This report, a follow-up to last year's Investing in Excellence will examine the budget-making process of the Worcester Public Schools, and analyze some of the new additions to this coming year's adopted budget.

The Worcester Public Schools (WPS) is undergoing an evolution in governance, most notably with the shift to district based representation on the School Committee.

Introduction: As the end of the Strategic Plan approaches, there is a new Superintendent, transitions for the School Committee, and new circumstances presented by the pandemic, WPS must develop its next iteration, learning lessons from Defining our Path.

The yearly budget of the Worcester Public Schools is complicated, and necessarily so. With 23,735 students and 5,149 employees spread across 46 schools, there are many moving parts of which to take account.

A timely and informative conversation with education leaders on the challenges and opportunities facing leaders of urban districts and the skills and qualities needed for success.

On May 17, 2021, Worcester Public Schools (WPS) will resume offering full in-person learning for grades 9-12.

On May 3, Worcester Public Schools (WPS) will resume offering full in-person learning for all grades up to grade 8. Families can opt in to in-person learning or can choose to remain with remote learning.

Watch Featured Speaker, Dr. Mattie Castiel's presentation, at our Spring Board Meeting on April 9, 2021.

Some parents may be eager to send their children back to school for real or perceived improvements in educational quality, while others may hold back because of a belief that the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 remains too high to risk classroom situations.

Monday, March 22, 2021, 10:00AM - 11:00AM. As the COVID-19 pandemic endures and students continue remote learning, this panel is convened to shed light on educational excellence through remote learning, hybrid, and in-person learning.