Wellesley Public Schools

Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone had a productive week.  As you likely know, the group Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal lawsuit against WPS earlier this year.  If you are unfamiliar with PDE, this is a Washington-based advocacy group… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 02/11/22

Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone had a productive week.  As noted in our weekly COVID message, we will be shifting to a new viral testing program beginning next week with the distribution of at-home testing kits every other week.  Because… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 01/21/22

Dear Colleagues, I know the first two weeks of 2022 have been extremely challenging for our district with a number of student and staff absences.  I am grateful for everyone’s flexibility and collaboration as we have worked together to keep… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 01/14/22

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND! Calendar 12/24/21 – 1/2/22 – December Break 1/03/22 – School Reopens 1/11/22 – School Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm 1/17/22 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School 1/25/22 – School Committee Meeting – 6:30… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/17/21

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  On Thursday I, along with a number of WPS administrators, participated in a second, full-day training with Mike Mattos focused on our approach to multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), sometimes referred… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/10/21

Dear Colleagues, This was quite a week of professional learning.  Our Professional Development Day on Monday opened with a powerful and timely keynote address from Zaretta Hammond, who reminded us that our approach to culturally responsive teaching will be incomplete… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/03/21

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, we held vaccination clinics for students ages 5-11.  The response was overwhelming and approximately 700 slots across both days were reserved within a matter of hours.  Thanks… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 11/19/21

Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.  On Tuesday night, we presented our annual MCAS report to the School Committee.  (Special thanks to Sandy Trach and Dr. Anne Beauchamp for their preparation and presentation.) While I know there… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 11/12/21