Author: School Messenger

Dear Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  This was Teacher Appreciation week across the country, with educators being honored for the vital role they play in the lives of our students.  In two of the staff coffees… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 5/9/25

Dear Colleagues, I hope your first week back from the April vacation was a good one. The beautiful spring weather we’ve had has been wonderful as we enter the final leg of the school year.   I want to acknowledge the… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 5/2/25

Dear Colleagues, I know the bookends of this week have important spiritual resonance with many members of our community with Passover last weekend and Good Friday and Easter this weekend. This Monday, of course, is another noteworthy day with the… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 4/17/25

Dear Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  At Wellesley’s annual Town Meeting this week, funding was approved for a feasibility study to examine the addition of air conditioning to Bates, Fiske, Schofield, and the Middle School.  The… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 4/11/25

Dear Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  Each year, once we transition to April, the final months of the school year always seem to move at light-speed!  This week, Wellesley’s annual Town Meeting got underway with lengthy… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 4/4/25

Dear Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive final week of March.  I loved receiving an update from the organizers of the annual “Plunge for Elodie,” which occurred last weekend at Morses Pond. This event raises awareness and funds… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 3/28/25

Dear Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week. I know the news of yesterday’s executive order aimed at eliminating the U.S. Department of Education is disconcerting on many levels.  This begins with the uncertain status of important federal… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 3/21/25

Dear Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  Following last week’s town elections, the School Committee welcomed new member, Illana Nissenbaum, who joined the Committee this Tuesday for her first meeting.  Sharon Clarke was also elected to complete… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 3/14/25

Have a great weekend! (And don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead on Sunday!) Calendar March 11 – School Committee Meeting March 18 – School Committee Meeting March 31 – Eid al-Fitr (Schools Closed) Timeline for WPS Enrollment of Faculty… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 3/7/25

Dear Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  I know that in the current environment, members of our community feel more vulnerable than ever in light of continued messaging and direction from the federal government calling into question… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 2/28/25