Dear Colleagues,

I hope you each had a productive week.  I write to you having just left the annual “Acastock” concert at WHS.  This annual a cappella concert is always an extraordinary showcase of our students’ talent and this year was no exception. Many thanks to Dr. MacDonald for his leadership and empowerment of our student groups.

This week, the Town of Wellesley held its local election, which included two open seats on the School Committee.  Congratulations to Bob Sullivan and Costas Panagopoulos, who were elected from the group of four candidates. We look forward to our new colleagues joining our team and working on behalf of our students, staff, and families. 

I’m looking forward to meeting our newly registered Kindergarten families, whose students will be joining us this fall, at our kindergarten kick-off event at Fiske Saturday from 9am-11am. While our registration itself can still be completed online, we look forward to returning to an in-person welcome event to begin establishing a positive relationship with the families of our newest students.   

While I know it’s been hard to feel like we are actually moving away from winter, the surest sign of spring will be Saturday night, when we move our clocks forward an hour to “spring ahead” with daylight savings time.  I know we’ll have some tired members of our community on Monday morning, but count me among the people looking forward to later sunsets.  

Thanks for what you do each day to support our students and have a great weekend!     

Best, David

March 10 – School Committee Meeting

March 20 – Eid al-Fitr (Schools Closed)

March 24 – School Committee Meeting

April 4 – Good Friday (Schools Closed)

Alexandra Vendetti, EL Teacher at Fiske on the birth of her daughter Hazel, who was born on March 1.

Children of Unit A and B members residing outside of Wellesley shall be entitled to attend Wellesley Public Schools without charge for tuition on a space available basis (Article 14 WEA Unit A, Article 13 WEA Unit B).

March 6:  Interested eligible staff members may submit a letter of intent using the one-page application form online. 

May 1:  All applications are due to the District Registrar, late applications will not be accepted.

The district will review all applications in May and school placement decisions will be made in June. Placement decisions are made based on available space and staff will be notified of their school when decisions have been made. Once notified of a determination, applicants will be provided with access to the online registration forms. Registration of students is not completed until all forms have been received and approved by the District Registrar and Nurse.

If there are any questions, please reach out to the District Registrar, at registrar@wellesleyps.org. 

A survey will be sent out in mid-March to confirm currently enrolled faculty children will be returning in school year 2026-27.

For enrollment of younger faculty children, please contact Isabel Cashman cashmani@wellesleyps.org for PAWS Preschool or Heidi Marquedant marquedanth@wellesleyps.org for the WHS Child Lab Program.

The Wellesley Fitness & Health Department, in conjunction with The Wellesley Educators Association, is proud to host the 4th Annual Blood Drive for The American Red Cross

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: Sprague Elementary School, Wellesley MA 02482

Time: 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Members of the Town of Wellesley Contributory Retirement System (WCRS), please see the information below about upcoming elections.  Most members of Units C, D, & E as well as Van Drivers participate in the WCRS. (The overwhelming majority of teachers and other certified professionals participate in the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System (MTRS) and are not members of the WCRS).  

June 11, 2026 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Location: 525 Washington St., Wellesley, MA 

Purpose: To elect a member to the Wellesley Retirement Board in accordance with the provision of M.G.L. Chapter 32, 840 CMR 7.00.  Term of Office: Effective July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029 (3 years) 

Candidates/Nomination Papers: Any member in service or retired member may qualify as a candidate by filing with the Wellesley Retirement Board Office a nomination paper or papers containing the signature and address of at least twenty (20) members in service or retirees of the Wellesley Contributory Retirement System. Nomination papers are available from the Retirement Office. Please contact the Retirement Office at (781) 489-4238 or retirement@wellesleyma.gov.  Nomination papers are due no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday April 28, 2026. 

Absentee Ballots: Absentee Ballots will be mailed to all retirees. Absentee ballots are also available for active and inactive members if requests are received in writing on or before June 3, 2026. Absentee ballots shall be counted only if received by the Board no later than closing of the polls at 6:00 p.m. on June 11, 2026. 

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the Retirement Board, please contact Lynn Whynot at (781) 489-4238 or lwhynot@wellesleyma.gov. 

Preparation courses to review core material covered in the designated MTEL

Asynchronous and Hybrid options

1 undergraduate credit per course for $297

Register, by May 1, 2026, by completing this form

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