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
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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
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1/25/19
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND! Calendar1/29/19 – Hunnewell Project Public Forum – 7 pm – Hunnewell Gym2/05/19 – School Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm – Town Hall2/18-2/22/19 – Winter Break – No School2/26/19 – School Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm –… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1/25/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1/18/19
Dear Colleagues, It appears that my hopes for a near snowless winter will not come to pass. Fortunately, the storm will be coming in over the weekend, which will create the least disruption to our schedule and give us a… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1/18/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1/11/19
Have a Great Weekend! Calendar1/15/19 – School Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm – Town Hall1/21/19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School1/22/19 – School Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm – WPD Kingsbury Room2/05/19 – School Committee Meeting –… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1/11/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1/4/19
Dear Colleagues, Happy new year and welcome to 2019! I hope you each had a safe and restful break and that you are finding your post-holiday sea legs during this relatively short first week back. January will be an important… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 1/4/19
Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/21/18
Dear Colleagues, The thermometer outside is reading 64 degrees right now with steady rain. It feels more like April than the start of winter! Before you head out to a well-deserved holiday break, I wanted to share my thanks for… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin: 12/21/18