Waukee Bond Referendum by Morgan McLaughlin

Bright and early on this wonderful Thursday morning(Jan. 16), we had Dr. Dave Wilkerson speak to us about the Waukee Bond Referendum and what he sees for Waukee moving forward. Waukee has about 8,200 students enrolled throughout the entire school district. This consist of seven elementary schools (eighth is in planning), one fifth grade building, two middle schools, one ninth grade building and one high school. Waukee is growing so fast, administrators and staff are having a hard time trying to keep up with it! With that said, for ten consecutive years, enrollment in Waukee schools has grown by an average of 470 students per year. Each year that number will continue to surprise everyone.

 

One main focus for the Waukee School District that Dr. Wilkerson shared with us was the soon to come CAPS Program for high school juniors and seniors. CAPS stands for Center for Advanced Professional Studies, and it gives students the opportunity to explore professions of interest through a problem-based, inquiry-learning method. What CAPS does is partner with local businesses to allow students to experience real life work in their department of interest. There will be roughly 12-15 students per class with one teacher help guide them through the process. It is something that almost every student will want to be a part of.

 

Thank you to Waukee Superintendent, Dr. Dave Wilkerson, for sharing information with us about the upcoming developments Waukee sees in the very near future.