Author: School Messenger

Dear Colleagues, Welcome to April!  I hope everyone had a productive week.  It’s certainly been a busy one in WPS.  First, I am pleased to report that the WPS FY’2023 Budget was officially passed at Town Meeting on Tuesday night… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 04/01/22

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!!! Calendar 3/28-4/5/22 – Annual Town Meeting – 7 pm 3/31/22 – Deadline for ESY Program Employment Applications 4/12/22 – School Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm (TBC) 4/15/22 – Good Friday – No School 4/18-4/22/22 – April Break… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 03/25/22

Dear Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  I know this was a particularly difficult time for our Hunnewell community as it mourned the loss of one of our parents.  Any time tragedy strikes, I am so proud… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 03/18/22

Dear Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  As you know, next week marks an important milestone in our pandemic recovery as we make a number of transitions related to our COVID mitigation practices.  This comes almost exactly… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 03/04/22

Dear Colleagues, I hope you are all well and had a productive week across the district.  For those of you following our local government affairs, you may know that a Citizen’s Petition, which garnered the required 15 signatures, will be… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 02/18/22

Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone had a productive week.  As you likely know, the group Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal lawsuit against WPS earlier this year.  If you are unfamiliar with PDE, this is a Washington-based advocacy group… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 02/11/22

Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone had a productive week.  As noted in our weekly COVID message, we will be shifting to a new viral testing program beginning next week with the distribution of at-home testing kits every other week.  Because… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 01/21/22

Dear Colleagues, I know the first two weeks of 2022 have been extremely challenging for our district with a number of student and staff absences.  I am grateful for everyone’s flexibility and collaboration as we have worked together to keep… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 01/14/22

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND! Calendar 12/24/21 – 1/2/22 – December Break 1/03/22 – School Reopens 1/11/22 – School Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm 1/17/22 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School 1/25/22 – School Committee Meeting – 6:30… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/17/21