Author: Amy Ritterbusch

Happy Thanksgiving! Calendar 11/23/16 – Flexible Spending Accounts Sign Up Deadline (see details below) 11/23/16 – Early Release – Thanksgiving Break 11/28/16 – Professional Day 11/29/16 – School Committee Meeting – 7 pm – Town Hall Condolences Condolences to Deb Karagoezian… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/18/16

Colleagues, I am producing my bulletin early this week as I am leaving for China on Wednesday with a group of New England superintendents and other educators. While there, we will be meeting with education officials and visiting a number… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/09/16

Dear Colleagues, We are looking forward to our all-staff Professional Development Day on November 28th. We have a great speaker lined up and we plan to focus on our social and emotional health. Please see the following message from Assistant… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/04/16

Colleagues, Among the many strategies we are employing to address issues of race and diversity in our district is to increase the diversity of our teaching staff. I remember being struck some years ago by the possibility that some of… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/28/16

Colleagues, This week we lost a dear member of the WPS family. Rosanne Sannicandro, a WHS Guidance Counselor, had been battling cancer and had taken a leave this fall to attend to her medical treatment. We recently learned that her… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/21/16

Colleagues, Last weekend I attended a Superintendents Roundtable meeting in Washington, DC. Among the speakers at the convening was Dr. Tony Bryk, the President of the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching and Learning. Tony spent the bulk of his time highlighting… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/14/16

Enjoy the Long Weekend! Calendar 10/14/16 – WEF Grant Applications Due 10/17/16 – Lane Change 101 – 2:45 pm – Supt. Conf Room – See details below 10/18/16 – School Committee Meeting – 7 pm – Town Hall 10/26/16 –… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/7/16

​​​​​​​Colleagues, I must admit that I succumbed earlier in the year than normal and turned on the heat in the house this week. Fall has certainly arrived! There are two events this weekend that I want to be sure to… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 09/30/16

Colleagues, ​​​​​​​I’ve been following the numerous news stories from around the region about school approaches to homework. There seems to be a growing trend, particularly at the elementary level, to reduce—or completely eliminate—homework in order to reduce student stress levels,… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 09/23/16

Colleagues, Imagine receiving notice that there has been an accident in front of one of our schools that has resulted in hazardous waste leaking onto the street creating a chemical cloud that is rapidly spreading with the wind. Along with… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 09/16/16