Wichita School Board

The board chose Brock Booker to fill the District 3 vacancy on Friday morning.

Teachers approved the contract just before the local teachers union held a sit-in protest at Monday’s school board meeting.

District and union negotiators reached the tentative deal through talks brokered by a federal mediator.

A deal reached with United Teachers of Wichita would raise teachers' base salaries by 1.5%. Some teachers would get bonuses linked to additional experience and education.

A number of changes are in place ahead of the fall semester, with more issues set to come up.

To qualify, a person must be eligible to vote and live in District 3, which is in southeast Wichita.

Union and district negotiators returned to the table for one day before declaring an impasse in contract talks.

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.

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