Education section
The Windham Southeast School District Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 in the Windham Regional Career Center’s Cusick Conference Room, 80 Atwood Street, Brattleboro.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Kristina Naylor
The Windham Southeast School District Climate Crisis Task Force will meet at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3 in the Community Room at the Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – Thomas Nolan, Task Force Chair
The Windham Southeast School District Programmatic and Performance Equity Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in the WSESU James E. Kane Conference Room, 53 Green Street, Brattleboro.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – Emily Murphy Kaur, Committee Chair
II. Approval of Minutes from January 6, 2020
The Windham Southeast School District Diversity and Equity Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2020 in Room 146 at Brattleboro Union High School, 131 Fairground Road, Brattleboro.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:30 p.m. – Anne Beekman
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the Oak Grove School, 15 Moreland Avenue, Brattleboro.
In June of 2019, the Putney, Dummerston, Brattleboro and Guilford School Districts were merged into the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD), a single district with nine schools.
Brattleboro Union High School, Brattleboro Area Middle School, Dummerston School, Guilford Central School, Putney Central School, the Brattleboro elementary schools Oak Grove, Green Street, and Academy, and the Windham Regional Career Center are currently governed by a body of eight school board members (School Directors). As of November, 2019, two additional seats were added for School Directors residing in the town of Brattleboro, effective March 3, 2020.
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Field Study Stakeholders Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in the BUHS Counseling Department College Resource Room.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. Appointment of a Notetaker
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8 in the WRCC Cusick Conference Room, Brattleboro.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER—4:30 p.m. — Kerry Amidon, Board Chair
II. CLERK’S REPORT
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Search Exploratory Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 19 in the WRCC Cusick Conference Room, Brattleboro.
AGENDA
I. Call to Order – Emily Murphy Kaur, Chair
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the Guilford Central School, Guilford.
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Amendment and Policy Committee will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the WSESU Central Office, 53 Green Street, Brattleboro.
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Search Exploratory Committee will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 12 at the Green Street School, Brattleboro.
The Windham Southeast School District Climate Crisis Task Force will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2019 in the Green Street School Library.
As Marlboro College takes first steps in leaving Vermont to become the “Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies” on the Emerson College campus in Boston, the Windham World Affairs Council is holding what may be its last “Marlboro event” while the college is still a cherished neighbor. On December 6, 2019, at 7:00 pm at 118 Elliot, 118 Elliot St. in Brattleboro, WWAC will host two Marlboro students presenting on topics related to their senior research projects. We invite you to join us for this special event.
Over the years, WWAC programs have benefited tremendously from proximity to Marlboro College. For years, the college offered the Council the privilege of holding monthly talks at their Marlboro Graduate Center in downtown Brattleboro, never asking for a rental fee. Their Faculty members often served on the WWAC Board. Their students attended its lectures. They shared their prestigious Presidential Seminar Speaker Series with the organization. WWAC will really miss their presence in our community.
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 – AMENDMENT VOTE RESULTS BY TOWN
Question 1 – Amend Article 11 – Board Representation
Yes, No, Blank
Brattleboro: 310, 36, –
Dummerston: 56, 129, –
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 25, 2019 in the WSESU James E. Kane Conference Room, 53 Green Street, Brattleboro.
Question #2 & #3: Voter Beware!
If you think that voting yes on the proposed amendments on November 19th means voters would have a fair say in school closures… think again!
Read questions #2 and #3 carefully. I like the idea of giving the voters a say. Right now, the board would have authority to close classrooms or schools. The voters have no say. But, if these amendments pass, the majority does not decide.
Below is information that might be helpful to know for November 19th special elections.
Attached is a sample ballot for all four towns – Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford and Putney. All towns’ ballots are the same. Absentee ballots are currently available at the Town Clerk’s Office and may be requested until 5:00 pm on Monday, November 18th. Sample ballots can also be found on our website at www.brattleboro.org under Elections.
The Windham Southeast School District (“WSESD”) school board will hold information sessions on November 13th and November 14th to answer questions about the ballot for the proposed amendments to the Articles of Agreement. Election Day is Tuesday, November 19th, 2019. Early voting has already begun.
The Wednesday, November 13th information session will be held at Dummerston School at 6 p.m. Dummerston School is located at 52 School House Road, just off Route 5, in East Dummerston.
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – With the average life expectancy of women longer than that of men, the Brattleboro branch of the American Association of University Women is offering a discussion session on Preparing for Widowhood Friday, Dec. 6 at noon.
The free session will be held in the community room at The Brattleboro Savings and Loan Association at 221 Main Street and includes lunch.
Participating and offering guidance are Jean Giddings, attorney at law; Toni Ciampaglione, financial advisor at Park Place Financial Planners; and Theresa Masiello, vice-president and senior retail officer at BS& L.
