. It’s crazy-hard to believe but we are at the denouement of the Weston Public School year. “Denouement” is one of my favorite Frenchy words along with ratatouielle and rapprochement. Also brie and bagette. I just looked it up and denouement means “the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn
Read moreIn collaboration with Weston Wellness Education and the Weston PTO, Weston Public Schools will be hosting “Mental Health Essentials for Parents & Caregivers,” on May 23 at 7:00 p.m,hosted in the WHS Library. This 1.5-hour workshop for parents & caregivers will be presented by experienced clinicians. Participants will learn things like strategies to include mental health as part of your parenting,
Read more. Weston’s School Committee is made up of five volunteer members who serve three-year terms and are tasked with overseeing the annual school budget, developing school system policies, hiring and reviewing the performance of the School Superintendent and advocating for the school system with residents and Town Government. As we all know, this year has been more complicated than most
Read more. Okay, Weston, this first paragraph will contain my only editorial comment on the Interim School Superintendent search and then I’m just going to cut and paste from a PTO letter. The Owl is super done with intrigue and rumors and questions about what she knows about this or that having to do with the superintendent search. This, as you
Read moreAs noted in the Owl on April 3, the School Committee Interim Superintendent Search Committee (SCISSC and pronounced “Sisk” except not really, and it was dissolved) named three interim school superintendent finalists. And has sent out some very detailed information about interview dates and times (today, by the way) and public forums and decision dates, etc. The date of selection
Read more. The Owl has been asked to post the following request for help for a family with children in the Weston Public School system. ++ One of our Weston school families – they have children at Woodland, Field, and the Middle School – suffered a house fire last Sunday, March 19. Thankfully, everyone is safe but their home is
Read more. The Weston Owl has been requested by School Committee to post the following request for input for the interim Superintendent of Schools search. This post has not been editorialized. +++ The Weston School Committee has begun the search for an interim superintendent. To inform our decision-making, we’re conducting an online survey of the school community. The survey is intended
Read moreStory updated 12:15 pm to correct time of call and add detail to car accident. Tonight, Monday, February 27 at 6:30 PM, the school committee has another full agenda. Of possible interest to many are the reports on bullying prevention, June Academy, and the search for an interim superintendent. The full agenda is here:https://www.weston.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02272023-7086 In addition, those of you with
Read moreHot off the wires this morning is an announcement from the Weston Schools Superintendent Dr. Midge Connolly. Please see added communication from School Committee on next steps. +++ Dear Weston School Community, After eight years and with wonderful memories, I write to let you know that I will be moving on at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. This
Read moreWeston Public Schools are well-represented (what’s the euphemism? ‘for a school our size’) in the Massachusetts region of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Please join the Weston Public Schools Art and English departments in celebrating the winning students for creating some of the best art and writing in the state. You can see some of the art here. In art,
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