By Curt Peterson Local school district boards have been scrambling after the state announced last Thursday, March 3, that new guidelines would stop advising mandatory masking within school buildings after March 14. The new guidelines came out just three days […]
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School rebranding group to survey stakeholders
By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified Union School District (WCUUSD) configuration and enrollment working group continued discussions Wednesday, Feb. 9 about rebranding the consolidated district that serves the towns of Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Pomfret, Pittsfield, Plymouth and Reading. The […]
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Windsor Central board eyes savings, develops new bus routes
By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Union Unified School District (WCSD) board members concerned themselves with money on Monday, Jan. 7. Director of Finance and Operations Jim Fenn listed three expense areas currently over budget, although overall spending is on […]
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Working group discusses new net-zero $75 million Woodstock middle/high school
By Curt Peterson Their first meeting in 10 months brought members of the Windsor Central Unified Union School District’s (WCUUSD) new build working group up to speed regarding developments and status since last spring. The group’s goal is a new […]
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Windsor Central considers rebranding
By Curt Peterson Keri Bristow, Windsor Central Unified Union School District board member of Woodstock chaired the second official Zoom meeting of the board’s recently created district renaming committee on Jan. 24. Unlike some school district rebranding projects, WCUUSD doesn’t […]
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WCSD reacts to Covid testing protocol changes, lack of supplies
By Curt Peterson Windsor Central Unified Union School District (WCSD) Superintendent Sherry Sousa told the Mountain Times she understands the rationale behind the Agency of Education’s abandonment of the in-school “Test to Stay” program this week. “Surveillance testing didn’t address […]
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WCSU Board sets winter sports rules
By Curt Peterson With indoor winter sports already underway, the WCSU School Board met Monday evening to review policies instituted by Superintendent Sherry Sousa. After intense discussion, board members voted 10-6 in favor of endorsing Sousa’s protocols. Put briefly, indoor […]
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Windsor Central School announces winter sports plan
Staff report In a letter to Windsor Central Supervisor Union (WCSU) families, dated Dec. 3, Superintendent Sherry Sousa outlined its proposed winter sports guidelines for elementary and middle/high schools. The proposal will be discussed and finalized at the district board […]
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WCSD’s anti-racism policy is moving slowly
By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified Union School District policy committee experienced a “Robert Frost moment” Monday night, as deliberators found themselves at a divergence of “two roads,” trying to decide which one to follow. Committee member Kelly Welsh […]
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Student vandalism, misbehavior addressed
By Curt Peterson Seniors at Woodstock High School asked the Windsor Central School District (WCSD) board for help with a situation they feel is disruptive and reflects poorly on them and their school at the Nov. 1 district board meeting. […]