Dr. Alicia Thompson was superintendent of the Wichita (KS) Public Schools from July 2017 to June 2023. She obtained her post-secondary education from Langston University, Newman University, and ultimately received her doctorate of educational leadership from Wichita State University. Her 25-year career in Kansas’ largest school district began as a teacher at Ingalls Elementary. She transitioned into a building leader and then a district-level administrator prior to her appointment as Wichita’s superintendent in spring 2017. She serves on the Wichita State University School of Education Leadership Advisory Board and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Dr. Thompson has been honored with the Wichita Business Journal’s Leadership in Diversity Award, the Martin Luther King Education Award from the Urban League of Kansas, and the NAACP Education Award, to name a few.
Alicia Thompson, Ed.D.
