what is Wethersfield Schools Parent Council - WSPC?

WSPC is an acronym for Wethersfield Schools Parent Council. It started thirty years ago and is still an active participant in the lives of Wethersfield students and parents today. It is a town-wide parent group that works to improve Wethersfield Public Schools through constructive communication. Two Representatives from each school in the district meet monthly to address educational issues and share information from their respective schools, who then report back to their PTO/PTSA's to disseminate the information.

The Goals of the Wethersfield Schools Parent Council are as follows:
  • To unify and strengthen local parent teacher groups by facilitating the exchange of information and to encourage working together to achieve common goals.
  • To develop among parents, educators, town government and the Wethersfield community, a united effort to secure for all children and youth, the greatest opportunities in physical, mental and social education.
  • To coordinate advocacy on appropriate issues that affect the quality of education and well being of children in the town of Wethersfield.
WSPC parent volunteers include two or more representatives from each school who meet regularly for the benefit of all Wethersfield students. It also hosts their annual Volunteer Recognition Awards, honoring community members who have made a commitment to benefit the educational or social experience of the children in the Wethersfield Public school system.

meetings open to the public

Meetings are open to the public. They are held in the Stillman Central Office Building, corner of Hartford Avenue and Francis Streets in Old Wethersfield (at the southeast corner of Standish Park, near Hanmer School). All Meeting are at noon unless otherwise noted.

Guest speakers often include the superintendent of schools, assistant superintendent, director of technology for the school district, board of education representatives, and more.

Committee Chairs 2019-2020


Darka Jara, SDMS, WHS
Marjorie Carson, Hanmer, SDMS
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2019-2020 Meeting Dates

All meetings will be at 12:00 p.m. at the Stillman Building (Central Office), 127 Hartford Ave., Wethersfield.

THURSDAYS

First meeting = September 5, 2019
Oct 3
Nov 7
Dec 5 - Luncheon
Jan 2, 2020
Feb 6
Mar 5
Apr 2
May 7
​Jun - TBD

parent volunteer representatives

WSPC AWARDS CEREMONY
Date TBD / 7:00 p.m. at Webb Elementary
WSPC parent volunteers include two or more representatives from each school who meet regularly for the benefit of all Wethersfield students.  Those selected volunteers report back to their respective schools on the current agenda of the WSPC  and the happenings at each of the schools. 


Topics such as the following are often the main focus of the monthly meetings:
  • High School Renovation
  • Core Curriculum
  • Math Curriculum
  • Security Officer/Resource Officers at the schools
  • BOE Budget
  • Policy and Guidelines set by Central Office
  • Walk to School Days
  • Classroom Student/Teacher Ratio
  • Safe Routes to School
  • Introducing/Interviewing Candidates for BoE
Your donations to WSPC helps to bring all of the wonderful events to the community.  Your support is greatly appreciated and all donations will be noted on our website,, with the donor's first name and last initial.  Thank you for supporting our goals!