Dear Colleagues,

Happy Halloween! I know there was a great deal of student energy around the district today in anticipation of trick-or-treating tonight. (I’m glad a night of candy consumption will be followed by two weekend days!) 

With the prospect of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ending today, WPS is coordinating with the Town of Wellesley to publicize a list of community resources we can share with families later today. I appreciate everyone’s vigilance, responsiveness and discretion as we become aware of members of our community who may be impacted by these developments and whom we can help with targeted support. 

A special thanks to all of our staff and parent volunteers who helped make our Middle School Fall Dance and WHS Homecoming Weekend such a great success last weekend.  

Finally, don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour on Sunday as daylight savings time ends this weekend.

Thanks for what you do for our students and community each day. Have a great weekend! 

Best, David

November 5 – School Committee Meeting

November 11 – Veterans’ Day (Schools & Offices Closed)

November 18 – School Committee Meeting

November 19 – WEF Spelling Bee

November 27-28 – Thanksgiving Recess (Schools & Offices Closed)

December 1 – Professional Day (Schools Closed)

One more week to complete both the ArxEd/Litix HR training and the CyberSecurity/KnowBe4 training. Both are due by October 31.

The Lane Change Intention Form must be submitted by November 1st to indicate an intent to change lanes at the start of the following school year. You will receive a notification confirming the submission of your form. Please keep this for your records. The list does not carry over from year to year, so you must submit a new intention form each year until you successfully change lanes.

The WHS Child Lab is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 school year. Children who will be three years old or four years old by September 1st, 2026 are eligible to apply. Please contact Heidi Marquedant at marquedanth@wellesleyps.org for an application. All applications are due by November 14th.

The Town of Wellesley offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support employees and their families.  Effective July 1, 2025, CMG Associates is the new EAP provider (see announcement). Employees may want to access the EAP because of emotional difficulties, life stress, family difficulties, concerns about substance abuse or other addictive behavior, legal or financial problems, or other personal issues. The EAP is completely free, confidential, and available at all times (day or night, weekdays, weekends, and holidays). Employees may call CMG Associates at 888-851-7032, or they may visit www.cmgassociates.com, click on the link entitled EAP Log-In, and use the User ID: WELL.

SMART Plan (457 Voluntary Retirement Savings) 

May make changes throughout the year through the company.

Work directly through US Omni and the SMART Plan.

Email AskHR@Wellesleyps.org. The Human Resources Department is happy to assist you.  

For all Internal Job Postings, please go to “Internal Job Postings” under the Faculty tab of the District’s website. How to Apply for WPS Internal Job Postings as a New Internal Applicant