Barfield Stories & News
![Hand holding a pencil and checking off items on a list. Blue background, with WSD emblem logo in bottom left corner.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754335459/wentzvillek12mous/rd4pwetthto4jbtahqwr/25_0804-BacktoSchoolChecklist.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754335459/wentzvillek12mous/rd4pwetthto4jbtahqwr/25_0804-BacktoSchoolChecklist.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1754335459/wentzvillek12mous/rd4pwetthto4jbtahqwr/25_0804-BacktoSchoolChecklist.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754335459/wentzvillek12mous/rd4pwetthto4jbtahqwr/25_0804-BacktoSchoolChecklist.png","width":900}])
The first day of school will be here before you know it. Get prepared with our Back-to-School Checklist and learn what's new this year in the WSD.
![Prop O, Our Schools, Our Community]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785954876/wentzvillek12mous/nk8fhbgmcbc6bmxulukr/26_0805-PropO.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785954876/wentzvillek12mous/nk8fhbgmcbc6bmxulukr/26_0805-PropO.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785954876/wentzvillek12mous/nk8fhbgmcbc6bmxulukr/26_0805-PropO.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1785954876/wentzvillek12mous/nk8fhbgmcbc6bmxulukr/26_0805-PropO.png","width":940}])
Prop O is a zero-tax-rate-increase that authorizes the District to borrow up to $185 million by issuing bonds to fund facility improvements in the WSD.
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Get ready for the 2026-27 school year! Check out the school supply lists.
![The image depicts a yellow school bus with the text "Drive the Bus Transportation Recruitment" against a blue background featuring a circular logo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749075849/wentzvillek12mous/koqr4enytyladyxyi3pk/TransportationDrivetheBus.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749075849/wentzvillek12mous/koqr4enytyladyxyi3pk/TransportationDrivetheBus.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749075849/wentzvillek12mous/koqr4enytyladyxyi3pk/TransportationDrivetheBus.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749075849/wentzvillek12mous/koqr4enytyladyxyi3pk/TransportationDrivetheBus.png","width":900}])
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive a school bus? Do you think a career as a bus driver or aide might be right for you? If you answered yes, then this event is for you!
![A young woman with blonde hair and a U.S. Air Force sash smiles at the camera in the foreground, while a blurred crowd of graduates and spectators fills the background of an auditorium.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779898347/wentzvillek12mous/iu14fczmgzv3mnzsqhrq/26_0527-MilitaryRecognitionWall-CoverImage.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779898347/wentzvillek12mous/iu14fczmgzv3mnzsqhrq/26_0527-MilitaryRecognitionWall-CoverImage.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779898347/wentzvillek12mous/iu14fczmgzv3mnzsqhrq/26_0527-MilitaryRecognitionWall-CoverImage.png","width":800}])
The WSD is proud to announce the creation of the Military Service Recognition Wall, which will be permanently displayed in the Board of Education Room at the WSD Administrative Center.