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 #6
Superintendent of Schools October 9, 2009
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,
As you may be aware, the Advisory Committee has issued a 1% FY11 budget guideline for all town
departments, including the schools. Advisory is also recommending an increase of $750,000 to
compensate for anticipated reductions in circuit breaker reimbursement for certain expenses related to
student special education services. The School Committee, in turn, has requested that I present to them a
budget that maintains level service and accommodates enrollment changes, a recommended list of
improvements to program, and a budget that satisfies the Advisory Committee guideline.
On Monday afternoon, all school administrators came together and received direction on how to build their
budget requests for FY11. They were asked to create level service budgets, offer suggestions for
improvements, and offer suggestions for cost savings. Ultimately, these individual budgets will be
incorporated into the superintendent's budget or budgets that will meet the School Committee's direction. I
will present these budgets to you on December 7 and then to School Committee on December 8.
Over the last ten years, the final operating budget has never had an increase lower than 3%. We will
work hard to create a level service budget that will require as low a percent increase as possible.
However, for this to be equal to a 1% plus $750,000 increase over current budget will be very, very
challenging. There is a lot of work to be done between now and December. As always, I will keep you
apprised.
Calendar
Friday 10/09 Deadline: Fall Grant Applications to WEF
Monday 10/12 Columbus Day -- No School
Saturday 10/17 Pumpkin Fair, Bates School
Tuesday 10/20 School Committee Meeting, Town Hall, 7:30 pm

2. School Committee
Report October 6, 2009
Personnel Announcements Leave of Absence: Rebecca Blouwolff, Middle School French Teacher,
1.0FTE leave March 24 - June 30, 2010
Recognitions Wellesley High School Two O’Clock Jazz Band, first place finishers last year in the Berklee
Jazz Festival were awarded a clinic with Greg Hopkins, who visited Wellesley High School recently to work with
middle school and high school jazz musicians. Carolyn Markuson, Interim Director of Libraries, was recently
recognized as the first ever recipient of Massachusetts School Librarians Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
Discussion/Action School Committee discussed with representatives of the Wellesley Board of Health the
developing plans to offer H1N1 flu vaccination clinics for students in the middle school and high school. Lynn
Moore-Benson, Director of Technologies, presented updated information to the committee regarding the extent to
which technology devices -- document cameras, SMARTboards, mounted projectors, netbooks, AlphaSmart/Neo’s
-- are being used in classrooms throughout the district to support teaching and learning. School Committee
approved a Statement of Interest for submission to the Massachusetts School Building Authority covering both
the renovations concluded 2005-07 to the middle school and anticipated renovations for the middle school to
accommodate increasing enrollment.
Professional Development
2009-10
Our full catalog of Wellesley Inservice courses for Fall, Winter and Spring is
posted as a downloadable pdf on the Wellesley Public Schools website.
http://www.wellesley.k12.ma.us
Catalogs of 2009 professional development opportunities through TEC have
been delivered to each school. Information about the fall offerings is also posted
at http://www.tec-coop.org
Professional Development opportunities through EDCO are posted on the
Wellesley Public Schools website: http://www.wellesley.k12.ma.us
New Payroll Option
Effective with the October 5, 2009 pay check the Town of Wellesley will be able to provide your weekly direct
deposit pay stub to you via e-mail instead of by paper. By making this choice employees can help the town save
money and reduce the amount of paper that finds its way into the trash. If you choose this option, you will
receive your pay stub via e-mail on Friday when payroll is run instead of waiting to the following Tuesday for the
manual distribution. The e-mail will be password protected for confidentiality purposes. The pay date and actual
funds distribution date will not change and will remain on Tuesday. This program is voluntary so you can continue
to receive the paper copy if you prefer. If you did not receive the form in the mail and would like to select this new
option, please contact the Treasurer’s Office at Town Hall. (781.431.1019, Ext. 2266)
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3. Are You Working Toward
a Higher Salary Lane?
All teachers who expect to receive a Master’s degree, M+30, or
M+60/Doctorate during the 12 month period July 1, 2010 - June
30, 2011, must send formal notification of intent to change
salary lanes to Mary Wolf c/o the Superintendent’s Office no
later than November 1, 2009. This early notification deadline
is required so that provisions for anticipated salary lane
changes may be made within the new fiscal year budget. nb
The list does not carry forward. Teachers must provide written
notice each year until they have received their new degree.
Congratulations to Kirk Fredericks, Fitness & Health
teacher at Wellesley Middle School, upon the birth of Reece
Alison, September 30, 2009.
403B Enrollment
Employees are eligible to participate in the Wellesley Public Schools
voluntary 403b plan with Lincoln Financial Group. All employees are
eligible to participate and the deadline to enroll for the 2009-10 school
See last page for year is December 1, 2009. Enrollment meetings and opportunities for
an individual consultation with a Lincoln Financial group advisor will be
Schedule of 403B available at each school location during the months of September and
Information Sessions October. Employees should see their school Principal if interested in
and signing up for an individual appointment with a financial consultant. The
Fall 2009 schedule of meetings at each location is also posted below.
Individual Appointment Enrollment can be done online at https://myretirement.lfg.com or by
Opportunities contacting the 24 hour Lincoln Financial Group hot line 800-234-3500.
Employees will need their pin number in order to enroll, which is mailed
directly to employees' addresses from Lincoln Financial Group.
Employees can contact Assistant Business Manager Liam Hurley (781-
446-6210 ext. 4515) if they would like to request a hard copy of the
enrollment kit.
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4. Positions Available
Elementary Teaching Assistant
Immediate opening for a teaching assistant to join a team of educators supporting students with severe
disabilities in inclusive settings at the elementary level. Must have experience working with nonverbal students
and toileting programs. Salary $17.53 - $21.31/hr. plus benefits. Send cover letter, resume, and three letters of
reference to Personnel, Wellesley Public Schools, 40 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481.
ABA Trained Paraprofessional
Provide up to five hours of after school home training for elementary level students. Salary $22.53 - $27.39/hr.
Send cover letter, resume, and three letters of reference to Personnel, Wellesley Public Schools, 40 Kingsbury
Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Long-Term Substitute Opportunities Teaching Positions ($166.76/day)
• Elementary Special Educator Position available immediately through end of January, 2010.
• Middle School ELL (.6FTE) long-term substitute to work with students in a pullout model and with students
in their English and Social Studies classes from end of October, 2009 to end of January, 2010. ELL certification
required.
• High School Mathematics Long-term substitute needed to teach Algebra 2 at the ACP level, Algebra 2
and Personal Finance 1 at the CP level and Introduction to Statistics and Personal Finance 2 at the CP level.
starting mid-February 2010. Applicants must have a math background.
• High School Geometry Long-term substitute needed to teach Geometry at the honors and advanced
college preparation levels and Analysis at the advanced college preparation level starting the end of December
2009.
• Kindergarten Long-Term Substitute Available November 2009-June 2010. Salary per teachers'
contract. Experience with primary aged students and knowledge of early literacy and math curriculums required.
Please send cover letter, resume, three letters of reference, transcripts and licensure to Personnel,
Wellesley Public Schools, 40 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481.
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5. 403B Enrollment Meeting Schedule
Fall 2009
School Based Schedule -- Individual Meetings
Monday, September 14
7:30 AM -4:00 PM
Middle School
Individual Appointments
Tuesday, September 22 Tuesday, September 22
7:30 AM - 11:00 AM 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Fiske School Preschool
Individual Appointments Individual Appointments
Wednesday, September 23
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hunnewell School
Individual Appointments
Tuesday, September 29 Tuesday, September 29
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Upham School Hardy School
Individual Appointments Individual Appointments
Tuesday, October 6 Tuesday, October 6
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM 12:15 PM - 1:00 pm and
Sprague School 3:05 PM - 5:30 PM
Individual Appointments Schofield School
Individual Appointments
Thursday, October 8
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Wellesley High School
Individual Appointments
Tuesday, October 13 Tuesday, October 13
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Bates School Middle School
Individual Appointments (OPEN TO ALL WHO COULD NOT
ATTEND INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL
APPOINTMENTS)
Individual Appointments
The above schedule is based on feedback provided by school principals. Every effort was made to
accommodate each school's request and schedule. If needed, additional days for individual appointments may
be scheduled in October. Sign-Up sheets will be made available at each school. The deadline to enroll
during this school year is December 1, 2009. All staff members are eligible to participate and
enroll in the 403b plan.
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