CORONAVIRUS CASE UPDATE FROM WELLESLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WELLESLEY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2020 Following trends throughout the Commonwealth, the Wellesley Health Department today announced that COVID-19 cases are increasing in our community and at our colleges. Officials are… Continue Reading Update from Wellesley Schools & Health Depts.
WHS Moving to Full Remote Learning
November 11, 2020 Dear Members of the Wellesley Community, As a result of our weekly COVID-19 surveillance testing in the Wellesley Public Schools (WPS), today we have confirmed six positive cases at Wellesley High School. There is strong evidence linking… Continue Reading WHS Moving to Full Remote Learning
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1-31-20
Colleagues, We recently announced the bittersweet news that Hardy Principal Charlene Cook will be retiring at the end of the year. Charlene’s career in public education has spanned three decades, the last seven of which have been here in Wellesley.… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1-31-20
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1-24-20
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!!! Calendar 01/28/20 – School Committee Meeting – Town Hall – 6:30 pm 02/11/20 – School Committee Meeting – Town Hall – 6:30 pm 02/17-02/21/20 – February Break – No School 02/25/20 – School Committee Meeting… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1-24-20
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1-17-20
Colleagues, This was a very busy week and in particular, I want to thank the many WMS and WHS colleagues who attended the joint PTO/PTSO meeting in Boston on Tuesday night. Each year, this is a chance to maintain an… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1-17-20
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1-10-20
Colleagues, Happy Friday! On Tuesday night this week, we made several important presentations to the School Committee on our district progress. The first was an overview of our 2019 MCAS results. As you know, MCAS has never represented our gold… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1-10-20
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1-3-20
Colleagues, Happy new year! I hope you each enjoyed the holiday break and found some down-time among the many festivities and family gatherings. I also hope our two-day week has allowed you to ease into the new year and get… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1-3-20
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/20/19
Colleagues, As I was enjoying the amazing WHS Winter Concert last night, I was reminded of so many great things about our district. First, that we continue to believe in the power of a holistic education. Opportunities such as those… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/20/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/13/19
Colleagues, I’m happy to report a very positive outcome from Monday night’s Special Town Meeting, where detailed design funds for a new Hunnewell Elementary School were approved by an 82 percent margin. This overwhelming support was the result of work… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/13/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/06/19 Rev
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND! Calendar 12/10 or 12/11/19 – School Committee Meeting – Town Hall – 6:30 pm 12/23/19-1/1/20 – Winter Break – No School 01/06/20 – WEF Grant Applications Deadline 01/07/20 – School Committee Meeting – Town Hall – 6:30… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/06/19 Rev