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  • Maureen Poulin September 11, 2026 at 12:57pm
    We host two community forums, two teacher/staff forums, and a student forum at each of our three high schools every year. We ask each speaker to identify themselves by name, role/grade,& building(s) and then share a glow(something they like/appreciate about the district) and a grow(a concern/area of improvement). Community forums are fall Saturday morning and spring evening. Teacher forums after school and student forums during the school day often through social studies classes. Each year we also present a virtual speaker series that is recorded for viewing at parent convenience. Speaker series has a different focus each year. Past series have been on DEI, Curriculum, and Portrait of a Graduate.
  • Kerry Wachter August 5, 2026 at 12:51am
    We host an event called Parent University. It's during ether week in the evening - several workshops offered. I can send you a link to the event from last year.
  • Crystal Kaczmarek-Bogner December 18, 2025 at 7:12am
    Williamsville CSD organizes two community forums annually. The Fall forum takes place on a Saturday morning at one of our schools, while the Spring forum occurs immediately after our Budget work session. Participation levels vary, but we usually have enough attendees to conduct the event for 1.5 to 2.5 hours. This is an in-person event only, as a hybrid format attempted in the past proved challenging to manage. According to our email, “This townhall style meeting will give students, parents, residents, and staff members a chance to talk about any education-related issue they wish. There is no agenda or set topic. School Board members and the Superintendent will be on hand to listen, answer questions, and discuss the latest topics impacting Williamsville schools and public education."

    In recent years, we have also introduced a virtual Speakers Series that parents can attend "live" or watch the recording. Last year, we held four sessions on curriculum topics: the Arts, Math & Computer Science, Literacy, and STEAM. This year, we are focusing the series on NYSED's Portrait of a Graduate initiative.
  • Michelle Jacobsen December 15, 2025 at 9:08am
    We do find it hard to get parents to participate depending on topics. When we do we try and offer food and or child care.
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