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In the Worcester Public Schools (WPS), our mission is to ensure all scholars graduate with future-ready skills in order to succeed in a rapidly changing world.
The Teaching and Learning Division is led by Dr. Marie Morse, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning. It includes several district departments that work in close collaboration with our teachers and school leaders.
The Vision of a Learner (VOL) encompasses skills and dispositions that we strive for all scholars to possess upon graduation:
Problem Solver
Curious Learner
Empowered Individual
Effective Communicator
Engaged Community Member
WPS has a geographically-based service delivery model to provide instructional support to schools. View district map.
The city’s school district is divided into four quadrants: North, South, Doherty, and Burncoat. The schools in each quadrant are assigned one “Quadrant Team,” or “Q Team,” with designated staff members from the following departments:
Culture and Climate Office
Educational Technology Department
Multilingual Education Department
Special Education Department
Focused Instructional Coaches
Curriculum and Professional Development Office
Each quadrant is led by an Executive Director, who are the supervisors of schools in their respective district quadrants:
Burncoat Quadrant Executive Director: William Foley
Doherty Quadrant Executive Director: Ellen Kelley
North Quadrant Executive Director: Dr. Kareem Tatum
South Quadrant Executive Director: Dr. Tim Sippel
In a large district such as WPS, the Q-Team model allows schools to receive more individualized support and the opportunity to build stronger relationships with district staff and nearby schools. The model was launched in 2023 under the leadership of Superintendent Rachel H. Monárrez, PhD, whose goal was to ensure support staff spent more time working directly in schools, and building relationships with smaller groups of schools, to lead to greater outcomes for students.
Curriculum Liaisons oversee core content areas and provide instructional support for schools on how to teach lessons from their respective curriculums.
English Language Arts: Katherine Olney and Amanda Taylor (Elementary Coach)
Health and Physical Education: Elizabeth Hurley
History, Social Sciences, and Library Media: Dr. Colleen Kelly
Mathematics: Heather Farrington
Performing Arts: Lisa Leach
Science and Engineering: Dr. David Mangus
Visual Arts: Timmary Leary
The Worcester Public Schools offer a wide range of after-school programming, which varies by school location. Please contact your child's school for more information.