Author: Amy Ritterbusch

ENJOY THE WEEKEND! Calendar 05/09/17 – C & I Proposals Due (Deadline Extended) 05/09/17 – Meeting RE: Investigation Followup – 5:00 – 6:00 pm (Note New Date) 05/09/17 – SC Meeting – 7 pm – Town Hall 05/12/17 – Open… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 05/05/2017

Dear Colleagues: I hope everyone had an enjoyable and restful April break. I especially want to thank the members of our staff who served as chaperones for field trips last week—and throughout the year! Our programs so often extend beyond… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 04/28/2017

HAVE A GREAT APRIL BREAK! Calendar 04/07 – 04/26 – K-12 Art Show – Wellesley Free Library 04/14 – 04/21/17 – School Vacation Week​​​​​​​​​​ 04/25/17 – Annual Town Meeting (cont’d) WMS – 7 pm ​​​​​​​ 05/01/17 – Deadline for non-resident… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 04/14/2017

Colleagues, Last night at WHS, our graduating seniors from the METCO Program offered reflections on their time in Wellesley. This is the second year we have organized this program and once again I believe everyone in the audience experienced a… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 04/07/2017

Colleagues, This week, Wellesley’s Annual Town Meeting convened for its first two nights. (For those who don’t know, Wellesley has a representative town meeting format with 240 elected Town Meeting Members representing eight precincts.) After presenting our budget for FY2018… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 03/31/2017

Have a Great Weekend! Calendar 03/27/17 – Annual Town Meeting Begins – 7 pm 03/30/17 – Conversation on Race – 7 pm WHS Library​​​​​​​​​​ 04/12/17 – Footnotes Dance Performance – 7 pm WHS Auditorium​​​​​​​​​​ Condolences to Joni Magee (Sprague ELL… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 03/24/2017

Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone had a good week. Snow days are always challenging when we are so close to Spring! The 50th Anniversary of Wellesley’s participation in METCO has given us a rich opportunity to examine our attitudes toward… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 03/17/2017

Colleagues, This week marked some important transitions on our School Committee. First and foremost, Wendy Paul concluded two terms—6 years—of providing extraordinary leadership to our community. During this time, Wendy was involved in a number of complex issues and, in… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 03/10/2017

Colleagues, I hope everyone had a restful February break. I had the pleasure of joining a small group of WPS students from Boy Scout Troop 185 and its affiliated Venture Crew on a camping/hiking trip to northern Minnesota near the… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 03/03/2017

Have a Safe and Restful February Break! Calendar ​​​​​​​2/20-2/24/17 – School Vacation Week 2/27/17 (Mon) – School Committee Meeting – 7 pm – Town Hall 03/10/17 – Deadline for WEF Spring Grant Applications ​​​​​​​03/14/17 – School Committee Meeting – 7… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 2/17/2017