As the bell chimes at 8 a.m. instead of 7:35 a.m., students are starting their day at a calmer pace and with fewer bleary eyes. The 2025-2026 school year marks the first year of Westford Academy’s implementation of later school start times, following nearly two years of debate since Oct. 2023. The...

The Schools Start Times Subcommittee presented a plan to delay WPS start times at the Dec. 16 school committee meeting. Their proposal introduced a 2-tier system with two new primary start times: one at 8:00 a.m for WA and the middle schools, and the other ranging from 8:50 to 9:10 for the elementary...

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...

Students who drive themselves, along with those who are driven to school, understand the struggles of getting to WA on time. You might leave your house thinking you have plenty of time to get to school, but then as you get closer to Westford Academy, you are met with long lines of cars no matter which...

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...

New timings based on parental feedback have been proposed for the 4-tier bus system meant to alleviate budget constraints, according to WA principal James Antonelli. Additionally, a pilot schedule for Westford Academy has been devised to serve as an effective transition back into school for the next...

On Wednesday, January 22, Superintendent Bill Olsen and Director of School Finance Ingrid Nilsson held a meeting with the School Committee to talk about the cost and logistics later start times, and generally concluded that later start times would likely not be feasible during the 2020-2021 school year. This...