Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week. (I know that four-day weeks often feel more frenetic in their pace!) On Wednesday night, the Wellesley Education Foundation hosted its annual spelling bee, which is not only an important fund-raiser… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/15/24
Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/8/24
Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week. For the past few days, I’ve been attending the annual superintendent/school committee conference in Hyannis. As you might imagine, everyone has been trying to process and make meaning of Tuesday’s election… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/8/24
Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/1/24
Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week. Earlier today, I shared a message with our community and staff with regard to the election on Tuesday. I stressed the importance of using the election as a teachable moment to… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 11/1/24
Calendar Task Force Recommends 4-Holiday Model
On October 19, the Academic Calendar Task Force (ACTF) presented its recommendation to School Committee on the inclusion of religious and cultural holidays in the academic calendar starting in 2025-26. The School Committee is scheduled to deliberate during its next… Continue Reading Calendar Task Force Recommends 4-Holiday Model
2025-26 Voted Academic Calendar
The School Committee voted December 10 to adopt a new model for the inclusion of religious and cultural holidays in the academic calendar, starting with the 2025-26 school year. After deliberating for more than a month on the recommendations of… Continue Reading 2025-26 Voted Academic Calendar
Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/25/24
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
Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/18/24
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
Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/11/24
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
Superintendent’s Bulletin 10/4/24
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
Superintendent’s Bulletin 9/27/24
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