Author: Amy Ritterbusch

Colleagues, I had a chance to attend the WHS Evolutions exhibition night this week. Once again, I find the student creativity in this program to be remarkable. Project subject matter included a detailed history (and model) of the Japanese battleship… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 01/20/17

Colleagues, In my opening remarks at our District Professional Development Day in November, I referenced the recent trip I took to China with other American educators. The program in which we were participating is called “China Bridge” and is aimed… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 01/13/17

Colleagues, Happy New Year! I hope you had a relaxing winter break and that your first week back in 2017 was a productive one. Over the break, I kept my promise—or at least my intention—of being unplugged, and while I… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 01/06/17

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