Worcester Public Schools meetings this week

Coming up this week:

• there is a meeting of the Finance and Operations standing committee at 5:45 pm tomorrow at the Durkin Administration Building, 4th floor. You will find the agenda here. In addition to the quarterly account transfers, the other items might be of interest if a) you've ever wondered which kids get bused within the two mile zone around their schools, or b) you buy your kids school lunch, as the administration is, per the new federal law, recommending an increase of five cents for next fall (bringing lunch to $1.55).
• there is a meeting of the Citywide Parent Planning and Advisory Council (CPPAC) meeting tomorrow night at 7 pm in the Worcester Public Library. As usual, all are welcome to attend.
• Also tomorrow night at 7, the City Manager presents his budget to the City Council. As this will fund schools at the legally mandated level, there isn't perhaps a tension around this presentation on the education front, but good to keep an eye on.
• Thursday night at 7 pm is the regularly-scheduled meeting of the Worcester School Committee. You will find the agenda here. In addition to, yes, the recess policy, the school committee will be voting on the five innovation school plans. You might also be interested in just how WPS plans to spend that $6.7 million in Race to the Top money over the next four years.
•  It isn't a meeting, but the Worcester Public Schools Arts Festival opens at the Worcester Public Library on Friday. There are performances and demonstrations starting at 10:30; the opening ceremony is at noon. Meet the Artists Night is next Tuesday, May 10th, from 5:30-7:30 pm. Art displays will be up at the library for the weeks following.