Windham Southwest Supervisory Union

Screen preschoolers for skills

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Windham Southwest Supervisory Union is offering developmental preschool screenings to families who live in Wilmington, Whitingham, Halifax, Stamford, Searsburg, and Readsboro. The purpose of a screening is to give parents information about their 3- or 4-year old’s readiness...

Readsboro parents raise concerns over Twin Valley issues

READSBORO- The parents of two children with special needs sought help from the Readsboro School Board Tuesday evening following recent incidents at Twin Valley Middle High School.
The mother of the two students said her children were attending summer programs at TVMHS as part of their IEPs...

Early dismissal on Wednesdays to start next year

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Last week many parents of students attending Windham Southwest Supervisory Union schools were surprised by an email or robocall announcing a change in the weekly school calendar. Starting the first week of school next year, student will be released from school at 12:45 pm every...

Windham Southwest goes maskless

WILMINGTON- As of Monday, March 14, masks will no longer be required in Windham Southwest Supervisory Union schools or on school buses, following a supervisory union board vote Wednesday to rescind their existing mask policy.
The move is in response to changes in state policy announced by...

Development screening for youth

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Windham Southwest Supervisory Union offers developmental screenings for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children not yet in kindergarten. The purpose of the screening is to give parents information about their child’s readiness skills, speech and language development, and motor skills....

“Successful student portrait” design team

WILMINGTON - Windham Southwest Supervisory Union announced that they are developing a “portrait of student success,” a collective vision that articulates the community’s aspirations for all of its students.
The portrait of student success will be locally developed, but globally positioned...

Computer error leads to mistake in transportation fund allocations

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members learned they may have to reimburse other districts in Windham Southwest Supervisory Union after they received too great a share of state transportation aid in fiscal years 2021 and 2022.
WSSU Business Manager Karen Atwood said Twin Valley’s...

It's still unclear whether Halifax and Readsboro schools will receive a small schools grant from the state next year.

Supervisory Union board looks at funding

By Mike Eldred
WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Executive Board members discussed COVID-19 issues, funding for small schools, and student weighting at their regular meeting Thursday evening.
WSSU Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll said teachers in the...

Windham Southwest to offer families choices

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley, Southern Valley, and Stamford schools will offer parents and students returning to school this year two options for instruction, including in-person learning and remote learning.
Last week, members of the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Board of Directors...

Readsboro man diagnosed with Vermont's first case of coronavirus

DEERFIELD VALLEY- A Readsboro man has become the state's first patient diagnosed with COVID-19 (coronavirus), and five area schools were closed on Monday in response to possible community exposure to the virus. On Sunday, March 8, Vermont Health Department and Southwestern Vermont Medical...