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Wellesley Public Schools facing tough choices: a 6th grade school of its own?

By bbrown | Published: February 1, 2010

Committee 21, a volunteer group that advocates for resources needed to keep Wellesley Public School education at a high level, is urging concerned citizens to make their voices heard at upcoming School Committee (Feb. 9) and Advisory Committee (Feb. 10) meetings.  At issue: A possible town budget gap of $3.5 million that will likely involve [...]

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Wellesley School Committee OKs 5% budget hike, saves jobs

By bbrown | Published: January 8, 2010

The Wellesley School Committee this week approved a 5.08% budget increase, taking into consideration cuts proposed by Superintendent Bell Wong (read her take) to the $56 million-ish budget but rejecting possible job cuts in music, library and administrative areas. One additional expense this fiscal year (final budget approval would come at Town Meeting in April) [...]

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Wellesley elementary band, orchestra could feel cost cutting pain

By bbrown | Published: January 6, 2010

Wellesley schools Superintendent Bella Wong Tuesday night made recommendations for spending cuts, including possible elimination of elementary band and orchestra (time for the kids to start practicing “Taps”?). More coverage in the Boston Globe. More discussion will take place at Town Hall tonight at 7:30pm and the School Committee is expected to vote on the [...]

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Wellesley measures up with new MCAS growth model

By bbrown | Published: October 28, 2009

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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