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While You Were Out: What WPS Did This Summer
For teachers and students, summer break is all about relaxing and recharging, but for our school district teams, it's actually one of the busiest times of the year! While the hallways and playgrounds were missing their usual hustle and bustle, our district staff was hard at work getting everything perfect for the first day of school. It takes a village to keep our schools running, and this summer, every single department pitched in. Our maintenance and grounds crews beautified our campuses and fixed up the buildings, our transportation team mapped out all the new bus routes, and our technology team updated thousands of Chromebooks. We even had an incredible culinary team working hard to serve over 100,000 meals to families over the summer. Check out the list below to see everything our amazing teams accomplished while you were away.
 

Learning Services

  • Officially welcomed and onboarded 60 enthusiastic new teachers to the district, ensuring they feel right at home and fully supported.
  • Hosted comprehensive summer training sessions so our educators are up-to-speed on our curriculum, classroom technology, and district values.
  • Provided hands-on support to help staff set up their classrooms, plan engaging lessons, and get ready for an amazing year with our students.

Transportation

  • Created 20 highly efficient bus routes and added 4 brand-new bus stops to expand access for our families this school year.
  • Processed hundreds of student transportation assignments and route updates to ensure a smooth, stress-free first day.
  • Provided safe summer transportation for over 120 Newcomers Summer Program students, 100% of our Special Education Summer Program students, and high schoolers taking classes at Front Range Community College.
  • Supported our student-athletes by coordinating travel for our high school football camps.

Auxiliary Services

  • Upgraded learning spaces by installing beautiful new flooring in 59 classrooms and remodeling two REACT Labs at CSLA and Hodgkins.

  • Made our campuses greener by planting over 70 new trees, creating a Community Garden at Fairview, and installing a new solar field at the former F.M. Day campus.

  • Prioritized student health and fun by installing 34 new drinking fountains with water bottle fillers, building two brand-new playgrounds, and completely refreshing two others.
  • Upgraded safety and security across the district by adding protective security film to all schools, installing new fire alarm systems, and upgrading door hardware and intercoms.
  • Kept our athletic facilities looking sharp by fully refinishing, sanding, and repainting eight school gym floors.
  • Completed massive, behind-the-scenes building upgrades, including replacing over 2,000 LED light fixtures, 650 electrical outlets, four main water lines, and renovating three elevators.
  • Added 26 electric vehicle charging stations across the district.
  • Kicked off renovations for a brand-new Health Clinic to better serve our community.

Culinary Services

  • Prepared and served an incredible 100,000 free summer meals (34,000 breakfasts and 66,000 lunches) to local families, including adding a convenient new serving site at Westminster Station.

  • Secured a generous $290,000 Local Food Grant to help provide fresh, healthy, locally sourced food options for our students this year.
  • Installed brand-new serving lines at both Colorado Summit Leadership Academy and the Uplands Discovery Campus to make lunchtime smoother and faster.

Technology Services

  • Inventoried and updated 6,750 student Chromebooks and replaced over 1,500 of them with brand-new devices so our students have the fast, reliable tech they need to learn.

  • Completed a massive telephone upgrade project, migrating 1,000 phones to a new system to keep our staff and buildings perfectly connected.

Logistics & Warehouse

  • Moved, emptied, or relocated more than 125 classrooms and school offices to clear the way for all the exciting summer construction projects.

  • Protected our schools during those renovations by laying down heavy-duty floor coverings in gyms and hallways, ensuring our buildings stayed in great shape while contractors worked.
  • Handled over 20 full staff office relocations to ensure teachers and administrators are perfectly set up and ready to go for the new school year.

A huge thank you to all our dedicated staff who made this summer of progress possible!

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