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
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 2/8/19
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to report that the School Committee voted to approve our recommended budget on Tuesday night, reflecting a 3.65 percent increase over the current fiscal year. With this important milestone reached, we now continue down the… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 2/8/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 2/1/19
Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone had a good week. It’s certainly a busy time with a new semester starting, grade-level transition events occurring, and elementary progress reports going home. Please know how much I appreciate your good work on all… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 2/1/19