WSSU

School district may get hit with unexpected bill

WILMINGTON- A change in Windham Southwest Supervisory Union funding practices may mean local school districts will have to seek loans in anticipation of taxes.
WSSU Business Manager Karen Atwood told Twin Valley School Board members at their Tuesday meeting that there would be a...

Five-year plan released to the public

Supervisory union lays out number of goals
WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union released their five-year strategic plan to the public last month, a guide to focus educational priorities through 2027. WSSU Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll is taking...

Schools plagued with staffing shortages

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley administrators told board members the schools had a successful start of the school year, but the elementary school and middle high school are both plagued by staffing shortages.
“The kids are doing alright,” said Twin Valley Elementary School Principal Rebecca...

Early dismissal on Wednesdays to start next year

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Last week many parents of students attending Windham Southwest Supervisory Union schools were surprised by an email or robocall announcing a change in the weekly school calendar. Starting the first week of school next year, student will be released from school at 12:45 pm every...

Valley schools can’t find teachers, shortage is statewide

WILMINGTON- The Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Executive Board discussed a districtwide, and perhaps statewide, teacher shortage at their regular meeting Monday evening.
Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll asked school principals to describe the teacher and staff shortages...

A rehearsal for the Wings production of “The Family at Cemetery Ridge,” held in Memorial Hall in 2018. The summer performance program returns next month with an outdoor adaptation of “Robin Hood.” File photo

Programs to keep kids busy this summer

Wings, WCSU offer a mix of activities
DEERFIELD VALLEY- As summer vacation begins for students across Windham County, parents and school officials alike have been planning activities to keep their kids busy. As we move into the first days of summer the staff at Wings, the...

School district figures out transportation funds

WILMINGTON-A funding issue that has been the subject of discussions at several Windham Southwest Supervisory Union school board meetings was settled at last Wednesday’s supervisory union board meeting.
The issue concerns state reimbursement for transportation costs borne by each district....

Computer error leads to mistake in transportation fund allocations

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members learned they may have to reimburse other districts in Windham Southwest Supervisory Union after they received too great a share of state transportation aid in fiscal years 2021 and 2022.
WSSU Business Manager Karen Atwood said Twin Valley’s...

Super board tables talk on nursing gap, funding distribution

READSBORO- The Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Executive Board met on March 24. The board discussed a variety of issues pertaining to how the district would function in the following school year, from when the schools would have their spring break to how many nurses should be at which schools...

It's still unclear whether Halifax and Readsboro schools will receive a small schools grant from the state next year.

Supervisory Union board looks at funding

By Mike Eldred
WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Executive Board members discussed COVID-19 issues, funding for small schools, and student weighting at their regular meeting Thursday evening.
WSSU Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll said teachers in the...