News from the Superintendent

 

January 17, 2025

Dear Families of the Wallingford Public Schools Community,

On Thursday, January 16, 2025, the WPS Central Office team presented its proposed 2025-2026  budget to the Board of Education. This proposal resulted from extensive discussions, research, and cost analysis, all of which aim to ensure that our students have every opportunity to succeed while maintaining a commitment to fiscal responsibility.   

The Board of Education is now tasked with reviewing our efforts as it works to prepare a final budget proposal, which will be presented to the Wallingford Town Council in May.  To help guide its work, the Board of Education is seeking your input. All budget proposal documents are included on our website, and we are providing a Budget Fact Sheet - Spanish Version outlining this budget proposal's primary components.  If you have questions or suggestions regarding the 2025-2026 budget, please complete this Budget Feedback Survey by 9 a.m. on January 27, 2025.  

We also invite you to follow the budgetary process as it moves forward.  The Board of Education will hold in-person workshop sessions in the Board of Education Conference Room, 100 South Turnpike Road, Wallingford, on the following dates:

• Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
• Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
• Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. (if needed)
• Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. (if needed)

All meetings will be available to view the following day at https://www.youtube.com/wpsconnections/live.

• Proposed 2025-2026 Budget 
• Budget Fact Sheet 
• Parent Budget Survey Feedback Form - 2025-26

Thank you for all that you do to support education in Wallingford.

Sincerely, 

Danielle Bellizzi

Superintendent of Schools