Readiness Brief

In partnership with Hunger Free Vermont, the Essex Westford School District will be distributing FREE seven-day meal boxes in your area this summer!

• All meals are federally funded

• First come, first served and meal kits will be available to pick up rain or shine

• People accessing the meals do not need to reside in the area of distribution

• These meal kits are not intended for students already receiving their free meals in summer school or summer camps

Please click on this link for more information. Local meal boxes will be available at Doty Memorial School, the Family Center of Washington County, and Montpelier High School.

Hi all! Please consider signing your child up for the Fall Youth Market.

Happy Good Day came from a painting with a sweet play on words, some gifts and an idea when Rosie was a 3rd grader at East Montpelier. We were given so much support, ideas and opportunities along the way. One of Rosie's favorite parts is vending at locals markets.

In collaboration with WCUUSD we will be putting on a Youth Market! This survey will guide us for overall interest to help make this day a success. If this seems like a fun opportunity for your child to showcase their talents and experience some entrepreneurship in a local, warm and inviting setting please fill this out.

This initial survey will be required if you have any interest in attending as a vendor and is due by July 1st, 2026.

Full applications will only be sent to families that complete this survey and will have more complete event details. Our goal is to have a wide range of items with representation from the entire district.

Minimum vendors needed: 15

Maximum vendors accepted: 40

Date: late September 2026

Time: TBD

Who: Incoming 1-7th graders within the u32 school district

Price: free

Location: East Montpelier Rec fields

Wifi will not be available, so if you intend to use electronic payments cell service or a hot spot will be needed

Please reach out with any questions:

Kate and Rosie

happygooddayVT@gmail.com

802-595-3884

Doty

Monday: Music

Tuesday: PE and Library

Wednesday: Health/Guidance

Thursday: Art

Friday: PE

Rumney

Monday: PE/Health

Tuesday: Music

Wednesday: Art and Health/Guidance

Thursday: Library

Friday: PE

Teacher Assignments

Day-to-day: This person will be the point of contact for time sensitive issues that arise throughout the day. They help ensure everything is covered when there are absences, check-in with the office staff, and make sure everything is running smoothly. Anything that comes up that has long-term implications, or requires supervision or discipline, the principal will be called and the two will problem solve together.

Safety procedures: The principal designee is someone that sits on the school safety team, so they will be familiar with all safety procedures and will have experience doing after-action reviews from past events. If the designee is a classroom teacher and there’s a situation that staff notice, then the school counselor immediately covers the teacher’s classroom. The teacher assess the situation and can follow the safety protocol.

For example: We once had a car parked in our loop during the school day. The driver remained in the car, and it was there for some time. Staff started checking it out, and grew concerned. The principal designee was informed. He went to check it out, viewed video footage of when the car arrived, and opted to call the principal to determine next steps. The steps we took were to keep students inside until the car was gone. In the end, it was someone using the school’s open WiFi and they left without incident.

If the school needed to activate Run, Hide, Fight, it requires the alarm to be sounded, and for teachers/staff to use the training that they have. Classroom teachers would be responsible for the students in their classroom. Part of the Run, Hide, Fight approach is to empower teachers to make decisions based on the information they have in the moment.. If the best approach is to Run, there are several members of the safety team that have a role in the procedure. The principal is the point of contact, until emergency services arrive. If the principal is not on site, the safety team is aware of the next point of contact and what that role entails.

• School Principal, Karoline May, kmay@u32.org, for questions about events, daily schedules and classroom assignments.

• Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Jen Miller-Arsenault, jmillerarsenault@U32.org for academic and curriculum questions.

• Superintendent’s Office, Steven Dellinger-Pate, sdpate@u32.org, for transportation and residency questions.

• Director of Student Support Services, Julia Pritchard, jpritchard@u32.org, for special education or 504 questions.

• Community Schools Coordinator, Bec Dezan, rdezan@u32.org, for community events.

• Reconfiguration Transparency Portal: A dedicated section on the WCUUSD website will house information where families can get information and verify the completion of milestones in real-time.

• Weekly "Readiness Briefs": Every Monday, starting June 8, the district will issue a one-page update to Doty and Rumney families detailing progress on staffing, transportation, and facilities.

June 8th

June 15

June 22