Dear Weston High School Parents,
There have been a number of very important things happening and coming up this month.
On Friday, in light of the recent school tragedy in Michigan and the letter to Weston parents last week, Interim Prin. Givoni joined our monthly General PTO Board meeting and shared a part of the school safety plan specifically about Threat Assessment. It was a serious but very important presentation that I encourage ALL of you to watch on our meeting recording page that is posted on our website. While the topic is tough to hear and acknowledge these realities in our world today, it is critical we all know what is being addressed by the district and what else we can do as parents.
http://www.westonpspto.org/Page.asp?n=162063&org=westonpspto.org
Friday we were also joined by the Curriculum Instructional Leader for English and Language Arts, Jessica DiBuono. She shared relevant information about the past, current and future challenges and accomplishments in ELA and resources available for our students. Please click the link below to access the presentation for more details.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iGct0vNBcRpRC4q289zJKcgAqMudkifjeWgZn1_cTZo/edit#slide=id.gebc5f47079_0_0
Another interesting topic available to parents is on December 7, 2021. The WPS District will be hosting a “Transition 101 Workshop” for families of students with disabilities from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. The session will be hosted by Missy Wrigley, a Consultant for the State Education Resource Center (SERC). The purpose of the presentation is to share information with you about high school to post secondary transition options. Families district-wide are encouraged to attend to learn more about the transition process for students with disabilities. This presentation will focus on IDEA regulations specific to transition services at the secondary level and will address ways to make the transition into career/employment, post secondary education/training, and/or independent living a successful process for students with disabilities and their families.
Please see the email from Weston Public Schools sent on 11/17 for the Zoom link and other details.
While I do not have many details as this day is still being planned, Friday Dec. 17th will be themed "Day of Service'' at the high school. Many activities will be available for our students to participate in and learn about the multiple dimensions of serving in our communities.
This Thursday is the midpoint of Q2 and a perfect time to check in with your student on how things are going and whether they need any additional resources for the second half of the quarter. Midterms will be held mid-January and an email from the high school will be sent out this week with details about this year's schedule.
As always, if you have any ideas, comments or questions, please reach out to me at kristana.esslinger@gmail.com or (203) 981- 0582.
Sincerely,
Kristana Esslinger
PTO President 2021-2022
