Wellesley Public Schools
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Superintendent’s Bulletin

 
Enjoy the Weekend!

Calendar
10/20/15 – School Committee Meeting – 7 pm  – Town Hall
10/21/15 – School Committee Working Meeting – 8:30 am – Superintendent’s Conference Room
10/21/15 – School Committee Community Forum – SFC Recommendations for HHU – 7 pm – Town Hall
10/27/15 – Flu Clinic – 3:00-4:30 pm – Board of Health Office – 90 Washington Street
10/28/15 – Flu Clinic – 2:30-4:30 pm – Board of Health Office – 90 Washington Street
10/30/15 – Deadline for PD Day Proposals
11/1/15 –   Deadline for Submission of Salary Lane Change Letters of Intent (see below)
11/9/15 –   School Committee Meeting – 7 pm, Town Hall
11/11/15 – Veterans’ Day – Schools Closed
11/12/15 – The Forum: A conversation on Girls and Stress – 7 pm – Dana Hall School
11/17/15 – School Committee Meeting – 7 pm Town HallCONGRATULATIONS to Kati Okoshi (Sprague Special Educator) on the birth of her daughter, Kaiya Lena Okoshi, on October 15, 2015.
FLU CLINIC INFORMATION

The Wellesley Board of Health is offering flu vaccine for all school staff.  Please bring your insurance card and an optional $10.00 donation to the “Healthy Wellesley Fund” would be most appreciated.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015  3:00pm – 4:30pm
Wednesday, October 28, 2015  2:30pm – 4:30pm
Location:    Wellesley Board of Health
                   Warren Building – 2nd floor
                   90 Washington Street

Presenters will repeat their presentation twice during the day, for audiences of no more than 20 colleagues at a time. Ten minutes of Q&A/discussion will follow each presentation.Collaboration is encouraged! Present with a colleague.  Presenters receive 10 PDPs.Submit a ProposalProposal deadline: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30THPlease join the Wellesley College Education Department

in welcoming Diane Silvers Ravitch ’60 who will speak about

How to RUIN or REVIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION

Thursday, October 22, 7:30 PM, Wellesley College, Alumnae Hall Auditorium

This event is free and open to the public.

The Forum:  A Conversation on Girls and Stress
Thursday, November 12, 7 – 8:30 pm
Dana Hall School, Wellesley
The Forum at Dana Hall School is a symposium series designed to examine a topic of particular relevance to girls and girls education.  The first symposium will focus on adolescent girls and stress.  Click here for additional information and the list of participating panelists.​

Letters of Intent to Change Lanes Due by November 1st

All professional staff  who expect to receive a Master’s degree, M+30, or M+60/Doctorate during the 2016-17 School Year, must send formal notification of intent to change salary lanes to Addie Doherty dohertya@wellesleyps.org, no later than November 1, 2015.  The notification should include:  current lane, proposed lane, and the school year (2016-17) in which you hope to change lanes.  This early notification deadline is required so that provisions for anticipated salary lane changes may be included within the new fiscal year budget.  Please note: The list does not carry forward.  You must provide written notice each year until you have achieved the desired lane change.  
Teachers for Safe SchoolsTeachers for Safe Schools is a group of Wellesley Public School staff that work to consciously create, support and encourage a school climate that is safe professionally and emotionally, and allows for staff of all sexual orientations and gender expressions to be acknowledged and respected.  For more information or questions, please contact Ilene Sharpe, WMS Health and Wellness Teacher or Margaret Flitsch, Sprague Fitness and Health Teacher.  
Professional Development OpportunitiesWellesleyPD

  • Your username for WellesleyPD now matches the format of your WPS gmail address (lastnamefirstinitial).
  • Fall course offerings may be viewed by selecting “Offerings” from the menu on the left side of the screen.
​​WPS Internal Job Postings on District Website

Please be aware that we added a new feature called “Internal Job Postings” under the Faculty tab of the District’s website.  We will post all of our internal jobs under this website tab. Therefore, you will no longer see internal job postings in the bulletin. This new way of posting will allow us to post internal positions any day of the week.
 
Wellesley Public Schools • Wellesley, Massachusetts www.wellesley.k12.ma.us/district/superintendent David Lussier, Superintendent

The Superintendent’s Bulletin is posted weekly on Fridays on our website. It provides timely, relevant information about meetings, professional development opportunities, curriculum and program development, grant awards, and School Committee news. The bulletin is also the official vehicle for job postings. Please read the bulletin regularly and use it to inform colleagues of meetings and other school news.

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Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/16/15