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Congratulations to ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ High girls track and field coach John Griffith, who was inducted September 10 into the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association (MSTCA) Hall of Fame. Coach Griffith has been coaching the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ High School girls indoor and outdoor… Continue Reading Coach John Griffith inducted into MSTCA Hall of Fame

September 11, 2023 – Welcome back! The Nursing Services team wants to ensure that you start the school year with?the most recent guidance regarding COVID-19. These Frequently Asked Questions have been reviewed by ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯¡¯s Health Department. Please speak to your… Continue Reading COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions

On the morning of September 1, 2023, Hardy School students, teachers, and staff took a few minutes out of the school day to watch the team from Shawmut Design and Construction lift the final beam for the new Hardy into… Continue Reading Hardy Community Marks ‘Topping Off’ of New School

August 21, 2023

Dear Members of the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ Community:

I hope you are enjoying the remaining days of summer and that these past few months have been restful and restorative for you and your families.? We look forward to welcoming our students, staff, and families back for the start of the 2023-24 school year, which will begin on Wednesday, August 30th. We have a busy calendar in store for our district in the coming year! Continue Reading Welcome Back WPS!

Universal free school meals for all students is now permanent in Massachusetts! Here is more information on ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ lunches for the 2023-24 school year, and how best to take advantage of the universal free meals program. For all… Continue Reading Guide to WPS Lunch Program for 2023-24

Dear Members of the WPS Community: We are writing to inform you that early this morning, the School Committee was very pleased to receive notification from the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ Educators Association (WEA) that its leadership team has agreed to accept the… Continue Reading 5-12-2023 Update from the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ School Committee

Updated May 16, 2023 Please see May 13, 2023 Joint Statement by the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ School Committee and the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ Educators Association Timeline Collective bargaining for all five units of the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ Educators Association (WEA) began in February 2022. While progress… Continue Reading Collective Bargaining Information

Dear Members of the WPS Community: We are writing to inform you that the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ School Committee has filed a strike petition with the Department of Labor Relations this evening to prevent the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ Educators Association from engaging in an… Continue Reading 05-11-2023 Statement from the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ School Committee

Dear Members of the WPS Community, We are writing to update you on the status of collective bargaining with the ÎÞ¾¡×ÊÔ´²É¼¯ Educators Association, and to share with you a detailed look at the package we presented on behalf of the… Continue Reading 05-09-2023 Update on Negotiations

The Committee has offered significant additional parental leave benefits from the most recent contractual agreement with the WEA (2019-2022), which provided three weeks to the non-birthing parent but 8-12 weeks to birthing and adoptive parents to be paid out of… Continue Reading Parental Leave