Superintendent's Corner

February 3, 2023

We’re excited to be hosting a special event and film screening for the film No Small Matter, the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education.

Through poignant stories and surprising humor, the film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country.

We hope you can join us for this important event:

DATE: Wednesday, February 8th

TIME: 6:00PM

LOCATION: Virtual

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shm-KRh4LFg&feature=youtu.be

It will be a magical event with a question and answer session following the viewing. The Q & A session will be with Rachel Giannini and Greg Jacobs. Rachel is an amazing Early Childhood Education advocate and core participant of the film. Greg is one of the incredible Directors of No Small Matter and the co-founder of Siskel/Jacobs Productions.

Here is the link to the screening:

Standard screening link:

https://vimeo.com/335248689

PW: NSM_private286

Here is the link to the Q & A session:

meet.google.com/ryj-petn-oni

We hope you will join us for the viewing. This is your chance to be part of a national movement that highlights the importance of early childhood education in Vermont.

School Election Help Needed

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The Mount Ascutney School District is looking for help with election day responsibilities on March 7th. If you are a resident of Windsor or West Windsor and would like to volunteer, please reach out to Laurie Brown (lbrown@wsesu.net) to express your interest.

We need 6 people to count ballots. Counting will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Windsor Town Offices and will likely take about 2 hours. We also need 2 people to work at the ballot boxes from 9:00 - 2:00 and 3 people to work from 2:00 - 7:00pm. Thank you for considering. We appreciate your support of our school.

Budget Information Schedules

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The meeting for Hartland will take place at Damon Hall on Tuesday, February 28th at 7:00 pm. Here is the link if you would like to join remotely. meet.google.com/vbu-syow-iin

The Mount Ascutney School District meeting will take place in person only at the Windsor School on Wednesday, March 1st at 6:00 pm.

The Weathersfield meeting will take place at the Weathersfield School on Saturday, March 4th at 10:00 am. Here is the link if you would like to join remotely. meet.google.com/ikz-mniv-ogv

Are you the caregiver of a middle school student?

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Many middle school caregivers in our SU expressed interest in joining Middle School Caregiver Discussion Circles! Our first circle will take place on Wednesday, February 15th from 6:00- 6:30 online only. The agenda for the meeting will be -

1. Share results of the survey that was sent out in November

2. Gather ideas for topics of discussion for future circles (which will be hybrid)

3. Determine the topic for discussion in March

All WSESU middle level parents/caregivers are welcome to attend.

The link for the meeting is meet.google.com/wqr-eofu-vqg

Please join us!

Around the SU

The staff at WSESU work hard to make learning engaging, relevant, connected and fun. They inspire students to lead some of their learning and hold students to high expectations.

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The recent snow has made recess time so much fun!

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Students Leading Their Learning!

Middle level students at Windsor write and perform 'One Act' plays.

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Seniors presented their capstone projects this week. Parents, teachers, students, and community members were invited to hear the presentations and give feedback. This exhibition of learning really showcased our dedication to student-centered and personalized learning. Congratulations to our seniors on this great accomplishment.

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Last week students at Windsor High School held a Science Fair! The projects were incredible. The topics researched were diverse and interesting! The students did a great job presenting their learning and answering questions.

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The Vermont Music Educators Association is putting on Music Festivals this year. The January festival included middle school band, high school choir and high school jazz band students. 9 Hartland middle level students participated!