Our Vision:

Engaging hearts and minds for a limitless future.

WSESU - where students want to learn, staff want to work, and families want to live.

Our Mission:

WSESU is a diverse community of learners where:

• Every learner has the potential to be a leader

• Students have a strong voice in shaping their school experiences

• Learning is personal, connected, and relevant

• High expectations exist in caring, nurturing environments

• Individuals grow into larger communities, while also broadening a sense of self

• Positive relationships define the interactions between school and the community

• Students get better at making decisions by making decisions

• Everyone is able to bring their full selves to the learning experience

We hope you will take a moment to fill our this Summer Meals Survey.

The last day of school for students is an early release day on June 13th.

Windsor High School, June 7th @ 7:00 p.m.

Weathersfield 8th Grade June 10 @ 6:00 p.m.

ABS 6th Grade June 12th @ 9:00 a.m.

Hartland 8th Grade, June 12 @ 4:00 p.m.

Windsor 8th Grade, June 12 @ 6:00 p.m.

The FY 25 calendar is below. You can also find it on our website.

Our Finance & Operations team is looking for a dynamic Food Service Director. Spread the word! Apply here: https://www.schoolspring.com/jobdetail?jobId=4632278

Brownsville Base Camp, a new nonprofit summer camp located in Brownsville, is now open for registration. Give your child the gift of the great outdoors this summer with our play-based, educational summer camp. Camp will be run primarily out of the Albert Bridge School and will utilize the Ascutney Outdoors Center.

Camp registration is open for weeks July 8-August 2nd. Campers can register for 1, 2, 3, or all 4 weeks.

Visit the website: www.BrownsvilleBaseCamp.org for more information about our program and pricing. Financial assistance is available.

Your input on our area's health needs matters!

It is time for Mt. Ascutney Hospital to assess healthcare priorities. We do this every three years.

You are invited to add your voice and help shape local healthcare.

What do you believe are the most pressing, unmet community health needs?

Your input will help us identify and address these needs. Please share with your friends and family.

Take our brief survey and you can enter a drawing for a $25 gift card.

Scan QR code below or visit https://survey.jsi.com/s3/MAHHC-CHNA24

Para la versión en Español:

En esta encuesta le preguntamos por sus ideas y opiniones sobre la salud de su comunidad y sus propias necesidades de salud.

Spanish/Español versión: https://survey.jsi.com/s3/MAHHC-CHNA24-ES

2024 SOAK Out of District Registration is Open!

Summer SOAK registration is now open to everyone!. Not sure what SOAK is? Check out our SOAK landing page for more information and to register.

Please read the following information carefully for assistance with navigating this process. Summer SOAK 2024 Dates are July 1st through July 26th with programming Monday through Friday. Registration is $200 a week. There are payment plans available at check out!

All forms, participation and medical, are online. No doctor's signature required. You will fill out forms and choose your courses all within enrollsy, our registration platform.

Be sure to have the following information on hand for registration:

• Courses that your child(ren) is/are most excited to take

• Insurance card(s) for your child(ren)

• Date of last Physical Exam

• Date of last Tetanus Booster

• Credit Card OR Checking Account information to pay by ACH (It is strongly recommended that you, if possible, pay by ACH. Electronic check payments cost the same regardless of how much the transaction is. So, a $1,000 payment that would cost $28.05 cents using a credit or debit card through EnrollsyPay (or $29.30 using Stripe) will cost you $1 with EnrollsyPays ACH option.)

Step 1: There is an ENROLL button located on our SOAK landing page. Follow that link to enroll on enrollsy. If you didn’t enroll last summer, use the “enroll” tab. If you did and already have an account, use the “sign in” tab. Here you will fill out forms and choose courses all in one place. Once you’re done enrolling one child there will be an option to enroll another child. Certain general information will be carried over and some new information will be required including personal information and choosing courses. Your course selections for child 1 will be safe in your cart until you check out or time expires on your registration (located on the top of your page).

Step 2: When you have completed your forms and course registration for all enrollees, you will get a confirmation email with all the information you will need. That’s it!

Reminder: Please try to choose different offerings to give other students a chance to try out a class you may already be taking at another time. Additionally, for courses such as A Week in the Woods, previous participants of this program are encouraged not to apply in order to provide greater enrollment opportunities to those campers seeking acceptance for their very first time.

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback during this process please reach out to summersoak@mtnviews.org and I will get back to you as soon as possible with assistance.

Note: If you and your family need assistance with paying for Summer SOAK, please reach out to me at summersoak@mtnviews.org and we can talk about your options. Additionally, if you do not have the means to cash out online using a credit card, debit card or ACH (electronic check), please reach out to the same email for assistance.

Thanks for considering Summer SOAK,

Devyn Workman

SOAK Director

Please join us in celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. At WSESU, we recognize that no one group is a monolith, and that there are complexities within and between diverse groups, even among the groups being acknowledged this month. We want to explore the histories and present day contributions of all Asian Americans along with an understanding of the challenges, prejudices and racism they have and continue to endure. We encourage you to join us this month (and beyond) in uplifting the stories, perspectives and experiences of Asian Americans and working together to truly build a culture of belonging in our schools and communities.

From the Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC):

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month is observed annually in May to celebrate the contributions that generations of AANHPIs have made to American history, society, and culture…the theme for the May 2024 observance of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is Advancing Leaders Through Innovation.

From the USDA: This heritage month originated in June 1977, when Representatives Frank Horton of New York and Norman Mineta of California called upon the President to proclaim the first 10 days of May as Asian-Pacific Heritage Week. In October 1978, President Jimmy Carter expanded the observance as an annual celebration; and, 12 years later President George H.W. Bush extended the week-long celebration to a month. The official designation of May as AAPI Heritage Month was signed into law in 1992. The month of May was chosen to observe AAPI for several reasons, including to commemorate the first Japanese who came to the country in May of 1843, and to mark the May 1869 completion of the Transcontinental Railroad which involved the labor of many Chinese immigrants. The AANHPI community is made up of culturally and linguistically - diverse people, representing populations from many countries and islands.

The National Archives holds a wealth of material documenting the Asian and Pacific Islander experience, and it highlights these resources online, in programs, and through traditional and social media.

Resources:

• https://www.asianpacificheritage.gov/

• Brave Little State - What's the Asian American Experience Like in Vermont?

• Asian American Perspectives

• "Voices Uplifted": The interview series

• Outdoor Asian - Vermont

• Asian Americans: The Vermont Experience - A Virtual Event

• Asian Cultural Center of Vermont

• Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond

• AAPI Youth Rising

Additional May themes:

• Mental Health Awareness Month

• Jewish-American Heritage Month

• Haitian Heritage Month

• Older Americans Month

• Vermont Inclusion Week (2nd week of May)

• May 5: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

• May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia

• May 31-June 1: Tulsa Race Massacre

This Friday, May 17, 2024, Outright and Lamoille Health Partners are hosting a special Parent & Caregiver Panel in Morrisville, VT for parents and caregivers of transgender, nonbinary, gender creative, and gender-questioning youth! Register here by May 16 to join us at this free event to meet other parents, hear about their experiences, and learn about the support offered by Outright as well as our friends at Lamoille Health Partners and UVM Medical Center’s Transgender Youth Program.

Connect and build community!

This Parent & Caregiver Panel is designed for parents, caregivers, and families navigating similar paths to share experiences, gain and offer support, and create meaningful connections. We define caregiver broadly, to include parents and other adults in a caregiving role for the youth, including other relatives. The panel will include a Q&A, and refreshments will be provided. Don’t forget to register here by May 16!

Here are the details:

• Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
• Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
• Location: Morrisville, VT (address provided when you register)
• Cost: FREE; pizza and refreshments provided

Note: Childcare is not provided but LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-19 are invited to Outright’s monthly Morrisville Friday Night Group, meeting at the same time! Feel free to drop off youth for this gathering a bit before 6:30pm at the Clarina Howard Nichols Center, and then head over to the parent panel!

We’re always here for you!

In addition to this special panel event, parents and caregivers of transgender, nonbinary, gender creative, and gender-questioning youth are always welcome at Outright’s Trans Parent Group, meeting monthly in person and online! Facilitated by a mental health professional, you will find support, learn from others’ experiences, and access resources to become the best source of support you can be for the young people in your life. Trans Parent Group meets virtually on the first Monday of each month and in person at Outright’s Burlington office on the third Monday of each month, from 6-7:30 pm. The next Trans Parent Group meeting will be in person at Outright on Monday, May 20, 2024.

Questions about support for parents, caregivers, and families? Email Amelia, Outright’s Family Engagement Manager, at amelia@outrightvt.org. We hope to see you soon!

Mount Ascutney Board Meetings

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Hartland Board Meetings

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