Windham Southwest Supervisory Union

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...

School, town boards talk about working together

WILMINGTON- The Whitingham Selectboard joined Twin Valley School Board members at Twin Valley Elementary School Tuesday evening, November 19, to discuss cooperation between the two boards.
Selectboard member Wayne Corse said his board hoped to work out a deal with the school for use of...

Education department offers Act 46 plans for unmerged school districts

DEERFIELD VALLEY - When Act 46 was enacted in 2015, it asked school districts to voluntarily merge with one another, thus decreasing the number of individual school boards in the state. The law said districts that did not merge would be subject to involuntary mergers by the state, which would be...

School board looks to deal with budget gap

WILMINGTON- The final year of the Twin Valley Joint School District may end with an uncharacteristic budget deficit, Windham Southwest Supervisory Union’s business manager Karen Atwood warned Tuesday evening.
Atwood told board members that, according to the latest budget forecast, the...

Pratt leaving WSSU, board to consider options

WHITINGHAM- Supervisory union board members accepted the resignation of superintendent Christopher Pratt at their regular meeting Wednesday, March 28. Pratt’s last day will be June 30, according to his letter of resignation. According to a February article that appeared in the Claremont, NH-based...