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Category Archives: schools
Wellesley’s Sprague School principal stepping down
Donna Dankner, principal of Sprague Elementary School, informed parents in an original memo today that she is stepping down. She wrote: “After careful consideration, this will be my final year as principal of Sprague School. I have truly enjoyed my experience here with the staff, students, and families of the Sprague community. I will spend [...]
Wellesley measures up with new MCAS growth model
The state has come up with a new way to interpret MCAS scores, one that looks at the rate at which students are improving their scores year to year. Here’s the scoop on how Wellesley students did according to the town: According to the growth model results, high growth is defined as growth in a [...]
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Mayor Menino lumps Wellesley, Boston schools together
During his debate last night with Michael Flaherty, Jr., Boston Mayor Tom Menino said half of the schools in the state could stand improvement, not just Boston schools. He cited those in Wellesley, Brookline and Weston as well. ‘‘They all fit into the same category we fit into,’’ Menino said, according to a Boston Globe [...]
Upham's Sports Carnival this Saturday in Wellesley: Rain or shine
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Wellesley flu news
Update: Wellesley College students haven’t wasted any time getting flu symptoms. The school has issued an update noting that about 60 students have reported symptoms through early this week. More from Channel 5 news here. Wellesley Public Schools via superintendent Bella Wong have issued new school guidelines regarding seasonal and H1N1 flu. We figure parents [...]
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Fenway Park comes to Wellesley's Upham school
Wellesley’s Priscilla Brown is transforming the drab old “wall ball” wooden structure at Upham Elementary School’s playground by painting a mural of Fenway Park on it. The project stems from a PTO-organized gift from the Class of 2009 and in part is funded by the local Citibank. Brown has had her challenges in that the [...]
Insanity continues at Wellesley Middle School
Today, 2 false 911 calls were made from the middle school, according to the principal. Classes weren’t disrupted. This follows 2 phony bomb threats over the past week or so.
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Sickness forces Wellesley's Dana Hall to close for rest of week
A letter from head of school Caroline Erisman to the Dana Hall community, in light of about 100 students and staff calling in sick: While Dana Hall has not had a confirmed case of the H1N1 flu in the past 10 days, there are many students, faculty, and staff with fevers and other flu-like symptoms. [...]
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Other towns jealous of Wellesley school funding
Hull town town manager Phil Lemnios, a former Natick town official, picks on Wellesley in this Globe article about a magic formula that is awarding Wellesley and a few other relatively well-off towns with fresh school funding while Hull, North Adams and some poorer towns are left out: “It’s ridiculous,” said Phil Lemnios, Hull’s town [...]
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Wellesley middle school assistant principal headed to Needham
Wellesley Middle School Assistant Principal Jessica Downey has been named the first principal of Needham’s High Rock School, which will cater to sixth graders, according to the Needham TImes. She starts her new job this summer.
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School redistricting needed in Wellesley?
The issue has been raised in an annual enrollment report to the Wellesley School Committee in light of student enrollment increases, particularly at Fiske, according to this Globe report.
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Wellesley weekend action: Morses Pond trail walk; Upham sports carnival
Meet up with members of the Wellesley Trails Committee for a walk around Morses Pond from on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 9-10am, meet at end of Turner Rd. where the gate is. Then head over that same day to the Upham Sports Carnival at the Upham Elementary School for a fun fair from 10am-2pm.
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Wellesley elementary band, orchestra could feel cost cutting pain