Wellesley Public Schools

The PowerSchool Parent Portal will be open from August 19 through September 9, 2026.  Each year it is essential for the Wellesley Public Schools to confirm the emergency contact information, directory information, and other important permissions for each of our students. Read the district’s 2026-27 Back to School Letter and more detailed information about Parent Portal.

Have a great summer! See you back in school on September 2, 2026!

Air conditioning is planned for each of the four schools that do not have centralized AC: Wellesley Middle School and Bates, Fiske, and Schofield elementary schools. The School Committee’s goal is to provide air conditioning in these four buildings in the most cost-efficient manner while ensuring conditions that best support teaching and learning during the hottest periods of the school year. Funding for a feasibility study for this project was approved by Annual Town Meeting in April 2025. Following small-scale classroom pilot installations that outperformed expectations, the School Committee voted unanimously in May 2026 to support a plan that would upgrade electrical systems and utilize window units in classrooms and libraries. Read the study report. The Committee plans to request design funds at the Fall Special Town Meeting.

The WPS District Progress Report highlights the top stories and achievements from the Wellesley Public Schools during the 2024-25 school year as well as a review of progress toward the priorities outlined in the WPS 2023-28 Strategic Plan. Demographic information and peer district comparisons for MCAS, SAT and AP scores as well as other critical data are also included. In addition to a standard accessible version, which looks better on a desktop, the Progress Report has been formatted in an accessible version for mobile users.

New students entering Grades K-12 may begin the registration process for the 2026-27 school year through the Student Registration page. Children 5 years of age on or before August 31, 2026 are eligible to register for Kindergarten. Find your elementary school district using this tool.

Child Find: Under federal and state special education regulations, the Wellesley Public Schools has a responsibility to locate, identify, refer, evaluate, and if eligible, provide a free, appropriate, public education to students with disabilities who reside in the town of Wellesley. Click for more information.

• FY27 School Committee Voted Budget posted February 4, 2026 (528 pages)
• FY27 Administration’s Recommended Budget posted December 5, 2025 (512 pages)
• 2026-27 WPS Longitudinal Analysis
  • Executive Summary [Memo] [Slide Deck]
  • Full analysis
  • Supporting data is available in the FY27 Voted Budget
  • Slide Decks:
    • Personnel/Collective Bargaining and Enrollment/Class Size [Slide Deck]
    • Mandated Services and General Fund Expenditures [Slide Deck]
    • Transportation [slide deck]

WPS has transitioned our mass communication platform for emails, calls, and text messages from SchoolMessenger to ParentSquare. ParentSquare uses 1 email address and 1 phone number from PowerSchool for each parent/guardian/caregiver. Please check your contact information in the PowerSchool Parent Portal and delete any outdated phone numbers or emails to ensure you are receiving all communications. Reach out to portal@wellesleyps.org with any issues. Learn more about ParentSquare (PSQ).

With Lights Installed, Focus is on Preparing for Team Rooms – Since 2021, School Committee has endeavored to bring bathrooms, an upgraded concession stand, lights, improved sound system and team rooms – collectively known as Phase II Enhancements – to the Hunnewell Track & Field. The lights and sound were installed in Summer 2024, allowing for a full year of night games. Bathrooms and concession buildings were delivered in time for the Class of 2025’s graduation. The upcoming installation of Team Rooms will make up for the significant reductions that had to be made to the locker room and storage space in the 2008 design of Wellesley High School. The Town has the opportunity to fill in the final puzzle piece at the Fall 2025 Special Town Meeting on 11/3/25. With design completed, permitting secured, and bids in hand, School Committee will request funds for the construction of the Team Rooms (Article 7) — see Article 7 memo, presentation and handout. Should the funding request be approved, team Rooms are expected to come on-line in the Fall of 2026. Read more on the T&F Projects page.

Elementary Transfer Option Procedure, ADF Wellness Policy (no changes), Policy ADF – R Wellness Policy Implementation Guidelines, JECA – Middle School Pathway Exploration and JBB – Educational Equity

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