WINDHAM SOUTHEAST SCHOOL DISTRICT
53 Green Street Brattleboro, VT 05301
www.wsesu.org
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
July 8, 2025 in WRCC Cusick Conference Room and remotely via Zoom.
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AGENDA
I. Call to Order [5 minutes]
– Hybrid Statement
– If appropriate, agenda items are subject to Potential Action.
– If any Board Member feels that an item on the Consent Agenda warrants discussion, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be set aside for discussion. In this way the Consent Agenda will be approved in one motion. That request should be made now – or before the vote on the Consent Agenda.
– Amendments to the Agenda
II. Student Matters [10 minutes]
III. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items [10 minutes]
This is a time for the Board to listen and to take notes. It is not a time for the Board to respond to comments or to engage in dialogue with the public. If appropriate, the Board and Administration will work on next steps.
IV. Board Matters [45 minutes]
A. Welcome to the 2 new Student Reps: Willow Sharma and Riley Bristol
B. Leadership Council Updates
C. Board Sub-Committees and SU Updates
Policy Committee currently has only 2 voting Board members: Anne and Deborah
D. Universal PreK Contacts: Kerri Beebe
E. Update on Board Retreat, July 22, 2025 5-9pm (Kim, Tim, Anne, Deborah)
F. Update re Board Goals (Kim, Tim, Jessica, Ruby)
G. Selection of 3 Board Members to meet with NEASC team as part of accreditation of BUHS – Monday, October 20 at 2:15 (Recommendation for Board Chair and LC Rep to participate.)
H. Procedures for Procurement as they relate to board expenses
I. Update on Admin/Board Retreat on June 24, 2025
J. Discussion of Board oversight as it relates to Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying
K. Consideration of the request that the Board should ask the district’s attorney for the history of all litigation over the past two years including any pending issues.
Motion that the legal counsel prepare in writing a summary of all cases involving the WSESD/SU within the past 3 years. The summary should include all cases litigated, settled, considered for litigation, or currently awaiting resolution. The summary should also include the nature of the matter and any financial or policy implications to the extent permissible by law. It is understood that this summary will be discussed only in Executive Session by the WSESD Board and not revealed to the general public.
Break [10 minutes]
L. Update on legislative issues related to education (Tim & Jocelyn) Legislative Update and Webinar
Discussion of reaching out to our constituents on these critical issues.
Discussion of remaining within an SU as well as future size requirements (4,000-8,000) of anSU. The request is that the SD Board adopt the following motion as well as suggest that the SU Board adopt a similar motion:
MOTION (RSCA)
The Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) – being composed of the member towns of Brattleboro, Putney, Dummerston, and Guilford – moves to remain within a supervisory union, within a larger governance region to the extent practical, under the terms of H.454 as approved on June 16, 2025 by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Vermont. The WSESD will submit our statement of intent to the new Redistricting Task Force when it is established and will reach out to contiguous school districts and supervisory unions to explore combining into a larger supervisory union if possible.
V. Consent Agenda [5 minutes]
Approval of Minutes for May 27, 2025; June 9, 2025; June 24, 2025
Warrant of June 09, 2025
WSESD ARBITER PYMT 6/03/2025 in the amount of $2,408.00
BUHS ENDOWMENTS FAST 1463 in the amount of $11,000.00
SAF FAST 1464 in the amount of $132.18
WSESD FAST 1465 in the amount of $144,657.23
BUHS ENDOWMENTS FAST 1466 in the amount of $1,946.00
BUHS ENDOWMENTS FAST 1467 in the amount of $88,607.46
BUHS ENDOWMENTS FAST 1468 in the amount of $7,000.00
WSESD FAST 1469 in the amount of $18,206.94
SAF 1470 in the amount of $945.00
WSESD REGULAR 1471 in the amount of $44,975.18
Total Accounts Payable $319,877.99
Warrant of June 16, 2025
WSESD FAST 1472 in the amount of $1,723.00
BUHS ENDOWMENTS FAST 1473 in the amount of $440.00
SAF FAST 1474 in the amount of $438.82
WSESD FAST 1475 in the amount of $18,322.36
SAF FAST 1482 in the amount of $300.00
WSESD FAST 1483 in the amount of $12,927.85
BUHS ENDOWMENTS 1485 in the amount of $1,245.00
WSESD REGULAR 1486 in the amount of $189,063.69
Total Accounts Payable $224,460.72
Payroll #25 of 06/13/25 in the amount of $1,800,119.82
Warrant of June 23, 2025
WSESD CREDIT CRD PYMT 6/5/25 in the amount of $34,349.17
WSESD ARBITER PYMT 6/18/25 in the amount of $150.00
SAF FAST 1488 in the amount of $238.74
WSESD FAST 1489 in the amount of $5,143.64
SAF FAST 1590 in the amount of $668.31
WSESD FAST 1491 in the amount of $90,450.93
WSESD FAST 1492 in the amount of $41,025.15
SAF FAST 1493 in the amount of $7,546.94
SAF 1494 in the amount of $4,872.60
WSESD REGULAR 1495 in the amount of $50,358.18
Total Accounts Payable $234,803.66
Warrant of 6/30/2025
WSESD CREDIT CARD PYMT 6/23/25 in the amount of $22,280.37
SAF FAST 1496 in the amount of $1,853.32
WSESD FAST 1497 in the amount of $70,543.58
WSESD FAST 1501 in the amount of $57,175.63
SAF FAST 1504 in the amount of $1,787.31
WSESD FAST 1505 in the amount of $31,387.01
WSESD FAST 1507 in the amount of $25,859.66
WSESD FAST 1509 in the amount of $46,865.49
SAF FAST 1510 in the amount of $9,296.33
WSESD FAST 1511 in the amount of $2,893.15
WSESD FAST 1512 in the amount of $17,635.99
WSESD FAST 1513 in the amount of $200,274.64
SAF FAST 1514 in the amount of $300.10
WSESD FAST 1516 in the amount of $7,132.80
Total Accounts Payable $495,285.38
VI. Unfinished Business
VII. New Business
