Wayland Town Crier 3/29/15: Mini-grants awarded to Wayland High faculty. The Wayland High School Parents Organization (WHSPO) is pleased to congratulate the Wayland High School faculty members who received the annually awarded mini-grants in late December 2014. The mini-grant program began in 2000, and is designed to encourage innovation in teaching. Faculty and staff submit applications for mini-grants, and a committee composed of parents, administrators and a student representative assess the caliber of each submission.