We usually avoid political posts, but this issue is too important to ignore. Governor DeWine’s proposed budget for the next two years is NOT kind to public education.
📉 Key Funding Cuts for Public Schools:
Base Cost Funding: Drops 17.5% by FY 27
Special Education Aid: Down 9.4% in FY 26, another 8.5% in FY 27
Gifted, English Learner, and Career-Tech Education: Also facing cuts
Transportation Aid: Slight increase, but with a cut to the guarantee
Meanwhile, community and STEM schools, vocational districts, and private school scholarships (vouchers) are seeing major funding increases.
This is not just a Wapakoneta issue—this impacts 90% of Ohio’s students who attend public schools. We’ll share more details in the next post, but we need to take action. Public schools matter!
#OhioEducation #FundOurSchools
The WMS PTO has partnered with Grand Lake Skate U.S.A. in St. Marys to host a skating fundraiser event that will take place on Sunday, March 30th from 4:15-6:15 PM. See the attached flyer for more details and we hope to see you there!
Morning announcements for Tuesday, March 4th. https://5il.co/39c0n
Morning announcements for Monday, March 3rd. https://5il.co/39731
Congratulations to our girls' bowling team on their district championship!
Morning announcements for Thursday, February 27th. https://5il.co/38y12
We are excited to congratulate Braydon Hower and his family on his signing to continue his football and educational career at Bluffton University. He will be majoring in education, and we want to express how proud we are of the young man Braydon has become. Wapakoneta City schools is confident that Braydon will do great things in his life. Go Redskins and Go Beavers!
We are excited to congratulate Braydon Hower and his family on his signing to continue his football and educational career at Bluffton University. He will be majoring in education, and we want to express how proud we are of the young man Bradon has become. Wapakoneta City schools is confident that Braydon will do great things in his life. Go Redskins and Go Beavers!
One of the practices at Wapakoneta City Schools is to do "walkthroughs" of our classrooms as an administrative team. We get the opportunity to see our kids engaged in unique learning activities and our teachers doing what they do best. Today I had the opportunity to get into some of our high school classrooms. Our young people were learning about cellular processes, performing CPR, working through problems in Algebra, studying the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, reading and analyzing British Literature, discussing French culture, and much more. We are privileged to have an outstanding staff across the district, and we are fortunate to have excellent students in our classrooms!
Morning announcements for Wednesday, February 26th. https://5il.co/38pa1
Morning announcements for Tuesday, February 25th. https://5il.co/38l86
Morning announcements for Monday, February 24th. https://5il.co/38kxj
Morning announcements for Friday, February 21st. Go Redskins! https://5il.co/38e8g
Wapakoneta City Schools will be having school today after the delay.
Wapakoneta City Schools will be operating on a 2 Hour Delay on Friday, February 21.
WCS: We will be closed on Thursday, Feb 20 due to road conditions.
Wapakoneta City Schools will be operating on a 2 hour delay on Thursday, Feb 20 due to road conditions.
Morning announcements for Wednesday, February 19th. https://5il.co/383rb
Morning announcements for Tuesday, February 18th. https://5il.co/37zr1
The Activity Night is ON for tonight from 5:30-7:00. Reminder: $3 entry, $1 concessions, and this event is for current 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students only. We hope to see you there!