What’s New

The FY26 Recommended Budget was presented to the School Committee at its December 10 meeting (see presentation slides and meeting recording). The budget hearing is scheduled for January 21, with a vote to follow on January 28.

The School Committee voted December 10 to adopt a new model for the inclusion of religious and cultural holidays in the academic calendar, starting with the 2025-26 school year. After deliberating for more than a month on the recommendations of… Continue Reading 2025-26 Voted Academic Calendar

The Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School is one of 356 schools nationwide that has been recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools award winner! The prestigious awards are handed out each year… Continue Reading Fiske Earns 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award

Wellesley Public Schools is excited to debut the new, state-of-the-art lights on Hunnewell Field for WHS events this fall, starting September 10! Please mark your calendars for several WHS sporting events to be held “under the lights” over the next few… Continue Reading WHS Plays ‘Under The Lights’ this Fall

Isolation is no longer required for those testing positive with COVID-19. Please see this Frequently Asked Questions document on the WPS Nursing website for further information and guidance. Students and staff should stay home if they are ill, regardless of… Continue Reading COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Illnesses

Important updates to the WPS attendance procedures will become effective with the start of the 2024-25 school year. These updates include detailed new procedures on absences and tardies that will be included in all school handbooks. Improving student attendance is an important… Continue Reading Updated Attendance Procedures For 2024-25

On May 21 in the courtyard of Wellesley High School, Gov. Maura Healey and Sec. Kate Walsh of the Department of Health and Human Services announced a new initiative supporting students’ mental health. The Healey-Driscoll administration will make an unprecedented… Continue Reading Gov. Healey Announces Mental Health Initiative at WHS

The updated Elementary School Districts Map will take effect at the start of the 2024-25 school year, with the closing of Upham School and the opening of the new Hardy School. Please read Updated Elementary Redistricting Map Voted January 2024… Continue Reading Redistricting Update for 2024-25 School Year

Kindergarten: For children 5 years of age on or before August 31, 2024. Click for Registration Forms, Required Documents and More Information. Grades 1-12:  For Grades 1 through 12, please see more information, forms and document requirements. Child Find: Under federal… Continue Reading New Student Registration 2024-25

As the Wellesley Public Schools prepares to open new Hunnewell and Hardy schools, a detailed schedule of events has been created and shared with the community. The new Hunnewell opened Monday, February 26, 2024, with the new Hardy scheduled to… Continue Reading Elementary School Projects Update