On October 8, 2015, Dr. Melinda Boone gave her notice to resign as head of the Worcester Public Schools (WPS) effective November 30. She began as Superintendent of Norfolk, Virginia in December 2015. The move left a vacancy in Worcester that was expected to be filled either by Marcos Rodrigues, South High Principal Maureen Binienda, Mary Meade Montague, or Sheila Harrity (who eventually left the district to become a superintendent of a regional school district). It was rumored that this vacancy would bring political divisions among key city leaders. The mayor (Joseph Petty), for example, who is also chair of the school committee wanted to fill the vacancy with someone of his choice. He did not consult any other school committee member, and angered many as a result.[citation needed]
The district is now led by a Superintendent, hired by the seven-member Worcester School Committee. Mrs. Maureen Binienda has served as Superintendent since June 2016.[6] The district also hired a Chief Academic Officer, Marcos Rodrigues who has led the creation of innovation schools in the city, and has supported the principals in bringing rigor and relevance to all classrooms. Dr. Rodrigues started as a substitute teacher, followed by a stint as a paraprofessional and after earning a Doctorate joined Dr. Boone's leadership team.
Elected School Committee
2020 School Committee
Seven member elected School Committee (2 year terms) made up of City Council Mayor Joe Petty, and elected at-large: Dianna Biancheria, Laura Clancey, Jack Foley, Molly McCullough, John Monfredo, and Tracy O'Connell Novick.
2022 School Committee
New members of the School Committee include Jermoh Kamara, Susan Mailman, and Jermaine Johnson.[7]
worcester, public, schools, school, district, serving, city, worcester, massachusetts, united, states, second, largest, school, district, state, behind, boston, public, schools, durkin, administration, buildinglocation20, irving, street, worcester, 01609, unit. Worcester Public Schools WPS is a school district serving the city of Worcester Massachusetts United States It is the second largest school district in the state behind Boston Public Schools Worcester Public SchoolsDurkin Administration BuildingLocation20 Irving Street Worcester MA 01609 United StatesDistrict informationTypePublicOpen enrollment 1 GradesK 12thSuperintendentRachel Monarrez 2 Schools45Budget 401 987 529 total 14 126 per pupil 2019 3 Students and staffStudents28 618 2017 18 4 Student teacher ratio14 to 1 3 Other informationAverageSAT scores478 verbal481 math959 total 2017 2018 5 WebsiteWorcester Public Schools Contents 1 Leadership 2 Schools 2 1 High schools 2 2 Middle schools 2 3 Elementary schools 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLeadership EditOn October 8 2015 Dr Melinda Boone gave her notice to resign as head of the Worcester Public Schools WPS effective November 30 She began as Superintendent of Norfolk Virginia in December 2015 The move left a vacancy in Worcester that was expected to be filled either by Marcos Rodrigues South High Principal Maureen Binienda Mary Meade Montague or Sheila Harrity who eventually left the district to become a superintendent of a regional school district It was rumored that this vacancy would bring political divisions among key city leaders The mayor Joseph Petty for example who is also chair of the school committee wanted to fill the vacancy with someone of his choice He did not consult any other school committee member and angered many as a result citation needed The district is now led by a Superintendent hired by the seven member Worcester School Committee Mrs Maureen Binienda has served as Superintendent since June 2016 6 The district also hired a Chief Academic Officer Marcos Rodrigues who has led the creation of innovation schools in the city and has supported the principals in bringing rigor and relevance to all classrooms Dr Rodrigues started as a substitute teacher followed by a stint as a paraprofessional and after earning a Doctorate joined Dr Boone s leadership team Elected School Committee2020 School CommitteeSeven member elected School Committee 2 year terms made up of City Council Mayor Joe Petty and elected at large Dianna Biancheria Laura Clancey Jack Foley Molly McCullough John Monfredo and Tracy O Connell Novick 2022 School CommitteeNew members of the School Committee include Jermoh Kamara Susan Mailman and Jermaine Johnson 7 Schools EditHigh schools Edit Burncoat High School Claremont Academy Doherty Memorial High School North High School South High Community School University Park Campus School Worcester Technical High School Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public SchoolMiddle schools Edit Burncoat Middle School Forest Grove Middle School Dr Arthur F Sullivan Middle School Worcester East Middle SchoolElementary schools Edit Belmont Street Community School Burncoat Street Preparatory School Canterbury Magnet Computer Based School Chandler Elementary Community School Chandler Magnet School City View Discovery School Clark Street Developmental Learning School Columbus Park Preparatory Academy Elm Park Community School Flagg Street School Francis J McGrath Elementary School Gates Lane School Goddard School of Science and Technology Grafton Street School Heard Street Discovery Academy Jacob Hiatt Magnet School Lake View School La Familia Dual Language School Lincoln Street School May Street School Midland Street School Nelson Place School Norrback Avenue School Quinsigamond School Rice Square Elementary School Roosevelt School Tatnuck Magnet School Thorndyke Road School Union Hill School Vernon Hill School Wawecus Road School West Tatnuck School Worcester Arts Magnet SchoolSee also EditList of school districts in MassachusettsReferences Edit Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Error Page PDF www doe mass edu Worcester Public Schools Superintendent worcesterschools org a b Per Pupil Expenditures All Funds mass edu Introduction to Worcester Public Schools p 46 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 2020 21 SAT Performance Report All Students Statewide Report Melinda J Boone The Broad Superintendents Academy Archived from the original on January 25 2011 Retrieved October 31 2010 Worcester Public Schools New School Committee money yahoo com External links EditOfficial website nbsp This Massachusetts school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Worcester Public Schools amp oldid 1179944494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
