Crisafulli School News

Are you interested in becoming part of our Crisafulli School staff? We are currently looking for Principal Aides (lunch and recess coverage). Would you like to work the same schedule as your children and make a meaningful impact on our students' lives? If you are interested, please submit your application through School Spring to start the process. CLICK HERE to apply!

The council, made up of parents, staff, and community members, acts as an advisory board to the Principal. The first meeting will be on Tuesday, October 6th at 3:30 PM at the Crisafulli School. If you are interested in being part of the SAC, please complete the School Advisory Council Candidate Google Form by Friday, September 18th . If more than one volunteer comes forward a vote is required in order to appoint council members.

School Advisory Council Candidate Google Form - Click Here

Meeting Dates - all meetings take place at 3:30 PM.

• 10/6/26
• 11/10/26
• 12/8/26
• 1/5/27
• 2/2/27
• 3/2/27
• 4/6/27
• 5/11/27

Please help stock the teacher supply closet for the new school year. Click on the Amazon logo to the right to check out our Amazon wish list. You can have supplies shipped straight to the school or send supplies in with your student.

Keira Walsh, a sophomore at Westford Academy, will be running a games and activities club called “Play Beyond The Screen” for the students at the John A. Crisafulli School as part of her Gold Award project for Girl Scouts. It is her goal to help students find interests that do not rely on electronic devices and to learn more about working together. Keira will be running the club, along with Meghan Walsh and Tracy Maher, grade 3 teachers, as advisors. There will also be several helpers from Westford Academy.

Students will participate in various indoor and outdoor activities and games with grade level peers at each club meeting. Each club session will start with a focus for the day and then they will complete a game or an activity.

If your child would like to participate in the "Play Beyond the Screen" Club, please fill out the following form - Play Beyond the Screen Form

Form is due by Friday, September 11, 2026. Students will be chosen from a lottery to participate. Families will be notified if your child is chosen from the lottery. Any questions? Contact Mrs. Walsh (mwalsh@westfordk12.us) or Mrs. Maher (tmaher@westfordk12.us)

Westford Public Schools is going green this year—please log into your PowerSchool portal to complete a few of the first-week back-to-school forms online instead of filling out paper packets! Please visit the Parent Portal website for instruction on how to access these forms:

1. Emergency Contacts: Review, and if necessary update the emergency contact list for your student.
2. Student Handbook, Record of Transmittal, and Publishing Sign-off.

Please also complete the following Google forms:

1. JAC Arrival and Dismissal Information - Click Here
2. Parent Transportation Form - Due by September 5th - Click here

I am pleased to share with you the exciting news that Universal Free School Meals will be available to all students in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for School Year 2026-2027! This means that breakfast and lunch will continue to be served at no cost to all students.

Please note that even though first meals will be free for all, it is very important for families who would qualify for free or reduced meals based on household financial needs to continue to complete the household Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals for the 2026-2027 school year. The application is available through My School Apps or to print: here. Applications are also available in each school’s main office and in the Food Service Office located in the Millenium Building. If you are unable to print the application from the district website or to complete the web-based application, contact the Food Service Office and an application will be mailed to you. Please note that all children who qualified based on financial need last year (those families who submitted financial based applications or were directly certified for free/reduced lunches) will have a carryover grace period of thirty days into the school year.

We strongly encourage ALL families who would qualify based on financial need to submit this form as it is very important to the district’s records and allows us to also waive fees, etc. for those who qualify. In addition, please consider applying for SNAP, the federal nutrition program that provides eligible residents with monthly financial assistance to purchase groceries. The application for SNAP is available now. More SNAP information can be found at gettingsnap.org.

IMPORTANT

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) does not allow students to carry a

negative balance on their lunch accounts. While all first meals will be free, extras such as snack items, cookies, bottled water and extra entrees or second meals will not be free. If your child does not have money on their account, they will be denied the purchase. In order to avoid an awkward situation it is strongly encouraged that you maintain a small balance on your child’s meal account. This can be done by creating an account on MySchoolBucks.com or by sending a check, made payable to Westford Schools Lunch Program, or cash to school with your child. The cafeteria staff can add the funds to their accounts.

The Food and Nutrition Department at Westford Public Schools thanks you for your participation in our program. We are grateful for the opportunity to provide nourishing and healthy meals to all Westford Public Schools students so please reach out to us with any questions or concerns.

Colleen Wallace, Food Service Director

Westford Public Schools cwallace@westfordk12.us

• PowerSchool and Placement 2026 - 2027 - Westford Public Schools Student Information System is PowerSchool. Please click here for login information and to access classroom placement. If you are having trouble logging in, please contact Mrs. Dulong at adulong@westfordk12.us or 978-392-4483, x3751.

• August Office Hours - During August the office is open from 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM. School Year Office hours are from 8:30 - 3:30 PM.

• School Hours - The Crisafulli School hours are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 12:10 for Early Release Days.

• Early Arrival Program information - Registration for the EAP opened on August 4th. This year families have the option of paying $180 per trimester per child or $500 for the year per child. For more information please visit here. All registrations must be completed online through MySchoolBucks.com.

• Bus Transportation Information - Students in grades K-2 will ride the bus with students in grades 3-5 to and from school each day. We wanted to remind you that if you have a child in grades K-2, a parent or an adult must be present at the bus stop during pick-up and drop-off. This will also be the case if a student in grades K-2 has an older sibling in grades 3-5.

• 2026-2027 Bus Pass Information - BUS PASSED ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS RIDING THE BUS. All students who plan to ride the bus during any point of the school year are required to register for a bus pass. Parents must register all children who plan to ride the bus, whether they qualify for fee-based transportation or not. All registrations for bus transportation are done via the online registration. Please visit: https://www.westfordk12.us/district-departments/transportation to determine cost and to register.

• Website Information - Much of the information you need to know can be found on the Westford Public Schools website: https://www.westfordk12.us/, and also on the Crisafulli School website: https://www.westfordk12.us/cs

Best Wishes to Tom McDonough, Melissa Quattrocchi, Susan Turcotte-Gavriel, Tracy Ford, Devika Patnam, Wilmarie Lopez, Emma Herrmann, Julia Holdren, and Laurie Hummer. They will be greatly missed at JAC!

A Warm Welcome To:

• Pam Perron - Art

• Kristen Locke - Grade 5

• Julia Borger-Green - Grade 5

• Sophia Lord - School Psychologist

• Victoria Meunier - Long Term Sub Guidance

• Kathryn Woolridge - Educational Support Professional

• Tammy Johnson - Educational Support Professional

• Rachael Dufault - Educational Support Professional

• Tara Mulgrew - Educational Support Professional

• Sudipta Adhikari - Educational Support Professional

• Cliff Snider - Educational Support Professional

• Mani Janaki - Educational Support Professional

CORI’s and Fingerprinting - Field trip chaperones will be required to complete the fingerprint obligation in addition to the annual CORI background check. Please refer to the following link for more information regarding fingerprinting - Fingerprinting Information.

Classroom volunteers will not be required to submit to fingerprint based background checks but will still be required to complete an annual CORI background check. If you are interested in volunteering please be sure to complete a new CORI application for this school year. CORI applications can be completed at any of our school offices. If you have children that attend more than one school in Westford, only one application is required. If approved, your approval will be valid at all Westford schools.

Westford Public School Weekly Billboard

JAC PTO - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481934758722232