At the School Committee Meeting on Tuesday, May 27, committee members received a proposal from the Class of 2026 officers regarding their senior trip, reviewed the middle school improvement plan, and passed an update to graduation requirements involving freshmen health. 2025-2026 Field Trip Proposal The...

At the School Committee meeting on Monday, March 3, members unanimously passed the updated Transgender and Nonconforming Students Policy, discussed updates from the Districtwide Space Usage working group on the Robinson school’s feasibility study, and reviewed the proposed FY26 School Calendar and...

Students, parents, and teachers spoke during the school committee's FY26 budget hearing on Monday, Jan. 6. WA Music students shared the impact of the current reductions on the music department, urging for more staffing, while parents advocated for the reduction of the physical education (P.E.) department at...

The school start times subcommittee presented new developments in their campaign to delay Westford Academy's start time to 8:00 a.m. at the school committee meeting on Monday, February 12. The subcommittee, comprised of vice chair Kathryn Clear, secretary Bill McDonald, and school committee member Chris...

The select board and finance committee considered lowering the FY25 budget override amount from the full $8.5 million this past week, aiming to alleviate the impact on taxpayers and garner more community support. The scenarios they considered were $6.0 million, $7.6 million, and $8.5 million in addition...

During the Westford School Committee meeting on Dec. 4, committee members continued discussion of the FY25 (Fiscal Year 2025) budget projection, considered Stony Brook’s Environmental Leadership Club’s outreach initiative, and reviewed a post-graduate program proposal. FY25 Budget Projection Superintendent...

Westford Public Schools is known for being a good school district. However, there is always room for improvement, and in charge of making these changes is the Westford School Committee. They always look to make changes that will positively impact the schools and the education that students who attend...

The School Committee held a community discussion regarding the current feasibility study about the proposed reconfiguration and renovation of the town’s elementary schools on Thursday, March 9. This comes after the Westford School Board partnered with design firm SMMA, and over the past few months,...

Disclaimer: The Westford Academy Ghostwriter is not affiliated with any political parties nor does the publication endorse any political campaigns.  On the surface, the competitive and rigorous academic environment at Westford Academy seems to drive students towards success, however, many fail to...

The Westford School Committee unanimously passed the budget proposal for FY23 on Feb. 28 during their meeting. The proposal involves a reduction of a full-time English position at WA, up to three electives at WA, two full time positions at the middle school level, four reading interventionists at...

The Westford School Committee discussed various aspects of the FY23 budget, as well as approved tuition-free full-day kindergarten and proposed additional cuts at their meeting on Monday, Feb. 14. School committee unanimously voted for full-day kindergarten for everyone, a concept that was initially...

The Westford School Committee passed their first public statement during the Feb. 14 meeting after racial taunts were targeted at a Black Wayland player during a girls basketball game. The committee voted on a resolution to a restorative approach in the hope to support those affected by the racially...