Author: Amy Ritterbusch

Colleagues, Our budget work continued this week with several days of detailed conversations with the School Committee going through the major areas of our budget proposals for next year. I’m so appreciative that our committee takes the time to understand… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 12/23/16

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! Calendar 12/26/16-1/2/17: Winter Break 1/10/17 – School Committee Meeting – 7 pm – Town Hall 1/24/17 – School Committee Meeting and Budget Public Hearing – 7 pm – Town Hall ​​​​​​​ Baby News!!! Congratulations to Rachel… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 12/16/16

Colleagues: Our recent cold weather and light snow are reminders that winter is starting! Last night’s Winter Concert at WHS was another! It’s amazing to think that approximately 20 percent of our WHS student population participates in the Choral Program.… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 12/09/16

Dear Colleagues: Happy Friday! I hope everyone found Monday’s professional development day valuable. Based on the feedback we have received so far, the themes of the day really seemed to resonate. In particular, the keynote by Catherine Steiner-Adair challenged us… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 12/02/16

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