Traveling to the different schools and visiting the classrooms, I see tremendous examples of student engagement and learning. After reading the weekly newsletters and visiting each school, I realize that I might be one of the few, fortunate individuals that get to see all the education and celebration happening across the supervisory union. So in that vein, we are starting a new feature called, “Celebrating What’s Right”.

Our supervisory union is proud of our teachers, students and community members. We want to make sure you’re aware of all of the exciting events and accomplishments happening throughout our supervisory union.

In the last few issues of RUMNEY NOTES, they extolled the Fall Harvest Dinner that took place on November 3rd at Rumney Memorial School. In his “Message from the Principal”, Adam Rosen praised the businesses and community members helping support the event. The dinner raised just over $6,000, providing $3600 for the Rumney Food Service program, as well as $2400 for the Middlesex Food Shelf. Take a look at Rumney’s newsletter from November 8, 2012. (This is the link: http://grades.wcsuonline.org/rumneyweb/pdfnews/2012/rmsnews_2012_11_08.pdf)

We thank Rumney supporters for “Celebrating what’s right”!

Sincerely,

Bill Kimball, Superintendent

Dear Washington Central Community,

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I welcome you all back for the start of a great school year!  As I begin my first year serving the communities of Washington Central, I hope that you have had a tremendous summer and that you have had time to reflect, relax, and recharge for an exciting new year. 

I believe that all the adults in and out of our schools are teachers and role models for our students, no matter what position we hold. As I reflect back on my own educational experience, the individuals that had the most impact on my own learning and who I am today were people that established relationships with me both inside and outside the classroom.  As an educator, I have not always realized the impact I had on students.  There have been several times when I have been humbled by the effects of my own words or actions when children have come back to tell me the difference I made in their lives.

I look forward to meeting many of you this fall and learning about all the ways that you support students to grow and learn.  As we start this new year together I remember a quote from Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”  I implore each and every one of us to remember that our work is building the future for the world and that what we do every day does make a difference.  I know that all of you will choose to help us make a better world.

Enjoy the last few of weeks of summer. 

Sincerely,

Bill Kimball

Superintendent

Washington Central Supervisory Union serves the five central Vermont towns of Berlin, Calais, East Montpelier, Middlesex and Worcester with five elementary schools and U-32, a 7-12 grade school. There are approximately 1700 pre-K through 12th grade students in the six schools. Washington Central Supervisory Union is a diverse community of adults and students working and learning together.   Our goal is to create dynamic learning environments that produce global citizens with competence, compassion, creativity, critical thinking and integrity.  Standards of equity, excellence and sustainability guide all our endeavors. The mission of Washington Central Supervisory Union is to create and sustain an exemplary, vital PreK-12 educational system for the students in our member schools- Berlin, Calais, Doty, East Montpelier, Rumney and U-32.

In an effort to communicate with parents and community members about what’s happening in all of our schools and to engage you as well, we've started a new e-newsletter. Click below to subscribe to our new Washington Central e-newsletter.