Wichita School Board

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.

USD 259 will close L'Ouverture, OK, Pleasant Valley and Woodland elementary schools as soon as the end of next school year.

The rally comes ahead of a key vote Monday on the planned closures of L'Ouverture, OK, Pleasant Valley and Woodland elementary schools.

McCray-Miller was elected to the Wichita school board in 2023. She previously served on the Sedgwick County Commission and in the Kansas Legislature. She was 69.

The woodshop at Wichita Heights High School will get a major upgrade thanks to a $280,000 renovation approved by the Wichita school board.

Wichita school board members approved changes to the calendar at a meeting earlier this month.

Wichita school board president Stan Reeser deferred a vote on the timeline to close four elementary schools after three board members were absent.

Wichita school board members will ultimately decide if and when to close the schools.

Amy Warren and Amy Jensen defeated incumbents to win seats on the Wichita school board in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results. Board president Diane Albert and District 2 member Julie Hedrick were reelected.

Union leaders say Diane Albert and Hazel Stabler have changed significantly since they joined the board as part of a conservative wave of candidates who focused on mask mandates, critical race theory and other culture war issues.