With Bill Olsen’s Superintendency coming to an end, the school committee recently announced that Stony Brook Middle School principal, Dr. Christopher Chew, is one of the four final Superintendent candidates. The Ghostwriter had the opportunity to interview Dr. Chew for a holistic perspective on his...

With Bill Olsen’s Superintendency coming to an end, the school committee recently announced that the Executive Vice President of Client Services for the New York Leadership Academy, Dr. Michele Shannon, is one of the four final Superintendent candidates. The Ghostwriter had the opportunity to interview...

New start times for the 2021-2022 school year have been proposed in order to lift budget constraints in Westford Public School district. The Westford School Committee will vote on the final timings at their meeting on March 8. This vote will decide whether or not Westford Academy's current start time...

The Westford School Committee discussed the new 4-tier model for the fall 2021 year, as well as the next steps in the superintendent selection process after the revelation of the four finalists at the March 1 meeting. Below, are the four major takeaways from the night.  I. Superintendent Selection...

With a vote of 5-2, the Westford School Committee approved the Westford Academy fall-2 floating season (Feb. 22 - Apr. 25). School committee chair Gloria Miller and school committee member Avery Adam voted against the proposal. Cheerleading, football, girls' volleyball, and track will take place,...

Town members and school committee discussed an initial transportation plan during the first budgetary hearing of the year on Monday, January 11. The proposal encompasses different start times for all four educational levels through a cut in busing. Superintendent Bill Olsen recommended going from...

With Superintendent Bill Olsen's approaching retirement at the end of the 2020-2021 school year, the Westford School Committee has begun the process for choosing the next superintendent, who will begin serving on July 1, 2021. The Committee is now in the preliminary stages of this process and has been...

At the Monday Night School Committee meeting on December 7, members voted 4-3 to pass the superintendent's recommendations to change how winter sports are run this year due to COVID - 19. These recommendations entailed that nordic and alpine ski would continue as planned, swim and dive would continue...

With a 4-3 vote, the Westford School Committee decided to follow Superintendent Bill Olsen’s recommendation to continue alpine and nordic ski in-person and swimming and gymnastics virtually, with basketball and hockey being canceled entirely. The vote was held virtually on Monday, Dec. 7, preceded...

The Westford School Committee met on Monday, November 23, to address recent updates on COVID-19, winter sports, the superintendent contract, and diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI] related topics.  On November 23, Superintendent Bill Olsen officially announced his resignation from his position...

The Westford School Committee met in-person on Monday, October 5, to discuss reopening updates and COVID-19 procedures as the 2020-21 school year heads underway. After an executive session regarding contract negotiations with non-union personnel, members of the school committee presented their updates...

In light of COVID-19, the WPS School Committee and Finance Department authorized a change to Westford Academy’s 2020-2021 student parking system: student parking will now be open to both juniors and seniors, and parking passes will now cost $200 per year.  On September 2, Dean Bob Ware announced...