{"id":14,"date":"2013-09-04T18:24:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T18:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/neeskara\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:07:27","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-378\" style=\"max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-378 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Home Page\" data-height=\"375\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_378\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_378\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2447 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2023-09-26 15:36:11\" data-filename=\"neeskara-exterior-2023-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/09\/neeskara-exterior-2023-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Neeskara School exterior on a sunny day.\" class=\"slider-378 slide-2447 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2651 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-09-25 15:44:44\" data-filename=\"neeskara-2024-04-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/09\/neeskara-2024-04-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Close-up of a young boy smiling.\" class=\"slider-378 slide-2651 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2652 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-09-25 15:44:44\" data-filename=\"neeskara-2024-03-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/09\/neeskara-2024-03-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Over the shoulder of a young child pointing to the words of a picture book.\" class=\"slider-378 slide-2652 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2448 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2023-09-26 15:36:11\" data-filename=\"neeskara-exterior-2023-2-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/refloh2o.com\/neeskara\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/09\/neeskara-exterior-2023-2-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Neeskara&#039;s new playground.\" class=\"slider-378 slide-2448 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Our schoolyard was recently redeveloped with new green space and mixed-use recreation and educational areas! Learn more at <a style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\" href=\"https:\/\/refloh2o.com\/neeskara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refloh2o.com\/neeskara<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1415 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-08-15 12:56:51\" data-filename=\"Group-Pic-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/07\/Group-Pic-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-378 slide-1415 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2650 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-09-25 15:44:44\" data-filename=\"neeskara-2024-05-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/09\/neeskara-2024-05-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Students in a classroom reading.\" class=\"slider-378 slide-2650 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2648 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-09-25 15:44:43\" data-filename=\"neeskara-2024-07-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/09\/neeskara-2024-07-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"A young girl in a classroom reading a book.\" class=\"slider-378 slide-2648 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2653 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-09-25 15:44:44\" data-filename=\"neeskara-2024-02-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/09\/neeskara-2024-02-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"A young child looking up at their teacher.\" class=\"slider-378 slide-2653 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2649 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-09-25 15:44:43\" data-filename=\"neeskara-2024-06-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/09\/neeskara-2024-06-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"A young girl making a triangle shape.\" class=\"slider-378 slide-2649 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: block; padding-top: 20px;\" href=\"http:\/\/mpsmke.com\/enroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1873\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Summer-Academy-Banner.gif\" alt=\"Enroll Now\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2642 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/09\/Neeskara-eagle-300x210.png\" alt=\"Neeskara eagle\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/09\/Neeskara-eagle-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/09\/Neeskara-eagle-768x537.png 768w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/09\/Neeskara-eagle.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Neeskara is a traditional elementary school in the popular Washington Heights neighborhood offering a safe, caring learning environment grades K4-5th. \u00a0We are committed \u00a0to all students learning at high levels. Neeskara\u2019s well-rounded curriculum offers art, music, library, technology and physical education programs.\u00a0Special education services are part of a fully-inclusive school program providing all children with the supports they need to be successful learners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neeskara is a traditional elementary school in the popular Washington Heights neighborhood offering a safe, caring learning environment grades K4-5th. \u00a0We are committed \u00a0to all students learning at high levels. Neeskara\u2019s well-rounded curriculum offers art, music, library, technology and physical education programs.\u00a0Special education services are part of a fully-inclusive school program providing all children with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-14","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/neeskara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}