It is important to note that the School Committee has no plans – and has never proposed – to take away any of the contractual individual prep and planning time currently used by teachers. Elementary classroom teachers currently have access… Continue Reading Elementary Prep & Planning Time
Due Process
The School Committee has agreed to the WEA’s following proposed language in the Unit C contract: “after the completion of an initial 90-day probationary period, no employee shall be disciplined or dismissed during the current school year without just cause.”… Continue Reading Due Process
Before-School Elementary Supervision
Students begin arriving at elementary schools at 8:15 a.m. prior to the start of the day at 8:30 a.m. Elementary principals have found it challenging to provide supervision during this window, as by contract teachers cannot be assigned a duty… Continue Reading Before-School Elementary Supervision
4-09-2023 Update on Negotiations
Dear Members of the WPS Community: We wanted to provide you with an update on the status of contract negotiations between the School Committee and the Wellesley Educators Association (WEA). The School Committee (SC) and the WEA held our third… Continue Reading 4-09-2023 Update on Negotiations
4-05-2023 Letter from the School Committee
Dear Members of the WPS Community, On Monday evening, April 3, Town Meeting voted to approve the Fiscal Year 2024 omnibus budget for the Town of Wellesley, which included the School Committee’s budget for next year. As part of this… Continue Reading 4-05-2023 Letter from the School Committee
3-23-2023 Update on Negotiations
To Members of the WPS Community, We wanted to give you an update on the status of negotiations with the Wellesley Educators Association (WEA). Thus far we have had two mediation sessions with a state-appointed mediator in an effort to… Continue Reading 3-23-2023 Update on Negotiations
3-1-2023 Letter from the School Committee
Dear Members of the WPS Community: We are writing to provide you with a significant update on the status of collective bargaining with the Wellesley Educators Association (WEA). Representatives from the School Committee and the WEA resumed bargaining on February… Continue Reading 3-1-2023 Letter from the School Committee
2-10-23 Update on Status of Negotiations
Dear Members of the WPS Community, We would like to provide the community with an update on the current status of our ongoing negotiations with the Wellesley Educators Association (WEA). Representatives from the School Committee and the WEA met on… Continue Reading 2-10-23 Update on Status of Negotiations
2-2-2023 Update from the School Committee on Negotiations
To Members of the WPS Community, We wanted to share a further update on our negotiations with the Wellesley Educators Association (WEA). We are looking forward to meeting with the WEA on Wednesday, February 8, to continue our negotiations and… Continue Reading 2-2-2023 Update from the School Committee on Negotiations
Dr. Kevin McDonald, WHS Choral Director, to Receive State Award
The Wellesley Public Schools Performing Arts Department is excited to announce that Wellesley High School Choral Director Dr. Kevin McDonald has been selected to receive the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) Lowell Mason Award for 2023. The Lowell Mason Award… Continue Reading Dr. Kevin McDonald, WHS Choral Director, to Receive State Award