⁦⁦usd259libraries⁩ leader, ⁦Andrew Gonzalez⁩ is presenting to SE Kansas librarians today ⁦Watermark Books & Café⁩ about Kansas Library Standards and lesson planning. #WPSProud

KASL librarians are well represented at #AASL23 ! Engaging, learning, and excited to bring the best back to our students in Kansas.⭐️

We are at the AASL National Conference representing Wichita Public Schools. We are so #WPSProud to work for a district that values equity for EACH student! #AASL23

USD 259 librarians meeting early this morning with Rotary Club of Wichita to make plans for the 2023-24 RIF events in our elementary schools. Rotarians provide valuable support that impact future leaders in our community! #WPSCommunityOfLearning

3rd grade students practicing their fluency skills by reading with puppets in the library. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🥰🥰 #wpsproud #puppetsarefun usd259libraries Wichita Public Schools Gail Becker Andrew Gonzalez

Congratulations to these teachers who are accepting the challenge to step into the elementary school library in Wichita Public Schools! 🎉📚First year, first chapter. A whole new story to write. Adventure awaits!

One of the best things about usd259libraries is the way we all share expertise & offer support. From your 1st day as a librarian through your whole career, we are a community of generous, helpful colleagues working to build and maintain strong Wichita Public Schools libraries.

✅New Librarian Training is in the books for the 2023-24 school year. Our valiant leader Andrea Brainard provided 1.5 days of practical instruction to prepare the newbies for a fabulous school year!

Along with Andrew Gonzalez & Gail Becker we gave a big group of new Wichita Public Schools librarians the info & resources they need to get started off on the right foot. And usd259libraries will be there to guide & support all year long! 🧭☎️📧

LMTS distributing Journeys consumables…energizer bunny style! #wpsproud

We are #WPSProud of our 22-23 Middle School Battle Of The Books competitors! Students from Brooks, Robinson, Wilbur, Mead, Gordon Parks, Coleman, & Stucky “showed off” their book knowledge in this intense competition this morning! Congrats to all!!! Andrea Brainard Gail Becker

🎉 Happy School Librarian Day (and School Library month)!! 📚

Being a part of usd259libraries and what we get to provide for our students and staff is the best! ♥️

#wpsproud #teacherlibrarian #librarymediaspecialist

This past tweet is still holding true today and every single day! Thank you ALL who work in school libraries!!! #WPSProud

Thank you Wichita Public School librarians for preparing our students to be Future Ready. Strategically focused on increasing 3rd grade reading proficiency and improving student achievement to increase graduation rates through standards-based lessons. usd259libraries

Wow! Mead Middle School was left in awe after hosting Kwame Alexander for an author visit today! Thanks for an engaging, informative, powerful, and inspiring message to our middle schoolers #WPSProud Watermark Books & Café Mead Reads

Inspired by an author visit w/ Laurie Keller & 3 of our usd259libraries! The Ss @ Dodge, Jackson, & Seltzer schools learned that “it’s okay not to know something and to keep asking questions”in the book, Wake Me Up In 20 Coconuts 🥥 Thanks for hosting Watermark Books & Café #WPSProud

Yay! Allen STEM Day in the library lives on! My heart is beaming with happiness seeing my former Aero students in your library. They are so lucky to have YOU as their librarian! #AllenAeros #MiniEngineers

Day 1 training ✅ With the help of Andrew Gonzalez & Gail Becker, we introduced Destiny Library Mgmt 💻 to 12 new librarians eager to serve the students of Wichita Public Schools. Tomorrow we talk teaching, reading, & making our usd259libraries THE place to be! 📚

I’m so elated to be at KASL Summer Institute with Shannon McClintock Miller at ESU! Hoping to get great resources to share with our usd259libraries for our upcoming school year. It’s “OUR Time To Shine ✨” #WPSProud #ESUSLIM #KASL #SchoolLibraries #LetsGo

After 17 years at Allen Elementary, it’s time to say “goodbye” & start a new work chapter in my life as the print material library media specialist for usd259libraries. I will dearly miss my @allenaeros family but I am excited to help ALL librarians & students in WPS! #WPSProud