Family News

April 7th, 2025

NYS Science Assessment for Grades 5 and 8 is Tuesday, April 8th.

April 11th, 8:15 am, Third Quarter Attendance Award, 95% or higher attendance

Bussing 2025-2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are pleased to announce that school bus transportation will be available for eligible students starting next school year!

📅 Start Date: September 2025
🕖 Bus Hours: 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
🏫 School Hours: 7:25 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Eligibility: Students must live more than 0.7 miles from the school to qualify for bus transportation. BPS determines eligibility based on the address on file for your student(s).
🏡 Required: Families must provide up-to-date proof of residence for bus registration. If you move during the year, we need an updated proof of residency to change your bus route. The bus requires 2 weeks for a change, so please provide up-to-date evidence of residence as soon as possible.

📝 Registration Details: We will share information with the district for students who reside in Buffalo. They will then develop bus routes and communicate directly with the families. If you live in any district besides Buffalo, please contact their registration department to sign up for a bus. You can sign up immediately for all districts besides Buffalo for this school year.

If this time change impacts your re-enrollment status, please contact the school.

We’re excited to offer this service to help ensure safe and reliable transportation for our students. If you have any questions, please contact the school at 716-816-3450.

What makes Westminster Special.

Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Scholarships.

Each year, exceptional eighth-grade students from Westminster are awarded Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Scholarships for their hard work, determination, and community contributions. The awards, funded by M&T Bank, cover the full cost of each student’s tuition to private high schools, in addition to additional support as they progress throughout their high school careers.

Re-Enrollment

Every family should have returned their re-enrollment packet by this time. The school would have contacted you to about your decision if we did not have your packet. If bussing has changed your decision about stay with Westminster next year, please let us know. You can call the office or send a message to the teacher thorough DOJO.

Our lottery for new students is this upcoming week so we want to make sure we have an accurate count of available seats.

Family Referral Program

We are excited to announce our Recruitment Referral Program — and give you a chance to win a $100 Gift Card in our weekly drawing!

Our school family is growing, and we believe great families know great families. If you refer a new family to WCCS, you'll be entered into a weekly drawing for a $100 gift card as a thank-you for helping our community grow!

How It Works:

Tell your friends, neighbors, and family about WCCS and encourage them to learn more.
Either send in the following information or add it to the referral form.

Potential Parent/Guardian Name
Potential Student(s) Name(s)
Potential Student(s) Grade(s)
Potential Family Phone Number
Potential Family email
Potential Family address
Name of the person who is completing the referral

Once you complete the form online or send the information to the school, you’ll be entered into that week’s drawing for a $100 gift card!
Winners are drawn every Friday and notified by phone. Make sure the office has your correct phone number.

Bonus:

The more families you refer and who enroll, the more entries you get — there’s no limit!

Thank you for being a valued part of the WCCS Pride. Together, we can make our community stronger!

If you have any questions, please contact Tasha Leeper at 716-816-3450, ext 1184, lleeper@westminsterccs.org.

Applications for the 2025-2026 School Year are open

Please share the link with anyone looking for an excellent school for their students next year. Westminster is doing great in our Academics. When compared to the K-8 Buffalo Schools, Westminster scored 1st in Science, 2nd in ELA, and 3rd in Math. We also did better than many other Charter Schools, such as CSAT, Elmwood Village Hertel, Buffalo United, Reach Academy, Charter School of Inquiry, and King Center, to name a few. The application link is below. If you have a rising Kindergartener please apply for them to secure their spot. If your child is currently enrolled you do no need to complete an application.

For every family you recommend who applies for next year you will be entered in a drawing for a $100 gift card.

https://forms.gle/sYyTWP8FzSbLJYESA