The vision of Milwaukee Public Schools is to provide an equitable educational environment that is child-centered, supports achievement, and respects and embraces diversity. The district is launching a community survey designed to gather input about important education topics and is seeking the input … [Read more...]

This FREE fun fair hosted by MPS will include food, games, prizes, a bounce house, brewers ticket giveaways, face painting, special, guests, music and more! FREE backpacks will be given to the first 100 attendees, on a first-come-first-serve basis while supplies last. Start the year off with a … [Read more...]

The MPS Department of Strategic Partnerships and Customer Service is working with SURG Restaurant Group to hold a Back-to-School Celebration on Sunday, August 11, at Wick Field (4929 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee) from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The event is completely free to MPS students. There will be food, … [Read more...]

Final preparations are being made to welcome our students to Washington High School of Information Technology for the 2019-20 school year! This week, we will be welcoming our class of 2023 as well as welcoming back our class of 2020 to Freshmen Bridge and Senior Orientation. Senior Orientation … [Read more...]

To respond to a heat advisory issued for Milwaukee on July 18 and 19, Milwaukee Public Schools is making important changes to the Summer Academy and Summer Recreation sites and programs. All students in Summer Academy should report to their regular summer sites. After students are served … [Read more...]

The hot summer weather took a long time to arrive, but it’s finally here! Now it’s time to cool off and have some summer fun. Milwaukee Recreation offers free Cool Spots and wading pools to give children a break from the heat. Cool Spots Cool Spots are for children ages 6 to 17. On days when … [Read more...]

  In order to meet Wisconsin Department of Instruction requirements for educational minutes during the school year, MPS has added an additional 12 minutes to the high school day beginning Monday, February 25.  For Washington, our bell schedule has been revised as follows: 2018-2019 BELL … [Read more...]

To match up local employers with student job seekers, Milwaukee Public Schools will host a job fair on March 13, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Student Union. Approximately 1,000 students are expected to attend in search of summer and year-round work. Last … [Read more...]

Milwaukee Public Schools declared its sixth school closure day this year due to weather on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. To account for all instructional hours required by the State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, a number of calendar changes were proposed by MPS. The calendar changes … [Read more...]