SPS Expects Delays From Landham Road Construction

The following is a letter from Superintendent Anne Wilson to Sudbury Public Schools parents:

Dear SPS Families:

I hope this e-mail message finds you enjoying these beautiful final summer days with your children!   We look forward to welcoming your children and you to the 2013-2014 school year at SPS.  Members of the SPS team have been working hard this summer to prepare for an exciting year of learning for all.  Below, I share some important information for the start of the school year.

I look forward to seeing you soon as you drop your child off at school or during the many wonderful school events that are planned for the upcoming school year.  

With respect,

Anne Wilson

Superintendent of Schools

First Day of School:

September 3, 2013 is the first day of school.  The 2013-2014 school calendar may be found at the following link:  SPS 2013-2014 Calendar

*** Please note that schools are closed on Thursday, September 5, 2013.

Bus Routes and Schedules:

Please be aware that Landham Road remains closed due to construction and will impact travel to school next week.  Our Transportation Coordinator, Ms. Annalisa Michielli, has worked diligently with the bus company, Sudbury DPW, and Sudbury PD to make necessary adjustments to bus schedules. In light of the closure of Landham Road, we anticipate that there may be delays due to increased traffic in town and we appreciate your patience during this time.  We will update you when the road is re-opened and we are able to resume normal bus routes and schedules.

Buses Affected by Landham Rd Closure

Certain Loring and Curtis Buses will be affected by the recent closure of Landham Rd.  We are working with Town officials and the bus company to minimize the impact on our students.  Bus passes will not need to be re-issued during this time.  Staff will be available at Curtis and Loring to assist students when they arrive at school and when they are departing for home.  

Potentially any buses and stops located on Boston Post Rd between Raymond Rd and east of Landham Rd may be impacted by the traffic being re-routed to Raymond Rd.  

Once Landham Rd is re-opened, we will return to our normal, previously posted schedule and routes.  Please watch our website for the latest updates and information.  If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Annalisa Michielli at 978-639-3215 or annalisa_michielli@sudbury.k12.ma.us.

   Curtis Middle School:

·       Curtis Bus#5 AM, Curtis Bus#7 AM, and Curtis Bus#9 AM will start 15 mins earlier than previously scheduled.  The new start time will be 6:50am.  Please review the new bus routes posted on our website. 

·       Curtis students residing north of Stagecoach Dr. will need to use the Brookside Farm Ln bus stop.

·       Curtis Bus#5 and Curtis Bus#9 bus stops have been re-ordered.  Please check the schedule.

   Loring Elementary:

·       Loring Bus#1 will begin 5 mins earlier than previously posted.  The new start time will be 7:25am.

·       The stops at Stagecoach Dr and Landham Rd and Brookside Farm Ln and Landham Rd will be moved to Loring Bus#7 for both AM and PM.  Please review the routes for stop times. 

·       Loring students residing north of Stagecoach Drive will need to use either the Stagecoach Dr or Brookside Farm Ln stops.

New SPS Administrators:

Please join me in welcoming the following new SPS administrators, three of whom were promoted from within our school system!

Ms. Kathy Doyle-Arena, Director of Human Resources 

Mr. Chase Eschauzier, Assistant Principal at Haynes and Nixon

Mr. David Jurewicz, House Administrator at Curtis

Mr. Stephen Wiltshire, Principal at Loring

Ms. Sara Zawadzkas, Assistant Principal at Loring

Celebrating Our Team Members:

This morning at our Opening Day Celebration for all district staff, we honored the following team members:

50th Year!

Florence Aldrich Bennett, third grade teacher at Noyes, is beginning her 50th school year with us!  We honored Florence this morning with bouquets of gold balloons and expressed our appreciation for her dedication, caring, encouragement and support of students as well as her contribution as a trusted and collaborative colleague over her many years with us.  

20 Years:

Kathleen Bower, Noyes

10 Years:

Diane Kaplan, Noyes

Bonnie McGavick, Haynes

Gretchen Meeks, Noyes

District Vision and Goals for 2013-2014:

At SPS, we are focused on meeting the learning needs of all students and supporting our teaching staff to attain that goal.  SPS has maintained a strongcommitment to excellence and consistently shows high levels of student achievement when compared with other districts in the state.  Indeed, we have been commended for particular subject and grade level performance on the MCAS which is the standardized assessment system for the state of Massachusetts.  In addition, we intentionally maintain a focus on the safety (physical as well as social/emotional) of students and staff by implementing research-based strategies and analyzing the impact of strategies implemented.  

Although we have much to be proud of, we face challenges that provide opportunities for us to enhance our work with our students and with each other. As a professional community, we continuously examine our practices and analyze student progress data to inform determination of areas of focus for our continued professional growth.  We have many exciting things planned for students and staff this year as we focus on implementing high quality, differentiated instruction in a safe environment and increasing our use of instructional technology to provide rich learning opportunities for all learners.  Please see our  district strategic objectives  document for more detail.

An example of how we as educators engage in our professional learning, along with other important news about Teaching and Learning in Sudbury including our exciting Pilot Program for 1:1 Computing, may be found at:  Teaching and Learning in Sudbury. 

Update Email Address and Continue to Receive SPS Communications

Please remember to go into your iParent account and update the email address we have on record for your family.  As of October 1, 2013, we will no longer be using any of the information from previous years and will be relying completely on the email addresses entered into iParent.  If you need more than one email address on record, separate the addresses with a comma (and no spaces).