District Update
March 31, 2025
A Message From Dr. Brown-Hall
Welcome to the District Update!
First, I want to thank the community members who joined us for the Budget Work Session and Spring Community Forum! With every budget, we know our community expects efficient accounting and transparency. We are proud that we are once again developing a balanced budget that not only preserves programming but also expands opportunities for our students. None of this would be possible without your support!
It was great to see a packed house at Casey Library as well. I, along with the Board of Education, appreciate your questions and feedback. Many of the items discussed will be examined more in-depth in the future.
Last week, it was also incredible to see the creativity and fun our students had with the #WillPower Spirit Week. I want to thank the student leaders in the Superintendent’s Interhigh Advisory Council for organizing this year’s event! If you have not had the opportunity, please check out the Spirit Week Photo Gallery on the District website.
Next, I want to remind our families that the Transportation Efficiency Study officially opens tomorrow on WITS. As we prepare for the 2025-2026 school year, our goal is to ensure efficiency with overall ride time for students and also streamline arrival and dismissal at our buildings. We need all families to submit their information. The survey will be available until Monday, June 2nd. Families will be reminded the first of each month to complete the survey until it closes. Once a parent/guardian makes their selection, the Transportation Efficiency Study will no longer be available. Thank you for your participation!
Last week, we shared information regarding the Advanced Coursework Opportunities at the middle and high school level. Please be sure to review this letter and explore the Advanced Coursework page that is available on the District website. Questions related to advanced coursework should be referred to your child’s school counselor.
I want to congratulate our athletic teams that competed during the winter sports season! In total, more than 40 student-athletes and more than a dozen teams from Williamsville East, Williamsville North, and Williamsville South qualified for the postseason. Williamsville East Boys Hockey and Williamsville South Girls Basketball each advanced to the state semifinals! I am also proud to share that South junior Carter Kobielski won the state championship in the 100-meter freestyle event at the State Swimming Meet! Congratulations on a great season!
Speaking of South, after a tough audition and selection process, the Swing Choir was selected to perform in Disney Springs at their Imagination Campus. This was an amazing opportunity for our students where they were able to get a behind the scenes look at animation, production, and performance. I want to encourage our school community to take a look at the video project available on the District’s YouTube channel, which highlights their trip.
We were also recently notified that Jessica Park, a student at Williamsville East, was also a winner in the Congressional App Challenge in New York’s 23rd District for her anti-bullying app, StandUP. Be sure to keep an eye out for a video project showing casing her work!
Don’t forget the Spring Recess is April 14th – April 21st! When we return, the next Board of Education meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 22nd. The final Speaker Series on Literacy will follow on Wednesday, April 23rd. Our Director of English Language Arts and Reading, Christi Carroll, will share insight into ELA at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, along with our work to be at the forefront of the Science of Reading discussion. Webinar information was shared through WITs, website, calendar, social media channels, and newsletter.
Please, continue to work hard and have a great week!
Available: April 1 - June 2
Please note: If indicated that an individual will not need busing and circumstances change after the study closes, parents/guardians can contact the Transportation Department for transportation requests.
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