MPS eliminates 5 high-level administrative positions, creates new Chief Innovations Officer

New officer will oversee lowest-performing schools, seek and administer key grants MILWAUKEE – In a move to provide more direct and better support to the district’s lowest performing schools, Milwaukee Public Schools has hired a Chief Innovation Officer – while it also eliminates five other high-level administrative positions. The changes are expected to result in [...]

Annual celebration of “Vals” and “Sals” is set for May 31

Last year's "vals" and "sals" pose for their group portrait.

The annual celebration of all Valedictorians and Salutatorians in MPS HIgh Schools is scheduled for Thursday, May 31, at 6:30 p.m. at MPS Central Services.   The event kicks off the monthly meeting of the School Board.  Approximately 100 students who have the highest academic scores in their individual high schools don their caps and gowns to [...]