1. Wellesley Public Schools
40 Kingsbury Street Superintendent’s Bulletin
Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481
http://www.wellesley.k12.ma.us/district/bulletins.htm
Bella T. Wong Bulletin #22
Superintendent of Schools February 26, 2010
The Superintendent’s Bulletin is posted weekly on Fridays on our website. It provides timely, relevant
information about meetings, professional development opportunities, curriculum and program development,
grant awards, and school committee news. The bulletin is also the official vehicle for job postings. Please
read the bulletin regularly and use it to inform colleagues of meetings and other school news.
Dear Colleagues, In the beginning of January, I support elementary students with emotional and
presented a level service FY11 Operating Budget to social needs. With projected cost savings of
School Committee. At the same time, I presented a $122,436, this program will provide services for
possible reduction list that would close the gap students in district, thus avoiding out-of-district
between level service and the Advisory guideline. The placements. The following summary denotes the
reduction list either eliminated or reduced application of funds or reductions approved by the
approximately 25 existing positions across the district. School Committee on February 23, affecting both the
This would have caused a significant detrimental operating and capital budgets. School Committee
impact to program and operations. The administrative responded to an additional request from Advisory to
team has worked tremendously hard to find ways to further reduce by 5% the FY11 capital budget, which
reduce the budget while minimizing impact to the includes monies for computer technology,
operations of the schools. A revised budget, which instructional equipment, operational equipment, and
now reduces only two existing positions, was furnishings. The reductions voted by School
presented to and approved by School Committee last Committee on Tuesday total $1,081,855. In the
Tuesday evening. If this becomes the final budget aggregate, this is still a significant reduction for next
approved by Town Meeting, those two positions, which year. Cost savings we have been able to identify do
are anticipated to be vacant at the end of this school mitigate some of the impact.
year, would not be filled for next year. Stimulus funds
Summarized below are reductions/adjustments School Out-of-district tuition freeze
Committee voted on January 6, which remain Reduce technology capital request
unaffected by the committee’s subsequent budget Adjust turnover assumption
vote on February 23. Eliminate preschool teaching assistant
Assess $100/year for elementary band/orchestra
Level service reductions, which are possible due to
Eliminate middle school teaching assistant
enrollment adjustments:
Eliminate dedicated high school buses (no 8:30/3:30)
2 elementary classroom positions
Eliminate bus subsidy (no cap)
.3 elementary art/music/fitness
Adjust non-bargaining salary increases
Reduce membership in educational collaboratives Reduce expenses
Reduce preschool/elementary SPED transportation Eliminate library books
Increase middle school athletic fee from $100 to $125 Add therapeutic program for elementary level
Reduce number of buses for high school from 6 to 4 Reduce cash capital to technology
Add middle school concussion testing
Resolving the budget each year is always
Add middle school Mandarin section
challenging. As you can see the process has
Add high school Advanced Strings
evolved over the last several months. The budget will
Add material expenses for High School AP Economics
not be final until approved by Town Meeting in April.
Add material expenses for High School Engineering
Moreover, the Advisory Committee has not yet taken
a position on this budget. I am thankful to those
The revised budget, which I presented on February
citizens who attended the public hearing held by
23, now includes significant cost savings that we can
Advisory last Wednesday evening to express support
realize with no detrimental impact to existing program.
for the schools.
In particular, I announced on Tuesday night that we
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I understand many faculty members also attended. How the Advisory Committee votes will be an important factor
in how Town Meeting members will perceive our budget. Finally, the outcome of the state budget as it affects
local aid is another variable. The town is currently projecting a 10% reduction in local aid.
I thank you for your interest and expressions of support as we work this process. And I express again my deep
appreciation for the work of the administrative team and the support of the School Committee.
Calendar
Friday 02/26 Deadline: Spring Grant Applications to WEF
Monday 03/08 WTA Rep Council, 3:30 pm at Schofield
Tuesday 03/09 School Committee Meeting, Town Hall, 7:30 pm
Monday 03/15 First Day of Practice: High School Spring Athletic Teams
Wednesday 03/31 Deadline for submitting Flexible Spending Account receipts from 2009
Friday 04/02 Good Friday -- No School
Children of teachers or nurses residing outside Wellesley shall be
entitled to attend Wellesley Public Schools without charge for
Apply Now to Enroll tuition on a space available basis. (Article 12, WTA Unit A
Children of Non Contract).
Resident WTA Members If you are interested in this benefit in the 2010-11 school year,
in Wellesley Schools please contact Valerie_Spruill@wellesley.k12.ma.us. Include
your child/ren’s name, birth date, and current grade level.
Application deadline: May 1, 2010.
Graduate Course Reimbursement
Course reimbursement funding of $22,500 is available to distribute in FY11 among
qualified teachers for graduate course work which is done as part of a master's
degree program to fulfill that teacher's obligations for the Massachusetts educators
professional license and for course work required to achieve the next stage of
licensure culminating in a professional license. To apply for this course
reimbursement, please send--by June 1, 2010--the following to Valerie Spruill:
•your name •evidence of your enrollment in an applicable master/doctoral degree
program •name and description of the course •evidence of cost of the course •proof
of payment (VISA/MC) •transcript. You will be notified of the amount awarded to
you by July 1, 2010.
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3. Professional Development
Information Session
FOR THE
MESPA Instructional Technology
Masters/Certification Program
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
4:00 - 6:00 PM
at:
MESPA Education and Technology Center
28 Lord Road, Suite 125
Marlborough, MA 01752
Tel: 508.624.0500 ~ Fax: 508.485.9965
To register, please call or email Doreen Stuart at:
dstuart@mespa.org or 508-624-0500
For directions to the MESPA Education and Technology Center - go to:
http://mespa.org/about/directions.html
Other Professional Development Opportunities
Slots still available in these courses (See our website for descriptions):
• ELL Category 1 Training with Laura English - Saturdays, March 6 and March 20, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• iMovie with Brian Allieri - March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30; and April 6, 2010 - 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Teaching with Technology Series Courses - All run from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the Middle School Mac Lab 300
• Flip Video with Sondra Hamilton - March 17, 2010
• Create a Wiki with Sondra Hamilton - March 24, 2010
• iPhoto with Jackie Hoglund - March 31, 2010
• Podcasting and iPods with Jackie Hoglund - April 28, 2010
New course postings for winter/spring from EDCO and TEC are now up on the Wellesley website.
Congratulations to Julie Gentile,
Middle School Science Teacher, upon the birth
of Eric, February 13, 2010
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4. Anticipated Openings 2010 - 2011
District Wide
K-12 Director of Fitness and Health
Elementary
Special Educator for Social/Emotional Therapeutic Program
Social Worker
Math Specialist
Special Educator (Moderate)
Middle School
Department Head for Special Education
Special Educator (Moderate) Skilled in Math Instruction
High School
Chemistry
Speech and Language Pathologist
Spanish
Please send a cover letter, resume, three letters of reference, transcripts, and licensure by March 19, 2010, to
Carol A. Gregory, Asst. Supt., Wellesley Public Schools, 40 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481.
Assistant Superintendent
Starting July 1, 2010. We are seeking an energetic, bright, and articulate educational candidate to oversee
human resources, recruitment and hiring of all faculty and staff. Coordinates student assessment data and
analysis, and all other student and personnel database information management. Responsible for collective
bargaining, technology planning, and other assignments as determined by the Superintendent of Schools with
extensive interface with town boards. Licensure required. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send a
cover letter, resume, three letters of reference, transcripts, and licensure by March 17, 20010 to Bella Wong,
Supt., 40 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481.
Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
12 month position (starting Mid April 2010) Start date negotiable. Salary $39,228 - $58,684. Send cover letter,
resume, and three letters of reference by March 17, 2010 to Bella Wong, Superintendent, Wellesley Public
Schools, 40 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Positions Available
Board Certified Behavior Analysts Long Term Substitute
(BCBA) Elementary Physical Education
Extensive training in Applied Behavorial Analysis, Teacher
data collection and management, and Functional May 3 to June 30, 2010.
BehavorialAssessments mandatory. School and or Salary is $166.76 per day.
home based experience working with elementary
and middleschool-aged children necessary. Send cover letter, resume, three letters of
reference, transcripts, and licensure to
Toni_Duval@wellesley.k12.ma.us
or mail to: Personnel, Wellesley Public Schools, 40
Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Send cover letter, resume, three letters of reference to Personnel
Wellesley Public Schools
40 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
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5. Long Term Substitute Long Term Substitute
Teaching Assistant High School Spanish
Long-term substitute (twelve weeks) teaching
assistant position for first or second grade classroom. April through June 2010
Experience with inclusion practices and primary based
curriculum. Salary $133.41/day. Send cover letter, Send cover letter, resume, transcripts, licensure
resume, and three letters of reference to and three letters of reference to
Marie_Slyva@Wellesley.k12.ma.us or mail to tim_eagan@wellesley.k12.ma.us
Personnel, Wellelsey Public Schools, 40 Kingsbury or mail to Personnel, Wellesley Public Schools, 40
Street, MA 02481 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Long Term Substitute Long Term Substitute
Elementary Special Educator Elementary Teacher
March through June 2010. Send cover letter, Grade 1 long-term substitute starting mid-April 2010
resume, transcripts, licensure and three letters of until the end of the school year. Salary is
reference to Carol A. Gregory, Wellesley Public $166.76/day. Please send cover letter, resume,
Schools, 40 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 three letters of reference, transcripts and licensure
to Sheryl_Boris-Schacter@Wellesley.k12.ma.us or
mail to Personnel, Wellesley Public Schools, 40
Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481.
Send cover letter, resume, three letters of reference to Personnel
Wellesley Public Schools
40 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Wellesley Public Schools Actively Seeks to Increase the Diversity of its Workforce
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