original song created by Ja'Rahn Leveston, a teacher at Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts, has been accepted into the national Turnaround Arts Talent Show. Twelve middle schoolers are now rehearsing and hoping that fundraising will send them to Washington, D.C. in March. Read this extraordinary story!
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MPS Teams Electrify the
City Review

Eight MPS basketball teams took to the court at the Bradley Center on January 11 to deliver a thrilling evening of hoops. The 4th annual City Review showcased top teams and the hard work of student athletes. Read the scores here! 
Take our Survey

We need your help as we determine future programs and building usage. Please take the Long-Range Facilities Master Plan and Fiscal Year 2019 Priorities surveys. Each survey only takes a few minutes.