At last night's meeting, the Board adopted the final 2023-2024 school district operating budget which goes to Westfield voters on Tuesday, April 25. Don't miss the opportunity to have your questions answered! https://bit.ly/BudgetCommunityEngagement2023
Budget engagement sessions begin this week on March 29 and March 30. These two virtual sessions are designated for elementary PTOs but all are welcome to choose date/time that works best. Complete list, with links to remote sessions, available at www.westfieldnjk12.org.
Food, Passports, Crafts, Music -- It Must Be The Washington School Multicultural Festival! You won't believe how many different countries were represented! Thanks to everyone for their contributions and support. Philippines (Camille Chao); Canada (Vicki Walker); Mexico (Cara Gorman & Diana Aldecoa); Hungary (Havi Jacobs); China (Wenli Yuan); Czech Republic (Emily & Steve Kohutic); Ireland (Rachel & Dan McGrath); Vietnam (Hue Nguyen); Italy (Ashleigh Kostesich); Greece (Carol &Lou Kotsinis); Afghanistan (Sara Maqsood); Trinidad (Andy Bush; United Kingdom (Laura Bush & Ginger Berman); Puerto Rico (Marelis Smith); Ecuador (Paulina Ramirez Santos); France (Cecilia Saint Denis); India (Stuti Kajaria, Jey Rajaraman, Palak Venkataramen, Shivani Gauri, Neeta Nayak, Vinod Bhat, Meghna Kaushik & Aparna Suresh); Poland (Kasia Keane); Israel (Andrea Stagg, Jessica Taub, Danielle Michaeli, Leemor Yoets & Itay Michaeli); Spain (Paulina Ramirez Santos); Dominican Republic (Richard Batista); Kenya and Norway and Finland (Mulki Abdi & Dan Osterberg); (Mulki Abdi Osterberg & Dan Osterberg); Japan (Norico Karol); Indonesia (Melody Balcet); Palestine and Jordan (Rami Sarabi); Brazil
Public hearing on final 2023-2024 School Budget at BOE meeting on Tues, Mar 28 in Cafe B at WHS. Meeting begins at 6p, Board goes immediately into private session, public session resumes @ 7p. Agenda: https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2022-23 Livestream: https://bit.ly/BOELiveStream202223
We love recess, and the playground equipment that our PTO purchases for us. These students are just "hanging out".
A series of in-person and remote community engagement sessions are scheduled for Westfield residents to learn about the 2023-2024 school district operating budget and to get their questions answered. More info and links here: https://bit.ly/BudgetCommunityEngagement2023
Mrs. Pitarresi taught us how to use Google Earth! So fun!
Nominate an outstanding Pre-K to Grade 5 teacher for the Rotary Club of Westfield's annual Philhower Award and an exceptional staff member for the club's new Steengrafe Award. More info, including links to online nominating forms: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1039204
Save the Date to hear a powerful presentation from the founder of Speak Sobriety, Stephen Hill, on Thursday, March 30 from 7-8:30p at Roosevelt Intermediate School. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1038775
Each week, we will post a "Budget Byte" with "Did You Know?" tips about the 2023-2024 school district operating budget as Westfield residents prepare to vote on the budget on April 25. Learn more at https://bit.ly/AprilBudgetVote2023.
At 3/7 meeting, BOE approved tentative 2023-2024 budget to be sent to County for review. Additional information, including ballot language for Questions 1 and 2, was presented as Westfield residents prepare to vote on the budget on April 25. https://bit.ly/BOESynopsisMarch72023
At its regular public meeting on March 7, the Westfield Board of Education approved the appointment of LaNova Schall as Principal of McKinley Elementary School and Alex Linden as PreK-12 Supervisor of Special Education. Read more: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1030406
Author Beth Ferry spent a day with us, She taught us a lot about her books during three different presentations, answered questions while eating lunch with some students, and signed lots of books. Another wonderful day brought to us by the PTO and our librarian Christine Pitarresi.
Mark your calendars! Community engagement sessions are scheduled to allow Westfield voters to hear about the 2023-2024 school district operating budget and to get questions answered before going to the polls on Tuesday, April 25. https://bit.ly/AprilBudgetVote2023
Don't miss "Supporting Children Coping with Loss," a virtual presentation for parents/caregivers on Thurs, March 9 from 7-8p." The webinar will address the many definitions of loss in the wake of the pandemic. Link and more info: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1003886
Part III of the presentation on the 2023-2024 School District Operating Budget at the February 28 meeting of the Board of Education included a report on proposed program enhancements. Read more in this synopsis: https://bit.ly/BOESynopsisFeb282023
Check out the February issue of The NEWS Letter for updates on the 2023-2024 school district budget / April budget vote, strategic planning, curriculum content-area news, and more. https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/thenewsletter/the-news-letter/february-2023
It's beginning to look a lot like..... RECESS!
All schools will have a DELAYED OPENING tomorrow (Tues), Feb 28, due to timing of forecasted winter storm. Check Inclement Weather Procedures on district website. If conditions worsen overnight and it becomes necessary to close schools, we will strive to notify you by 6:00 a.m.
More on the 2023-2024 School Budget at the BOE meeting on Tuesday, February 28 in Cafe B at WHS. Meeting begins at 6p, Board goes immediately into private session, public session resumes @ 7p. Agenda: https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2022-23 Livestream: https://bit.ly/BOELiveStream202223
