Westford Public Schools (WPS) Superintendent Christopher Chew presented his budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 (FY26) at the Dec. 9 School Committee meeting. The cost of his plan remains within the amount of funding the town has designated for the school district, eliminating a budget deficit and the...

The Graduation Requirement Review Committee shared their recommendations at the Dec. 16 school committee meeting, proposing changes centered around restructuring Physical Education (PE) & Health guidelines, along with reducing senior year credit requirements from 32.5 to 30.0. Presented by WA principal...

The Graduation Requirement Review Committee is scheduled to present their recommendations for changes to the graduation requirements as part of the budget process at a School Committee meeting in November. Composed of Principal Dan Twomey, Head of Guidance Lauren Clark, two students, several parents,...

A student forum for budget information, organized by the Westford Academy Student Senate and Student Advisory Committee (STAC), was held on Thursday, Feb. 15 from 2-3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center to provide answers to student questions. Students had the opportunity to submit questions through...

During the Westford School Committee meeting on Nov. 20, committee members acknowledged the Academic Excellence Recipients of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), reviewed the benefits of the special education program, and discussed future policy changes. Academic Excellence Award Recipients To start the...

Westford Public Schools (WPS) will no longer require masks to be worn during school hours by students and staff starting Monday, March 7. The School Committee voted in favor of the decision, 4-3 on Feb. 14. Officially, the mandate ends March 4, so students playing sports or doing other extracurricular...

The WPS School Committee discussed a potential district-wide holiday on Diwali, more positions for staff at WPS, and COVID-19 testing at their meeting on Jan. 18. at the Millenium Conference Building. I. District-wide Diwali holiday proposal Sophomore Natalie Strauss and junior Spoorti Tadakamalla...

The school committee has recently proposed a new change in the tech graduation requirement. It will remove the technology credit from the graduation requirements for next year. This policy will go into effect during the 2022-2023 school year. The technology credit won't be removed but changed into...

The Westford Academy administration has decided to cancel the senior class of the 2022 Disney trip and the 8th grade Washington DC trip due to the pandemic. This decision was presented during the school committee meeting on November 22nd, 2021. The administration team explained their concerns about...

The WPS School Committee has made a decision to change the current mascot name, "The Grey Ghost" to "The Ghost". The image of the mascot is being rebranded, and students will be able to submit designs for the mascot redesign and vote on their preferred design. The school colors, maroon, and grey will...

On December 7, 2020, the Westford School Committee voted 4-3 in favor of cancelling Westford Academy's boys and girls basketball and boys and girls ice hockey for this year’s winter sports season. This decision was made mainly due to COVID-19 concerns.  However, the committee did approve alpine...