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Dear Colleagues,

I hope you each had a productive week. We were pleased to release our annual on Thursday, providing an overview of WPS in SY2024-25. It¡¯s a great resource for anyone wanting to learn more about our district, accomplishments for the year, and performance relative to our peer communities.? Special thanks to Sharon Gray for running point on this publication!?

Congratulations to Dr. Midge Connolly, whose appointment as our Assistant Superintendent of Student Services was approved by the School Committee on Tuesday night!

Annual Town Meeting (ATM) begins next week and I look forward to presenting our FY27 Budget on Tuesday evening.? For the first time in several decades, the school budget has been separated from the Town budget for a separate vote by Town Meeting members.? Hopefully all goes well and our budget will be approved!?

Tonight, I¡¯m looking forward to checking out the WMS production of Footloose (Youth Edition).? There will be two additional performances on Saturday at 2pm and 7pm, so please consider coming out to support our students.

Thanks for what you do each day in support of our students. Have a great weekend!???????

Best, David

April 3 – Good Friday (Schools Closed)

April 14 – School Committee Meeting

April 20-24 – April Break (Schools Closed)

Congratulations and best wishes to these amazing WPS teachers who will be running the Boston Marathon next month!

Have we missed any teachers or staff members? If so, please share with Allison DiRenzo at?direnzoa@wellesleyps.org?for inclusion in a future Bulletin

As we look toward the next school year, the district will be transitioning from Zoom to Google Meet as our primary video conferencing platform for general staff use. This shift, which will take effect this summer, allows us to be more fiscally responsible by fully utilizing our Google Education Plus license. In addition, Google Meet now offers several helpful new features, including Adaptive Audio, which eliminates echo when multiple staff members join a meeting from the same room, live translated captions in over 65 languages, and a picture-in-picture mode that allows the user to view the Meet and relevant documents at the same time.

This change won¡¯t happen until this summer, which will give everyone the remainder of the school year to explore the platform and receive assistance from the Tech Dept. Please visit the??to submit a Help Desk ticket or to find a member of the department assigned to your building.

In August 2026, there will be a three-week gap between pay periods. This occurs periodically due to how the school and payroll calendars align.

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To help ensure a smooth transition through this period, we are sharing this notice well in advance so that all employees can plan accordingly. Staff may wish to set aside funds during the year to help cover personal expenses during this short gap.

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Below is a summary of the upcoming schedule for the 2025¨C2026 school year:

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No paychecks will be issued between August 17 and September 8, 2026.

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If you have any questions about your individual pay schedule, please contact the Payroll Office for assistance.

The MTRS has many members who?do not?have a beneficiary on file. This Spring, these members will receive either an email or a mailed letter (if no email address on file) asking them to designate a beneficiary.

To designate or change a beneficiary, members must sign and mail the??to our Main Office.

If MTRS members have questions, please email?annstmt@trb.state.ma.us.

Children of Unit A and B members residing outside of Wellesley shall be entitled to attend º£½ÇÖ±²¥ without charge for tuition on a space available basis?(Article 14 WEA Unit A, Article 13 WEA Unit B).

March 6:??Interested eligible staff members may submit a?letter of intent using the??online.?

May 1:??All applications are due to the District Registrar,?late applications will not be accepted.

The district will review all?applications?in May and school placement decisions will be made in June. Placement decisions are made based on available space and staff will be notified of their school when decisions have been made.?Once notified of a determination, applicants will be provided with access to the online registration forms.?Registration of students is not completed until all forms have been received and approved by the District Registrar and Nurse.

If there are any questions, please reach out to the District Registrar, at?registrar@wellesleyps.org.?

A survey will be sent out in mid-March to confirm currently enrolled faculty children will be returning in school year?2026-27.

For enrollment of younger faculty children, please contact Isabel Cashman?cashmani@wellesleyps.org?for PAWS Preschool, or Heidi Marquedant?marquedanth@wellesleyps.org?for the WHS Child Lab Program. Enrollment in Child Lab typically opens in the fall.

Preparation courses to review core material covered in the designated MTEL

Asynchronous and Hybrid options

1 undergraduate credit per course for $297

Register by May 1, 2026,

The Town of Wellesley offers an?Employee?Assistance?Program?(EAP) to support employees and their families.??Effective July 1, 2025, CMG Associates is the new?EAP?provider (see?).?Employees may want to access the?EAP?because of emotional difficulties, life stress, family difficulties, concerns about substance abuse or?other addictive behavior, legal or financial problems, or other personal issues.?The?EAP?is completely free,?confidential, and available at all times (day or night, weekdays, weekends, and holidays).?Employees may call CMG Associates at 888-851-7032, or they may visit?, click on the link entitled?EAP?Log-In, and use the User ID: WELL.

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May make changes throughout the year through the company.

Work directly through US Omni and the SMART Plan.

Email?AskHR@Wellesleyps.org.?The Human Resources Department is happy to assist you.??

For all Internal Job Postings, please?go to ¡°¡± under the Faculty tab of the District¡¯s website.?