Wayland schools to pilot new K-5 literacy curriculum in December
Wayland schools target December pilot in K-5 literacy curriculum overhaul.
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Wayland Public Schools — 2,662 students enrolled (SY2025).
MCAS Grade 10 meeting/exceeding expectations SY2025: ELA: 82%, Math: 86%. Full district report card →
Coverage of every School Committee meeting — budgets, curriculum, staffing, and policy decisions — with primary-source documents.
Wayland School Committee approves new cell phone policy across all grades
Wayland School Committee unanimously adopts a tiered cell phone policy with Yonder pouches coming to the middle school.
Wayland declines school choice, advances cell phone restrictions for fall
Wayland School Committee declines school choice and pushes for tougher high school phone limits. The committee voted unanimously May 14 to opt out of the state school choice program, citing that Wayland's per-pupil cost exceeds the reimbursement cap.
Wayland School Committee hires new finance director, backs Wayfinder SEL curriculum
Wayland hires Kirsten Patterson as finance director and moves to adopt Wayfinder K-5 SEL curriculum.
Wayland School Committee greenlights co-teaching rollout and new transition program
Wayland greenlights elementary co-teaching, in-district 18-to-22 program and $288,000 facilities study.