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Registration opens for Schofield 5K Road Race

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schofield raceSchofield Elementary School is holding its annual 5K Road Race and Fun Fair on Sunday, June 5.

Online registration has begun, though you can also register the morning of beginning at 8am. The race starts at 9:30am, followed by a kids’ fun run at 10:30am. The 5K course is hilly, though ends on a downhill, and zigzags through the Poets’ Corner neighborhood.

T-shirts are included for the first 300 registrants. Pre-registration fee is $25/$30 after May 20. Gather friends to register as a team. Proceeds benefit the Schofield PTO.

The races are followed by a fun fair on the school playground that goes from 10:45am – 12:45pm.

 

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Schofield Elementary Principal Martinez leaving Wellesley for Lexington

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Schofield Elementary School Principal Gerardo Martinez, a finalist for several local superintendent and school administration jobs recently, has accepted a new principalship position in Lexington, Mass., according to Wellesley Public Schools.

Gerardo MartinezWe’ve reached out to Principal Martinez for more details and will update this post if we get additional information.

Martinez has been principal of Wellesley’s Schofield Elementary School since 2011.

Among his other involvement in town has been as a director on the Kids Backing Kids board. A man of many talents, Martinez is giving boxing lessons as a prize at Schofield’s upcoming school auction.

Wellesley Public Schools has had stability at its principal positions in recent years. The last new one was Grant Smith in 2021 at Hardy, but there has been relatively little turnover of late at that level.

The departure of Martinez deals Wellesley Public Schools’ staff diversity efforts a blow, alongside the exit of its diversity, equity & inclusion director.

WPS Human Resources Director Monica Visco said during this week’s School Committee meeting that the Schofield principal job posting is up. It’s elicited a decent response in terms of the number of applicants, though not much in the way of diversity, she said.

Readers: We encourage you to send us communications from the schools if you think this public information should be shared with the wider Wellesley community:  [email protected]

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Schofield principal comes close to getting Dover-Sherborn, Rockport superintendent jobs

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The Dover Sherborn Public Schools system has chosen one of its current administrators for its top job, denying finalist candidate and Wellesley’s Schofield Elementary School Principal Gerardo Martinez the opportunity. Dover Sherborn went with Elizabeth McCoy, its current Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning.

Schofield Elementary School 2013Martinez, longtime principal at Schofield, has been in the running for multiple other jobs for which he has come close but not been chosen. He was a finalist in Framingham for its Assistant Superintendent for Equity, Diversity, and Community Engagement job and for Rockport Public Schools’ superintendent position.

Martinez has been principal of Wellesley’s Schofield Elementary School since 2011.

Wellesley Public Schools has had some serious stability at its principal positions in recent years. The last new one was Grant Smith last year at Hardy.

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Schofield Elementary School Principal Martinez a finalist for Framingham schools’ equity & diversity job

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Update (12/17/21): Martinez is also one of three finalists for the superintendent’s job at Dover-Sherborn Public Schools.

Update (12/20/21): Martinez was not selected for the Framingham job.

Gerardo Martinez, principal of Wellesley’s Schofield Elementary School since 2011, is one of two finalists for Framingham Public Schools’ Assistant Superintendent for Equity, Diversity, and Community Engagement job.

The search has been on since September, and is down to Martinez and Tiffany Lillie, currently the director of dommunity resource development for Framingham Public Schools. 

Gerardo MartinezThe public is invited to a ‘Meet the Candidates’ online forum on Tuesday, Dec. 14  from 6 – 7:10pm. Each candidate will have 30 minutes to offer an introduction to the community, as well as to answer attendee-submitted questions. (Webinar link & Passcode 395687).

 

Martinez has six years of teaching experience and 21 years of administrative experience. Before Schofield, he held principal positions in Brookline and Boston Public Schools. 

On Martinez’s principal’s page on the Schofield website, it starts off: “It is my pleasure to be embarking on year 10 as Schofield’s principal and I cannot imagine being anywhere else!!”

He’s now started to imagine.

Wellesley Public Schools has had some serious stability at its principal positions in recent years. The last new one was Grant Smith last year at Hardy.

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Schofield scraps 5K race, but makes “Stays Home” T-shirts available

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The Schofield PTO has canceled the 27th Annual Schofield 5K Road Race & Fun Fair in light of the coronavirus crisis.

I actually ran the painfully hilly course a couple of weeks ago, for kicks. Longfellow Road, yikes.

A less painful way to pay homage to the event would be purchasing a Schofield Stays Homee 2020 T-shirt for $15, available for early June delivery.

Order now using this form, payment through Venmo preferred. https://tinyurl.com/SchofieldStaysHome
Questions? Contact Carrie Beard [email protected]
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Wellesley birthday parties are drive-by affairs these days

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Well-wishers of Natalie Ruggles delivered birthday wishes directly to the Schofield School 4th grader on her big day. The newly minted 10-year-old may have missed out on a traditional party, but she got by with a little help from her friends.

Mom Christina said, “This may not be the kind of ‘party’ Natalie would have chosen, but I’ll bet it will be the one she remembers forever.”

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Schofield 4th-grader Natalie is all smiles during her drive-by birthday party. We like her spirit.

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Latest Wellesley events canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns

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Updated: 3/12/20

The Town of Wellesley closed the public schools and Tolles Parsons Center for about 2 weeks starting 3/13/20, and had already canceled non-essential government meetings.

The list of events in Wellesley canceled or postponed due to coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns is growing. It’s worth checking in advance before heading to any event, as cancellations have come fast and furious. The latest:

  • The Division 2 girls’ hockey state tournament game originally slated for March 15 has been canceled, and Wellesley High has been named a co-champ.
  • The Library Foundation Gala, originally scheduled for April 2, has been postponed. Organizers will reach out with a new date once it is determined.
  • Wellesley College has temporarily suspended access to its concerts for those from outside the college community.  This applies for events scheduled to take place after spring break as well. It has also canceled its Carillon Open Tower (March 12) and Midday Muse (March 19) events for all. The college will attempt to offer live streaming for many of its events.
  • Wellesley Symphony Orchestra has postponed its March 15 family concert, it hopes to reschedule.
  • Wellesley Youth Basketball has canceled its season-end banquet, which was to have taken place March 15.
  • Wellesley Community Children’s Center cancels public portion of its fun run, which had been scheduled for March 21. A silent auction and more will go on.
  • League of Women Voters of Wellesley has canceled its Meet the Candidates night, which had been slated for March 12. Read our interviews with candidates.
  • The Wellesley Democratic Town Committee’s Town Candidates and Ballot Forum, planned for the Wellesley Community Center on 3/9,  has been canceled.
  • Friends of Wellesley Council on Aging’s Casino Night, originally scheduled for March 21, has been postponed, hopefully for later this year.
  • Schofield Elementary School 5th graders vs. teachers basketball game, originally set for 3/10, has been postponed. Stay tuned for a new date.
  • Wellesley College’s Whitin Observatory has canceled its public nights for the rest of spring 2020
  • Eric Jackson: Jazz through the 20th century presentation, scheduled by the Council on Aging and the Wellesley Free Library for March 12 at the library, has been canceled
  • Saint Paul Church in Wellesley called off its St. Patrick’s Day dinner: “We are disappointed to announce that out of an abundance of caution we will not be holding the annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at St. Paul on March 14.  We thank everyone for their efforts to date and look forward to next year. If you have already purchased tickets, please send an email to [email protected]com so that we can provide you a refund.”
  • This coming weekend’s Junior Festival and Youth Treble Chorus Rehearsal slated to be held 3/13-3/14 at Lincoln-Sudbury High has been canceled. The Youth Treble Chorus Performance has been postponed for the time being, too. 28 kids from Wellesley Middle School and High School grades 7-9 had been selected after auditioning on Feb. 1.

Other events being canceled or postponed? [email protected]

Meanwhile, this from the Evolutions program at Wellesley High:

More: Wellesley coronavirus catchphrase is “an abundance of caution”: cancellations pile up

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