Education section
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, Windham Southeast School District, and Vernon Town School District Boards will meet at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at the Cusick Conference Room, 80 Atwood Street, Brattleboro, and remotely via Zoom. The boards will convene at 5pm for dinner, during which time no business will be conducted. The agenda begins at 6pm, at which time the Zoom link will open to the public.
Summary
● Committed support for the Student Representatives to the Board on their initiative to explore the process of transitioning from elementary to middle to high school.
● The WSESD Board has been awarded the BCTV Government/Education Partner Award. All are invited to a celebration at the Producer Party on 11/14/25 at 6 pm at the Stone Church.
● Linda Alvarez was recognized by the Board for being awarded the Vermont Teacher of the Year Award.
In 2024, the Vermont legislature created the Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont, with the intent to study and make recommendations for the vision, structure and funding of education in Vermont with input from the public and other stakeholders. The Commission is reaching out for feedback on Act 73, a law which was enacted in response to residents’ concerns about high and rising property taxes and a desire to increase quality educational opportunities for students. The intent of the law is to strengthen the public education system, mitigate costs, and improve educational opportunities for students.
Policies
Note: The committee did not review two policies that were at the top of the agenda (the proposed Asthma Friendly Schools policy and D15 Travel Reimbursement) as the invited guests were unable to attend the meeting.
Gender Freedom in Schools
The committee reviewed and discussed the final section of the policy, School Activities.
Summary
The Board had an Executive Session to hear a grievance.
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14,
2025 – in person at Guilford Central School, 374 School Road, Guilford, and remotely via Zoom.
The following policies of the Windham Southeast School District Board of Directors are hereby warned for adoption at their November 04, 2025 meeting:
D12 Prevention of Harassment of Employees
E19 Behavioral Threat Assessment Teams
F37 District Equity Policy
G13 Responsible Computer, Network & Internet Use
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at the Brattleboro Early Education Center, 112 Canal St., Brattleboro VT, and remotely via Zoom.
Summary
● The Board engaged in a presentation about the district’s professional development and equity work.
● Suzy’s Little Peanuts Day School was approved as a universal PreK partner.
● The hiring of Elizabeth Rosenberg, WRCC Culinary Instructor & BUHS Family and Consumer Science Teacher was approved.
● Action is being taken towards community engagement as related to the newly adopted Board Goals.
Brattleboro, VT — September 15, 2025 — Brattleboro Area Middle School (BAMS) proudly announces that Anne Koplinka-Loehr, a 7th & 8th grade social studies teacher, has been awarded a 2025 Rowland Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship, granted by The Rowland Foundation, supports visionary Vermont educators in implementing transformative initiatives to enhance school culture and climate. Koplinka-Loehr is the first Rowland Fellow from both BAMS and the Windham Southeast School District, and she has worked closely with Principal Keith Lyman to develop this initiative.
With this fellowship, Koplinka-Loehr has stepped into a Teacher on Special Assignment role for the 2025-2026 academic year. She will be facilitating a group of staff and students to integrate restorative practices throughout the middle school.
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 in the Windham Regional Career Center, Cusick Conference Room, 80 Atwood St, Brattleboro VT, and remotely via Zoom.
IV. Administrative Report
– Presentation: Professional Development and Social Justice League
Assess how the District supports teachers and staff so that they are empowered to support students.
Agenda
1. Approval of Minutes
2. FY26 Fiscal Year 1st quarter Financial Statement review
3. FY27 Preliminary Budget Development Planning Discussion
4. Recommendation to Board to Approve Warrants and Payrolls
Summary
● Amendments to the WSESD Board meeting minutes from 8/26/25 were presented and approved.
● The Board voted to include a ‘parking lot’ on the minutes to capture topics for further discussion that arise during meetings.
● Following a discussion considering the Board’s alignment with the VSBA, a vote passed to remain members at this time.
● The Board reviewed and voted to accept three Board goals,
1. Enhance oversight of the prevention of Hazing, Harassment, and Bullying
2. Understand and implement District Quality Standards and Educational Quality Standards
3. Improve two-way communication and engagement with district Stakeholders
● The Board adopted the Admin/Board Calendar and determined to include alignment of the newly adopted Board Goals to this tool.
Hello Families of the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union,
I’m reaching out from the Office of the Superintendent to relay information about a “Shelter in Place” protocol that took place at Brattleboro Union High School, Brattleboro Area Middle School and Windham Regional Career Center (the “BU6 Campus”) this afternoon, which has been resolved with no issues. Officers from the Brattleboro PD arrived promptly to assess the situation.
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 in the Windham Regional Career Center, Cusick Conference Room, 80 Atwood St, Brattleboro VT, and remotely via Zoom.
I. Call to Order
DS called the meeting of the WSESD Board to order at 6:00 pm
– If appropriate, agenda items are subject to Potential Action.
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September
09, 2025 – in person at the WRCC Cusick Conference Room, and remotely via Zoom.
The Boards of the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) and the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU) have each independently moved to send the following communication to Vermont’s School District Redistricting Task Force, which was submitted to the Task Force by email on August 15, 2025:
The WSESD and WSESU moved “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 and WSESU will submit a “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.”
Summary
● The Board voted to rotate the location of the meetings around the district.
● Board representation on the Leadership Councils was determined for this upcoming year.
● The Board determined to have the Policy Committee review and discuss the procedure regarding death that was drafted by BUHS.
● A motion was passed to establish a redistricting taskforce. Six Board members stepped up to serve on this taskforce.
● Three new hires were approved, one full time and two part time teachers.
● The consent agenda was approved.
