WSESD Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Kelly Young, Board Chair
II. CONSENT AGENDA
• CLERK’S REPORT – Approval of Minutes – April 12

III. Recognition of Ali West, 2022 Recipient of Vermont Nutrition Association’s School Nutrition Outstanding Achievement Award (presented at the 4/13/2022 WSESU Board Meeting)


BCTV Schedules – Week of April 25, 2022

Monday, April 25, 2022

4:05 am Female Founders – Creative Agencies
5:30 am The News Project – In Studio – Wanted – Younger Vermonters On Town Offices
6:00 am Landmark College Presents – Jennifer Cook – Autism in Heels 4/5/22
7:05 am Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program – The Archaeology of Colonial Conflict 3/20/22
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast


Explore Traditional Japanese Kumiko

Join us at HatchSpace to explore this fascinating technique!

Kumiko is the Japanese technique of assembling wooden pieces to form patterns, without the use of nails or glue. The patterns range from very simple to very intricate. Kumiko panels can be used decoratively, to make lamps or screens and more.


BCTV Schedules – Week of April 18, 2022

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 4/18/22

Monday, April 18, 2022

4:00 am OLLI Spring 2022 – The Outer Limits
5:30 am Open Exchange Vermont – Ep 18 – Covid Chronology with Eric Francis Coppolino
6:00 am Greenwood School Presents – Gettysburg – Learn the Address 2022
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Branch Out Burlington – How to Plant a Tree with VJ Comai 3/29/22


Stephen Dotson on “Here We Are”

STEPHEN DOTSON is all over the place! As Brattleboro’s Sustainability Coordinator he talks to everyone – from our road crews to the Rich Earth Institute – and collaborates to find real, practical and creative ways to help all of us live healthier and happier lives in this community.


BCTV Schedules – Week of April 11, 2022

BCTV Channel 1085 schedule for the week of 4/11/22

Monday, April 11, 2022

4:30 am Vermont State House – Senate Comm. on Education 3/11/22
5:00 am West River Education District – WRED Long Term Planning Mtg 4/4/22
7:00 am Vernon Selectboard – Vernon SB Mtg 4/5/22


WSESD Finance Committee Agenda and Minutes

Agenda
1. Approval of Minutes
2. FY22 Fiscal Year to Date Financial Statement Review
3. Capital Project Implementation update (BUHS HVAC Mechanical /Control Systems Bid responses)
4. Update on discussions related to the Task Force on the Implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report


BCTV Schedules – Week of April 4, 2022

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 4/4/22

Monday, April 4, 2022

5:00 am Education and Enrichment for Everyone – Vermont’s State Refugee Office 3/4/22
6:00 am Champlain College – Ukraine in Context 3/10/22
7:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Literary Cocktail Hour with Jonathan Evison
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am New England Youth Theatre presents – Clown Town


Small World

It was a year like this one: very little snow in New England. All the local ski areas were hurting.

The Laurentians to our north, however, had plenty of snow.

Mt. Tremblant, 90 miles northwest of Montreal, was offering a ski week package and I decided to take advantage of it.


WSESU Board Meeting Agenda, April 6, 2022

AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER—6:00 p.m. — Michelle Luetjen Green, Board Chair
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
III. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(3) the appointment or employment of public officer or employee, provided that the public body shall make a final decision to hire or appoint a public officer or employee in an open meeting and shall explain the reasons for its final decision during open meeting.


WSESD Special Board Meeting Agenda April 5, 2022

AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Kelly Young, Board Chair
II. Public Comment (10 minutes)
III. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(3) the appointment or employment of public officer or employee, provided that the public body shall make a final decision to hire or appoint a public officer or employee in an open meeting and shall explain the reasons for its final decision during open meeting.
IV. Appoint Ad Hoc Committee of 3 to Confer with Investigators of Sexual Abuse Claims as Needed


Patti Smith on “Here We Are”

Patti Smith lives and breathes in Nature – and writes and illustrates her discoveries. She’s befriended and rehabilitated  many critters over the years, created nature programs, and been the heartbeat of Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC) since it began.
Take a look…… and then go for a walk!


BCTV Schedules – Week of March 28, 2022

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 3/28/22

Monday, March 28, 2022

5:00 am GMALL Lectures – Cryptocurrency Unraveled
6:30 am Red Newt Productions – Whimsical Tour of Artful Ice Shanties 2022
7:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Literary Cocktail Hour with Jonathan Evison
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am First Congregational Church – Superstition or Authentic Faith? 3/20/22


WSESD Board Meeting Agenda – March 29, 2022

AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Kelly Young, Board Chair
II. Public Comment (10 minutes)
III. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(3) the appointment or employment of public officer or employee, provided that the public body shall make a final decision to hire or appoint a public officer or employee in an open meeting and shall explain the reasons for its final decision during open meeting.


Woodworking Classes for Intermediate Woodworkers

There are a few openings in HatchSpace’s upcoming classes for advanced beginner and intermediate woodworkers.

Fundamentals of Cabinet Making – begins April 5.  Build a hanging wall cabinet and learn about doors, drawers, frame and panel construction, hinge placement, mortising and more!  Details and registration here: https://www.hatchspace.org/event-4721217.