Wichita Public Schools

The district will hold open houses at select schools throughout the summer. The most recent event was at Christa McAuliffe Academy.

Vuong is the youngest board member in USD 259 history and the first Asian-American elected to the board. He has accepted a job out of state.

A union spokesperson says the move came as a surprise and that the union would rather continue regular negotiations.

The proposed bond would divide projects across two ballot questions: the first totaling $407.1 million, and the second totaling $207.9 million. The first question could pass on its own, but the second one would be contingent on the first one passing.

Brown-Kinnard will be sworn into an at-large seat previously held by Melody McCray-Miller.

District staff say the building is safe, but the first-floor foundation of the former Roosevelt Junior High building needs to be replaced soon.

The Wichita Board of Education will vote in June on whether to approve the recommendation and send the bond issue to voters.

The appointee will serve through December of 2027.

Voters in USD 259 narrowly rejected a $450 million bond proposal in February of last year.

The building, which once served as a pillar within the predominantly Black neighborhoods of northeast Wichita, will be demolished this summer because of structural problems.