Updated May 16, 2023 Please see May 13, 2023 Joint Statement by the Wellesley School Committee and the Wellesley Educators Association Timeline Collective bargaining for all five units of the Wellesley Educators Association (WEA) began in February 2022. While progress… Continue Reading Collective Bargaining Information
05-11-2023 Statement from the Wellesley School Committee
Dear Members of the WPS Community: We are writing to inform you that the Wellesley School Committee has filed a strike petition with the Department of Labor Relations this evening to prevent the Wellesley Educators Association from engaging in an… Continue Reading 05-11-2023 Statement from the Wellesley School Committee
05-09-2023 Update on Negotiations
Dear Members of the WPS Community, We are writing to update you on the status of collective bargaining with the Wellesley Educators Association, and to share with you a detailed look at the package we presented on behalf of the… Continue Reading 05-09-2023 Update on Negotiations
Parental Leave
The Committee has offered significant additional parental leave benefits from the most recent contractual agreement with the WEA (2019-2022), which provided three weeks to the non-birthing parent but 8-12 weeks to birthing and adoptive parents to be paid out of… Continue Reading Parental Leave
Elementary Specialists
Elementary Specialists The WEA initially requested that as of July 1, all specialist teachers at the elementary level (art, music, library, physical education) be guaranteed 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions at each elementary school. The School Committee could not support… Continue Reading Elementary Specialists
Secondary Office Hours
The current contract states that at the secondary level, all teachers should be available after their last scheduled class to meet with students who request help. The School Committee has requested that classroom teachers offer and post in advance a… Continue Reading Secondary Office Hours
Elementary Prep & Planning Time
It is important to note that the School Committee has no plans – and has never proposed – to take away any of the contractual individual prep and planning time currently used by teachers. Elementary classroom teachers currently have access… Continue Reading Elementary Prep & Planning Time
Due Process
The School Committee has agreed to the WEA’s following proposed language in the Unit C contract: “after the completion of an initial 90-day probationary period, no employee shall be disciplined or dismissed during the current school year without just cause.”… Continue Reading Due Process
Before-School Elementary Supervision
Students begin arriving at elementary schools at 8:15 a.m. prior to the start of the day at 8:30 a.m. Elementary principals have found it challenging to provide supervision during this window, as by contract teachers cannot be assigned a duty… Continue Reading Before-School Elementary Supervision
4-09-2023 Update on Negotiations
Dear Members of the WPS Community: We wanted to provide you with an update on the status of contract negotiations between the School Committee and the Wellesley Educators Association (WEA). The School Committee (SC) and the WEA held our third… Continue Reading 4-09-2023 Update on Negotiations