Dear Colleagues, Happy new year and welcome to 2019! I hope you each had a safe and restful break and that you are finding your post-holiday sea legs during this relatively short first week back. January will be an important… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1/4/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/21/18
Dear Colleagues, The thermometer outside is reading 64 degrees right now with steady rain. It feels more like April than the start of winter! Before you head out to a well-deserved holiday break, I wanted to share my thanks for… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/21/18
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/14/18
Dear Colleagues, Last Friday I attended the annual METCO Director’s conference along with a sizeable contingent of Wellesley staff. As is the case each year, we were challenged to consider a number of important issues related to our diversity, equity, and… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/14/18
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 11/30/18
Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone has recovered from last week’s turkey dinners and leftovers! We had a very successful professional learning day on Monday and I want to thank the more than 70 educators who led the 50+ sessions for… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 11/30/18
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 11/21/18
Dear Colleagues, As we prepare to head out for the holiday, please accept my best wishes for a happy and restful Thanksgiving. I remain profoundly grateful to work with such an incredible team of educators who remain committed to our… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 11/21/18
Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/16/18
Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone traveled safely to work today. I’m not really a big fan of snow before I have recycled my pumpkins from Halloween! I want to give a huge shout-out to the staff and students for their… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/16/18
Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/9/18
Dear Colleagues, I attended a Global Education Symposium last Saturday in Cambridge hosted by EF and wanted to share a few observations: The skills-based competencies that forward-thinking countries like Finland and Singapore have identified for their education systems map closely… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/9/18
Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/2/18
Dear Colleagues, What a challenging week for our nation. Last weekend, we learned of the horrific shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where one man’s virulent antisemitism led to the murder of eleven people. As the week… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/2/18
Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/26/18
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!! Calendar 10/30/18 – School Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm – Kingsbury Rm. WPD 11/01/18 – Deadline to Submit Notice of Intent for Lane Change 11/12/18 – Veterans’ Day Observed – No School 11/20/18 – School Committee… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/26/18
Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/19/18
Dear Colleagues, On Thursday we welcomed new Commissioner of Education, Jeff Riley, to the Wellesley Public Schools. Jeff visited with students and staff at Wellesley High School and engaged in great conversations on student stress levels, diversity and equity, recruiting teachers,… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/19/18