Dear Colleagues, With April vacation now behind us, I know the next 6-7 weeks are always very busy as we approach the end of the school year. I want to give a special shout out this week to two groups… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 4/26/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 4/12/19
Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone is ready for a well-deserved April vacation and a special shout-out to all of our marathon runners on Monday. (Send me photos!) Before we head out at the end of the day, I wanted to… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 4/12/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 4/5/19
Dear Colleagues, This was certainly a busy week for Wellesley High School. First, the NEASC accreditation team arrived at WHS on Sunday to begin an intensive 3.5 day visit to examine our self-study and learn more about our work within… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 4/5/19
District Progress Reports
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 3/29/19
Dear Colleagues, On Tuesday night, Town Meeting voted to approve an FY20 budget for WPS reflecting a 3.5 percent increase. (A motion to restore the budget to the original 3.65 percent increase did not pass.) We are hoping that there… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 3/29/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 3/22/19
Dear Colleagues, On Monday and Tuesday evening next week, Annual Town Meeting will convene at the Middle School and we will be presenting the WPS budget for FY 2020. Earlier this week I provided an update to staff on the status… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 3/22/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 3/15/19
Dear Colleagues, With just over a week to go until Town Meeting begins, we find ourselves in unfamiliar budget territory. Recently, and without notice to the School Committee, the Board of Selectman reduced the School Department’s FY20 budget from a… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 3/15/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 3/8/19
Dear Colleagues, Today I am reflecting on a challenging week with regard to our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) efforts. The hateful email received by one of our colleagues at WHS has once again raised our awareness that racism exists… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 3/8/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 3/1/19
Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone had a restful February break. It would appear that March may be a snowy month as it was last year. I hope I am wrong. As you know, we are in the process of developing… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 3/1/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 2/15/19 REVISED
Dear Colleagues, Some of you may be familiar with the Marshall Memo, a weekly summary of recent education research and articles that provides a great overview of timely topics in our field. In this week’s edition, there is a great… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 2/15/19 REVISED