By Curt Peterson “Windsor Central Unified Union School District” is confusing (and it’s a mouthful) even for those who’ve written it hundreds of times. That’s only one reason the district’s configuration and enrollment growth working group (CEGW) is trying to […]
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Covid in schools leads to 50% absenteeism
By Curt Peterson At a recent Windsor Central Unified Union School District (WCSU) board meeting concern was raised about effects the latest variant of Covid is having on attendance. Student attendance below 51% on a given day means that day […]
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Reading to use ARPA funding for air filters
By Curt Peterson The Reading Select Board decided on Feb. 14 to invest $22,500 of the town’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund to provide air purification units in the Reading Elementary School building as well as other public buildings […]
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$372,300 sewage upgrade recommended at Woodstock Middle/High School
By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified Union School District (WCSU) board finance committee asked the building and grounds committee for their “go-ahead” Monday night, March 21, on a sewerage system upgrade at the Woodstock Middle/High School campus. WCSU director […]
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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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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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Windsor Central passes $24.3 million school budget
By Curt Peterson Near the end of a 2 -hour meeting Monday, Jan. 3, the Windsor Central Unified Union School District board passed a proposed $24.3 million budget for fiscal year 2023, reflecting 6.5% increase over last year’s budget. Two […]
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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 […]