Weston Public Schools

There are five schools in the Weston Public Schools: Weston High School (grades 9-12); Weston Middle School (grades 6-8); Field School (grades 4-5); and Country School and Woodland Schools (both K-grade 3)  Since 1999, Weston Windows, an integrated pre-school, with classrooms at Woodland and Country Schools, has fulfilled the town’s mandate to educate children with special needs from the age of three. Since 1969 Weston has participated in the Metco program, a voluntary busing program that brings minority students from Boston to suburban schools.

Total School Enrollment (Grades K-12) as of October 2009 was 2,332students.

Elementary programs are designed to take advantage of the natural curiosity of children.  The emphasis is on flexibility and individualization of instruction.  To achieve this, groups of teachers work in grade level teams.  Each team modifies its teaching to meet the needs of its own diverse group of students.  The teams are supported by specialists, tutors, aides, and volunteers.  Classes in art, music, and physical education expand the breadth of student experience.  Cooperative learning, the writing process, use of technology, library services, visiting authors, artists, and musicians are also part of the ongoing instructional programs. Students begin the study of Spanish at grade 1.  Elementary class sizes average 20.4 in Grades K-5.  Weston enjoys two parallel K-3 schools, Country and Woodland, each of which also house Weston Windows integrated pre-Kindergarten classrooms under the auspices of the Special Education department.

Elementary school hours are 8:10 A.M. - 2:20 P.M.  Kindergarten  hours are 8:10 A.M. - 12:15 P.M to begin the year.  Beginning the last week in September, Kindergarten hours are 8:10 AM -2:20  PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; Wednesday dismissal will be at 12:15.  

Kindergarten Registration Process:

Children must be five years old by September 1 to enroll in kindergarten.    

Waiver of age reguirement:  Children who are five years old on or before September 1 are eligible for kindergarten.  We waive this age requirement in very few circumstances.  Parents whose children do not meet the September 1st birth date requirement but want their children considered for early entrance to kindergarten must contact the Superintendent's Office (781-529-8080) by March 31 for an explanation of the process for requesting a waiver of the age requirement.

Upper elementary grades 4 and 5 are located at Field School.  This transition is eagerly awaited by third graders as the first step toward the academic and social independence of Middle School.   While students are still nurtured by the homeroom structure, they begin to have greater responsibilities for homework and extra-curricular activities.

Weston Middle School's program is organized in a "house" system, with students in each house sharing the same set of subject matter teachers.  This arrangement allows for a more personal and supervised education appropriate for young adolescents.  Fine and applied arts, sports, and activities programs are part of the comprehensive program.  The Middle School program is also supported by specialists, tutors, aides, and volunteers.  Students have use of a library services, a language laboratory and a fully-networked computer laboratory.  Middle School class sizes average 22.4.

Middle School Hours:  7:40 A.M. - 2:45 P.M. (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday); 7:40 A.M.-1:39 P.M. (Wed.)

Weston High School offers its students a comprehensive and diversified program.  Academic courses range from basic to advanced levels.  Honors courses are offered in mathematics, world history, foreign languages, and science, while specific Advanced Placement subjects include art, biology, calculus, computer science, English, French, Spanish, European and U.S. History, and physics.  Students must take at least five "majors" each semester and may include courses in the fine and applied arts, business, and home economics.  The high school also has a highly successful extra-curricular program that includes athletics, clubs, student government and community service programs.  Most students participate in these after-school activities, with athletics, theater, music, art, and publications being the most popular. 

Specialists in the Skills Center and Guidance Department provide a broad range of tutoring, personal counseling, and college placement services.  Among the special facilities available to students are a library with more than 20,000 books, videos and audio tapes, and extensive on-line database; four networked computer laboratories; a modern  world language laboratory; a recorded books library; choral and instrument rooms; a dance studio; and a physical fitness and weight room.  An indoor swimming pool and a synthetic surface track are among Weston's fine athletic facilities.

High School hours are 7:30 A.M. - 2:50 P.M.

STUDENT PERFORMANCE

SAT Scores at Weston High School are consistently among the top public schools in Massachusetts and College Placements are consistently near the top in Massachusetts in percentage of public school graduates entering four-year colleges. To learn more about student performance please refer to Fact and Figures, which may be found among our Quick Links on the district homepage.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

Parent involvement is one of the district's strengths.  The Administration works closely with parents as individuals and as part of volunteer groups such as the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), the Weston Education Enrichment Fund Committee (WEEFC) and Weston Boosters.  Quick links to these partner organizations can be found at the bottom of very page on this website.

Many of your questions may be found in Frequently Asked Questions or Facts and Figures, both of which can be found on our homepage Quick Links. We also invite you to read details about student and district performance, which may be found in the School Committee's Annual Report to the town.