Community members are invited to the the Grand Opening celebration for the new Hardy School this Saturday, November 23. A brief ceremony at 10 a.m. will be followed by self-guided tours of the school, which will be available from 11… Continue Reading Tour the New Hardy School on November 23
Calendar Task Force Recommends 4-Holiday Model
On October 19, the Academic Calendar Task Force (ACTF) presented its recommendation to School Committee on the inclusion of religious and cultural holidays in the academic calendar starting in 2025-26. The School Committee is scheduled to deliberate during its next… Continue Reading Calendar Task Force Recommends 4-Holiday Model
2025-26 Voted Academic Calendar

The School Committee voted December 10 to adopt a new model for the inclusion of religious and cultural holidays in the academic calendar, starting with the 2025-26 school year. After deliberating for more than a month on the recommendations of… Continue Reading 2025-26 Voted Academic Calendar
Fiske Earns 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award

The Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School is one of 356 schools nationwide that has been recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools award winner! The prestigious awards are handed out each year… Continue Reading Fiske Earns 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award
Fiske Earns National Blue Ribbon School Award
The Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School is one of 356 schools nationwide recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools award winner. Fiske was one of nine schools in Massachusetts to earn the… Continue Reading Fiske Earns National Blue Ribbon School Award
WHS Plays ‘Under The Lights’ this Fall
Wellesley Public Schools is excited to debut the new, state-of-the-art lights on Hunnewell Field for WHS events this fall! Please mark your calendars for several WHS sporting events to be held “under the lights” over the next few months. They… Continue Reading WHS Plays ‘Under The Lights’ this Fall
Hunnewell Field Guidance for Night Games
Wellesley High School will debut the new, state-of-the-art lights on Hunnewell Field this fall. Attendees should make note of the available parking options for the 10 regular-season night sporting events, four of them for varsity football. We strongly encourage carpooling!… Continue Reading Hunnewell Field Guidance for Night Games
WPS Response to October 2019 Biased-Based Incidents
Message from Wellesley Middle School Principal Mark Ito: It is with deep concern that I share with you that a swastika was found in one of the boys’ bathrooms at the middle school in the evening hours, late last week.… Continue Reading WPS Response to October 2019 Biased-Based Incidents
Updated Attendance Procedures For 2024-25

Important updates to the WPS attendance procedures will become effective with the start of the 2024-25 school year. These updates include detailed new procedures on absences and tardies that will be included in all school handbooks. Improving student attendance is an important… Continue Reading Updated Attendance Procedures For 2024-25
Updated Attendance Procedures For 2024-25
In June, the Wellesley School Committee voted important updates to the WPS attendance procedures that will become effective with the start of the 2024-25 school year. These updates include detailed new procedures that will be included in all school handbooks.… Continue Reading Updated Attendance Procedures For 2024-25