Dear Westborough Families and Friends,

As we all know, the last six months have been difficult as our community has coped with the pandemic and our nation has struggled to better understand what we need to do to achieve true racial equity. Through all this, our staff looks forward to greeting your children on Tuesday, September15th on the first day of school.

As we start the new school year, we need to remember to be patient and kind to one another. At home you may find it a challenge to get your family into new routines. At school we may experience some problems with bus routes and glitches with technology and other challenges in providing two learning platforms dictated by the pandemic. As we work on these matters together, we will need to pay special attention to the social emotional health of both our children and our adults.

Recognizing how challenging the past months have been and the coming year will likely be, the Westborough Public Schools and the Westborough Youth & Family Services have partnered to periodically produce a Community Wellness Guide focused on emotional wellness and racial equity.