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
Fiske Earns 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award
The Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School is one of 356 schools nationwide that has been recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools award winner! The prestigious awards are handed out each year… Continue Reading Fiske Earns 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award
Fiske Earns National Blue Ribbon School Award
The Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School is one of 356 schools nationwide recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools award winner.? Fiske was one of nine schools in Massachusetts to earn the… Continue Reading Fiske Earns National Blue Ribbon School Award
Superintendent’s Bulletin 9/20/24
Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week. I wanted to take a moment to highlight the important role that our parent organizations play in supporting our work in WPS. This of course begins with our PTOs, who provide… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 9/20/24
Superintendent’s Bulletin 9/13/24
Colleagues, I hope you each had a productive week.? Our back-to-school nights have now started and will run for the next several weeks.? Thank you all for your efforts to make these evenings positive engagement opportunities with our parents and… Continue Reading Superintendent’s Bulletin 9/13/24