Superintendent’s Bulletin

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  It was certainly a busy one.  A Special Town Meeting convened on Monday and Tuesday night at WHS.  While there were no school-specific items on the warrant, among the items that… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/25/24

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  Last week, the district presented its annual MCAS report to the School Committee.  While MCAS is certainly not the only assessment of our work, it does provide important trend data, which… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/18/24

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  I want to thank the members of our high school staff for a terrific back-to-school night last evening at WHS!  There was such a great “buzz” among parents and caregivers after… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/11/24

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week and Shanah Tova to all of our staff members who observed Rosh Hashanah!  I’d like our school community to be extremely mindful that the upcoming, one-year anniversary of the October 7th… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/4/24

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week (and thank you to our WMS staff for hosting their back-to-school night last evening!). I wanted to share an important reminder about cybersecurity.  Recently, a “phishing” attack that used a compromised… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 9/27/24

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week. I wanted to take a moment to highlight the important role that our parent organizations play in supporting our work in WPS.  This of course begins with our PTOs, who provide… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 9/20/24

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  Our back-to-school nights have now started and will run for the next several weeks.  Thank you all for your efforts to make these evenings positive engagement opportunities with our parents and… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 9/13/24

Colleagues, I hope you enjoyed the Labor Day weekend and that you are starting to get your sea legs back in our second week of the new year.  We were incredibly saddened by yet another school shooting this week that… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 9/6/24

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive first week of school to start the 2024-25 school year! I was delighted to welcome you back on Monday during our all-staff kickoff.  Weren’t our students terrific in leading off the program?… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 8/30/24

Have a great summer! Calendar June 14 – Last Day of School for Teachers June 18 – School Committee Meeting June 19 – Juneteenth (Offices closed) 403(B)/457 Fund Contribution Limits The limit for 403(b) and 457 contributions for calendar year… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 6/14/24