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Wayland Children and Parents Association Preschool Education and Activity Forum – October 23, 2012, 7:00pm to 9:30pm

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 7–9:30 pm EDT The WCPA recognizes that not only do parents in the Wayland area need to know about local preschools…

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PTO Retirement Party for Ruth Brenneman & Meg Mozdiez

Wednesday, June 20, 2:30-3:30pm in the Happy Hollow School Courtyard (Teacher's Lounge if raining). Come celebrate these two wonderful teachers who have given so much…

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Host Families Needed

Wayland Parents: International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES) is looking for a few loving host families for students that will be attending Wayland High School in…

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Paul Stein: I always liked the values of the people that work here

Wayland Student Press Network 1/30/12: Paul Stein: I always liked the values of the people that work here. Dr. Paul Stein has worked in various schools and communities throughout his career; this year, he became the Superintendent of the Wayland Public Schools. Stein started his job as the new superintendent of Wayland on July 1st, 2011, replacing Dr. Gary Burton, who had been the superintendent of Wayland for seventeen years. After attending Cornell University as a math major, Stein discovered where his interests intersected. “I really liked math, but I also felt the need to be with people, so I thought that being a math teacher combined my interests together,” he said.

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Second Superintendent Finalist Spends His Day in Town

Wayland Patch 1/14/10: Second Superintendent Finalist Spends His Day in Town. Paul Stein, the second of three finalists for superintendent of Wayland Public Schools, spent Thursday touring the schools of the district before sitting down for a lengthy public interview with school committee members. Currently the deputy superintendent of Newton Public Schools, Stein met with teachers and staff, administrators, students and parents as he familiarized himself with Wayland’s schools and system. “What stands out to me is the pride that people have in this system,” Stein told school committee members at the end of the day. “It feels like an exciting place where kids are really doing the business of schooling. It’s pretty clear that Wayland is a place where there’s an emphasis on academic excellence.”

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Wayland interviews first superintendent candidate

Wayland Town Crier 1/11/11: Wayland interviews first superintendent candidate. Delivering high-quality education is the bottom line for a superintendent, said Anne Wilson, the first of three candidates interviewed by the Wayland School Committee last night. Wilson spent the day visiting the town's five schools and meeting with teachers, administrators, students and parents. The School Committee is replacing Superintendent Gary Burton, who is retiring at the end of the academic year. "The thing that is most exciting to me, and one of the things that drew me to this position, is that Wayland is a high-performance district," Wilson said. "I am committed to the type of system Wayland is, a system supported by the local community, a system of high performance and a system of a size where I could make a personal connection and build relationships." Wilson is the assistant superintendent for human resources for Brookline Public Schools and has experience as a teacher, principal and administrator.

Wayland Patch 1/12/11:  School Committee Interviews First Superintendent Candidate.  Dr. Anne Wilson spends her day in Wayland.  Wayland School Committee members invited the public to be in attendance as they interviewed Dr. Anne Wilson,, the first of three Wayland Public Schools superintendent finalists, Monday night.  Wilson, currently the assistant superintendent of human resources of Brookline Public Schools, spent the day before the 7 p.m. meeting visiting schools and talking with faculty and staff, administrators, parents and students in Wayland.

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Water Main Break at Wayland Middle is Repaired

Wayland Patch 1/10/11: Water Main Break at Wayland Middle is Repaired. A break in the water main to Wayland Middle School has been repaired and water has been restored to the school. The water department shut down the water to Wayland Middle School Monday afternoon after a break in the water main to the building threatened flooding in the basement.

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