Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Katharine Lee Bates Elementary School
Contact Information:
Principal : Toni Jolley Secretary : Megan LeBlanc 116 Elmwood Road Telephone: 781-446-6260
Overview: The Bates School is a warm and nurturing community where we strive to make students and families feel welcomed and included. We have a creative and child centered faculty who work to provide successful learning opportunities for every child across the school day. Guided by our system-wide core values, we uphold school rules and norms that encourage all community members to be responsible, be respectful, and to be safe and kind. We value the learning potential in all academic and social situations and recognize that mistakes are a valuable part of the learning process. Recent Accomplishments: • Wellesley Public Schools is utilizing a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework to strengthen and support academic and social-emotional learning for all students. The district’s collective focus is on rigorous core instruction, as well as enrichment and intervention, to support all students in achieving benchmark expectations. • Bates Elementary School was named a “School of Recognition” by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education based on results from the 2024 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). • English Language Learner education is now provided in all elementary schools. • Equity Facilitators lead professional learning on diversity, equity, and inclusion to provide training on educational equity in schools.
Enrollment History:
SY’2022-2023 Actual (10/1/22)
SY’2023-2024 Actual (10/1/23)
SY’2024-2025 Actual (10/1/24)
SY’2025-2026 Projected (10/1/25)
Kindergarten
41 52 39 42 52 45
38 42 53 37 40 43
41 43 54 60 36 52
43 44 48 55 58 37
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Total
271
253
286
284
Significant Changes to the FY’25 Adjusted Budget by Category: Changes to the FY’25 Adjusted Budget are divided into three categories:
Level Service: a budget that supports providing the same standard of service as in the prior fiscal year. Under this definition, line items would increase or decrease depending on changes in need, such as
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