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📣 Initial Scenarios Released: WPS School Alignment Project
Potential changes include:
🗺️ Updated school assignment zones
🎓 Streamlined pathways: Elementary ➡️ Middle ➡️ High School w/ peers
⏰ New start/end times to expand bus access
🧸 More Pre-K
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📍School Boundary and Quadrant Alignment Project Public Forums
On Tuesday, August 18, Dillinger Research and Applied Data will share initial scenarios for the district realignment project. Public forums and meetings will be held September 2-November 7. buff.ly/hRP6X8X
Schools in the Worcester Public Schools will dismiss three hours earlier than their scheduled dismissal times on Friday, June 12, due to the forecast of hot temperatures.
-After school activities canceled
-No AM/PM preschool
-Administrative offices open normal hours
ALT 3-hour early release in Worcester Public Schools due to heat on Friday, June 12
No School Friday, March 6, for Worcester Public Schools
Due to the forecasted icy conditions in the morning, schools in the Worcester Public Schools will be closed on Friday, March 6.
Head Start, preschool and after-school activities canceled.
Offices are closed to the public
ALT The words "school closed tomorrow" displayed on a backdrop featuring a snowy tree
Schools in the Worcester Public Schools will open on a 2-hour delay Wednesday, March 4, due to weather conditions.
There will be no part-day (AM or PM) Head Start or preschool. Full-day Head Start and preschool are on a 2-hour delay.
Administrative offices open normal hours
ALT 2 Hour Delay Tomorrow
💃🏾Congratulations to the Burncoat High Dance Team for winning first place in hip-hop and 2nd place in jazz at the MSAA 2025 Fall State Championship!
🎷The team was recognized by the Worcester School Committee at the recent meeting.
ALT Burncoat Dance Team
❄️ Schools and offices in the Worcester Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 24, due to the snowstorm. Only essential personnel are to report to work. Non-essential personnel should stay home.
Head Start, preschool, and after-school programs are canceled.
❄️⚠️All schools and offices in the Worcester Public Schools will be closed on Monday, February 23, due to the forecast of heavy snow. Only essential personnel are to report. Non-essential personnel should stay home.
All activities, Head Start, and preschool programs are canceled
Worcester Police Department will host a large-scale training exercise at South High Community School on Apricot Street on Thursday, February 19 from 7:00 AM-3:00 PM during the school vacation week. Please know police will be training and there is no safety threat to the public.
ALT Police training at South High. The Worcester Police Department will conduct training at South High on Thursday, February 19.
🏫 Worcester to Expand Full-Day Preschool, Launch Targeted Special Education Program in 2026-27!
🎒75 additional full-time preschool seats and a targeted preschool special education program launching.
Visit worcesterschools.org/enrollm… for more information.
ALT Three preschool-age children smile in a classroom
Schools in the Worcester Public Schools will open on a two-hour delay on Monday, February 9, due to extreme cold.
There will be no part-day (AM & PM) Head Start or preschool. Full-day Head Start and preschool are on a two-hour delay.
Offices will be open normal hours.
ALT 2-hour delay tomorrow
🏈 The Worcester Cowboys 12U Football Team has been formally recognized by the Worcester School Committee for recently advancing to the national championship in Naples, Florida.
Several of the players are WPS students. Great job, everyone!
ALT Worcester Cowboys players holding certificates
Schools will open on a two-hour delay today, Thursday, January 22, due to weather conditions.
There will be no part-day (AM & PM) Head Start or preschool. Full-day Head Start and preschool are on a two-hour delay.
Administrative offices will be open regular hours.
ALT 2 hour delay today
Robin Dion, a teacher at Burncoat High School, was recognized by the Worcester School Committee for saving the life of a student in the fall.
Ms. Dion, who is certified in Heimlich maneuver, immediately performed the maneuver, and successfully dislodged the item.
ALT Robin Dion holding a certificate while posing for a photo with her family, district leaders and school committee memebers
🏈 The Worcester School Committee recently recognized the Worcester Vikings youth football team for becoming the 2025 Central Mass. Regional Champions and advancing to the National Championships in Naples, Florida.
Many of the players are Worcester Public Schools students
Schools in the Worcester Public Schools will open on a two-hour delay Wednesday, January 7, due to weather conditions.
No part-day Head Start or preschool. Full-day Head Start and preschool are on a two-hour delay.
Administrative offices will be open regular hours
ALT 2-Hour Delay Today
Superintendent Meets with Citywide Parent Planning Advisory Council
The well-attended meeting took place at Doherty Memorial High School, where caregivers from across the district listened to Superintendent Brian Allen's entry plan presentation and asked a series of questions.
ALT A photo of the superintendent with a group of parents.
Quarter 1 Honor Roll! 🏆
Congratulations to all WPS students being recognized for their hard work and academic achievement in the first quarter. We’re proud to celebrate your success!
Find your student: buff.ly/l1JBxaY
❄️No School on Tuesday, December 2 in Worcester Public Schools!
Schools in the Worcester Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2, due to the weather forecast.
Head Start and after-school activities are canceled.
Administrative offices closed to the public
ALT Worcester Public Schools closed tomorrow. Offices closed to public. Please stay off the roads if you can and stay safe.