News and Announcements
Date	Description	Department	Type
05.20.10	Community has opportunity to discuss HS Science Lab design The high school science lab project is moving forward with a community charrette - or design concept discussion - scheduled for Saturday morning, May 22 in the high school cafeteria from 9:00AM to 1:00PM.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
05.20.10	PTO Seeks Volunteers for Global Education Council The PTO is seeking volunteers to collaborate on recruiting families to host international students, coordinate fundraising efforts on their behalf, and serve as an advisory council to the school administration. Click above for more information.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
05.14.10	Staff Recognition Program On May 5, the WPS held its annual Staff Recognition Program. The program acknowledges staff members who have given many years of service to the district and pays special tribute to those who will be retiring. Click above for details.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
05.12.10	Town Meeting passes school articles Town Meeting continues Wednesday night, May 12, at 7:30pm but passed all the school related articles on Monday night, including technology and school bus capital expenditures.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
05.10.10	Town Meeting to vote on school matters The annual Town Meeting is scheduled for 7:45pm Monday, May 10. All registered voters are encouraged to attend and to vote. This is how our town government works. Articles include the annual budget for 2010-11 and capital expenditures for the schools.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
05.10.10	WEEFC/PTO Spring Sprint Needs Volunteers Spring Sprint needs your help. Please consider donating a coupld of hours of your time on Sunday, May 23. For more information about volunteering or about participating, click above.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
05.05.10	Weston Music Department Recognized Weston has been selected as a Best Communities for Music Education designee by the NAMM Foundation. Click above for more information.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
05.04.10	PTO Membership Drive Underway The PTO 2010-11 Membership Drive has begun! Sign up online at www.westonpto.org by June 30 to receive your PTO calendar by late August. Questions??? If so, please contact Lisa Williams at lisacwilliams@comcast.net	Superintendent's Office	Parents
04.18.10	Weston schools among best value Forbes Magazine has included Weston Public Schools as among the best values for education in the country in their March 6, 2010 issue.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
04.15.10	Community Green Team Survey The Community Green Team (a new coalition of parents, students & community members) needs your ideas, enthusiasm, and energy to help make Weston schools even greener! Click above for more information and to access survey.	Superintendent's Office	Parents
04.12.10	Message to Confirm Email Addresses On Tuesday, April 13, WPS will send an email message to all parents directly from the student information system. This is to confirm email addresses on file. Click above for more information.	Superintendent's Office	Parents
04.12.10	Music Events Broadcast Locally String Fling and Band Pops concerts will air all week on Comcast Channel 9 and Verizon Channels 41 & 45. String Fling will broadcast at 5PM, Pops at 8PM each day (approximate times).	Superintendent's Office	Administration
04.06.10	Architect Selected for HS Science Lab Project At the March 31 meeting of the Permanent Building Committee, HMFH Architects was selected to design the proposed high school science laboratories renovation.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
03.30.10	Request for Mentors for Senior Internships Senior interns explore possible future careers as the culmination of thier "Senior Career Seminar" course. Mentors are needed in a variety of career areas. Click above for more information.	Superintendent's Office	Curriculum
03.24.10	Annual Report on WPS Performance This year's annual report may be viewed under "Quick Links" on the district homepage. Click on "WPS Performance Reports." The first document is the Annual Report, which contains a narrative and charts outlining how our schools are performing.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
03.01.10	Superintendent Announces Selection of Country School Principal Dr. Cheryl Maloney announces the selection of Dr. Christine Price as the next principal of Country School. Dr. Price, who currrently serves as Principal of the Luther Conant School in Acton, will begin her principalship on July 1.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
02.24.10	Building Libraries of Memories The Community Outreach Committee of the PTO is partnering with Reach out and Read (ROR) to provide new books to children, mainly those in poverty. Donate Feb. 26 through March 5. Click above or go to PTO website.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
02.12.10	Superintendent Announces Recipient of Schoen Faculty Travelship 2010 Middle School teacher Abraham Mills will travel this summer to Israel, India, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand, traveling the route of the ancient Silk Road.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
02.11.10	PTO Board Position Openings for 2010-1011 Get involved! The PTO is now accepting nominations for the PTO Board for next year. There are a variety of positions including Vice-President, Co Chair at each school and many other leadership roles.	Superintendent's Office	Parents
02.10.10	Snow Alert-Schools to dismiss early Due to the impending snow storm on Wednesday, February 10, Field, Country, and Woodland will dismiss at 11:00am. The Middle School and High School will dismiss at 12:15.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
02.09.10	WED., Feb. 10 -- Afternoon & Evening Events Cancelled Due to the anticipated snow storm, Superintendent Maloney has annouced the cancellation of all after school and evening activities on Wednesday, Feb. 10. NO LATE BUSES.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
02.05.10	Country School Principal Finalists to Visit Next Week Superintendent Maloney is pleased to announce finalists for the Country School Principal position: Dr. Christine Price, Ms. Mary Beth Banios, and Mr. Kirk Downing. Each finalist will spend a day at Country School -Tues. 2/9, Wed., 2/10, Thurs, 2/11. Pa	Superintendent's Office	Administration
02.02.10	WestonPAC--New Acronym Weston Special Education Parent Advisory Council, formerly known as WSEPAC, has changed its acronym to be WestonPAC. Visit new website at www.westonpac.org.	Superintendent's Office	Parents
01.28.10	PTO Needs Your Feedback The PTO is interested in hearing from you. Please help us gather important information about the PTO Calendar & Student/Facultly Directory. Click above to access link to short survey.	Superintendent's Office	Administration
01.22.10	METCO gives portion of Jubilee proceeds to Haiti relief efforts The Gospel Jubilee is the major fundraiser for the Weston METCO program. This year funds will also be used to support the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund. Come out and enjoy the music while raising needed funds for these important programs.	Superintendent's Office	Student Activities