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BCTV Channel 1078 Weekly Listing for 10/23/23
Monday, October 23, 2023
6:00 am BCTV Annuals – BCTV Members Meeting 2023
6:45 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – On Patriarchy– Angela Saini & Carrie Baker
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Energy Week with George Harvey – Energy Week #545 – 10/19/2023
SUMMARY:
● Students expressed the need to increase attendance at Working Toward Justice Day.
● A new representative from Brattleboro, Matt Schibley, was appointed to the board by unanimous vote.
● The Superintendent gave a summary of the day’s professional development activities, which focused on executive function and student engagement.
● District Literacy Coaches gave a presentation on the science of reading and how that informs district practices.
● The Board adopted an updated policy on Personnel Recruitment, Selection, Appointment and Background Checks.
● The board heard updates from the Academy School and BAMS Leadership Councils.
AGENDA
I. Call to Order [6:00 to 6:05]
II. Student Matters [6:05 to 6:15]
III. Administrative Report [6:15 to 6:45]
– The budgetary process, how the Budget is built to meet the goals and established timeframes leading up to 03/2024. [25 Minutes]
From the early days of The Common Ground, the Coop and communes, to the much lauded T.J. Buckley’s Uptown Dining, Michael Fuller’s Brattleboro stories are SO much fun! He’s still creating the best, most exquisite dinners ever – 40 years strong!
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board warns the following policies for adoption at the November 8th Board Meeting:
F10-Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
H7- Leadership Councils
Monday, October 16, 2023
6:00 am Brooks Memorial Library – Tin Pan Alley Sing-Along 6/24/23
6:55 am Groundworks Collaborative – Empty Bowls 2023
7:00 am Stained Glass Windows of St. Michaels – Week 7: St. Catherine of Alexandria
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
The public is invited to attend a panel discussion on Wednesday, October 18 at 7:00pm via Zoom that explores how the arts are a powerful tool for social and political change. The event is sponsored by Vermont Independent Media’s (VIM), Media Mentoring Project.
Events for Oct 11
1724
Fort Dummer was attacked by about seventy of the enemy and four or five of its occupants were killed or wounded, but the attack was repulsed. It does not appear to have been attacked afterward.
The enemy? I wonder why they do not name the enemy?
Guilford Center Stage’s first autumn production in four years brings Haunts of the Season to the stage at Broad Brook Community Center on October 20-22. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 2:00 pm. The production is helmed by local playwright/director Michael Nethercott with a cast of sixteen. The show is a combination of original plays by Nethercott and a bevy of creepy classics.
Included are monologues, songs, and poems by Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson and others. Robert Frost’s poem/play “The Witch of Coos” is among the offerings. Also featured are several works by Nethercott himself, with influences by Vermont legends, ghost lore, and The Twilight Zone.
The veteran cast includes (in alphabetical order) Cyndi Cain Fitzgerald, Richard Epstein, Jennifer Gagnon, Jenny Holan, Archer Holland, Julie Holland, Cassandra Holloway, Joel Kaemmerlen, Cassidy Majer, Stewart McDermet, Aaron Morse, Hunter Savage, Marvin Shedd, Carolyn Taylor-Olson, and Bob Tucker. Nethercott acts as host. Stage Manager for this production is Sue Shedd, with tech work by Maria Pugnetti. Don McLean is producer.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
5:00 am Governor Scott Press Conference – Response to VT Flooding 9/6/23
6:05 am Windham Solid Waste Management District Presents – Easy Peasy Food Scrap Drop-off
6:15 am Brattleboro Selectboard – Brattleboro SB Mtg 10/3/23
9:00 am The David Pakman Show – The David Pakman Show – Weekly Broadcast
Book is about the arming of madman Hitler’s Nazi Germany that made a war that killed off 3% of the world’s population at that time (which included the mega horrific Holocaust). – each chapter presents something astounding Larger scope of the book is corp. war investor control of the world as their criminal media holds our attention on subterfuge.
Exposes the myth that the US played a benevolent role in world affairs
Agenda
1. Approval of Minutes
2. FY24 Fiscal Year 1st quarter Financial Statement review
3. FY25 Preliminary Budget Development Planning Discussion
4. Capital Project Implementation updates
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10,
2023 in the WRCC Cusick Conference Room and remotely via Zoom
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 in the WRCC, Cusick Conference Room, and remotely via Zoom.
AGENDA:
● Curriculum Review
● Tour of Facilities
● Equipment Inventory (BUS/Transportation)
● IRC’s and Duel Enrollment opportunities
● Future of Pleasant Valley Watershed as a Forestry outdoor learning lab
Brattleboro Literary Festival is coming soon!
Over the last 25 years, Sandy has been a community builder and advocate – she founded the Brattleboro Literary Festival in 2002 and talks about how it’s become one of the top ten LitFests in the Northeast. And this year’s is Oct. 13-15.
SUMMARY:
● Two new student representatives joined the board, Alora Lawyer and Jayden Gonzalez.
● Administrators presented information about the WSESU Continuous Improvement Plan, and a discussion of this plan will continue at the next board meeting.
● PCB testing has been completed for all WSESU schools. Results have come back clean for Vernon, Green Street and Academy Schools. PCB remediation at Oak Grove is complete and due to be re-tested. Results are still pending for other district schools.
● Seven community members have applied for appointment to the vacant Brattleboro seat on the board. Their names will be shared to the public before the next meeting.
● There was a discussion of whether to implement stipends for staff members participating on Leadership Councils. Mark Speno will bring a recommendation about this to the next meeting.
Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary folk music with The Clements Brothers and Geneviève Racette at Next Stage on Friday, November 3 at 7:30 pm.
Québécois folk-pop singer/songwriter Geneviève Racette captivates listeners with her gentle, yet compelling, emotional resonance. Through her vulnerable lyricism and ethereal vocals, Geneviève has emerged as a rising star in both French and English-speaking Canadian music scenes. She is currently on her fifth US tour, collaborating with artists such as The Bros. Landreth, Abbie Thomas, and Halley Neal.
Since the release of her first EP in 2014, Genevieve has steadily gained recognition across Canada and the US, winning a Canadian Folk Music Award and earning glowing reviews from major outlets including Rolling Stone, Exclaim!, CBC, Women of Americana, Americana Music Association, and Sirius XM. Her latest CD “Satellite” is a collection of honest stories of self-discovery and reflection through the cycle of love which evoke moments of love, heartbreak, healing, forgiveness, and ultimately falling in love again.
The Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) Board has received letters of interest from seven candidates for the vacant seat on the Board. Any individual appointed to the open seat on the WSESD Board must be a resident of Brattleboro and will complete the remaining term of the open seat, which is through March 2024, when they will be eligible to run for election to the WSESD Board.
The seven candidates from Brattleboro are:
Monday, October 2, 2023
4:45 am At BMAC – Artist Talk: Daniel Callahan
6:00 am Vermontitude – 20 Years of Empty Bowls 9/26/23
6:15 am Windham County Genealogy Interest Group – What is a Reasonably Exhaustive Genealogy Research?
7:55 am Groundworks Collaborative – Empty Bowls 2023
