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Community Schools Interview/Advisory Committee

We are pleased to announce that the Washington Central Unified Union School District is among the six recipients of the Community Schools Foundation Grant. As a part of the original configuration process, a number of board and community members raised questions about the possibilities and implications of a WCUUSD Community Schools Model as an avenue for deepening the purpose and design of our school district so that it provides a viable sustainability model for all members of the WCUUSD community. Our schools, buildings, children, and families are remarkable assets and resources to their communities, the WCUUSD Community Schools Model, supported by the Foundation Grant will seek to explore how we can expand on these assets to deepen the interconnectedness and vibrance of our entire district.

 

As members of the Vermont Community Schools Community, WCUUSD will use this foundational funding to build a shared vision of how a Community Schools model can support a fiscally responsible, programmatically diverse, and operationally sustainable future for WCUUSD. Foundational funding will be used to support a three-pronged approach to the WCUUSD Community Schools Model:

  1. Rigorous, relevant, and inclusive curriculum for all students

  2. Expanded Community Health and Wellness services to address out-of-school barriers to learning

  3. Comprehensive ThirdSpace programming with robust community partnerships to ensure all students, families, and community members have access to learning beyond the school day.

We are pleased to announce that we have formed a Board to act in an advisory and design capacity for the three areas of focus listed above. In addition to this Board there will be numerous opportunities for all members of our community to give feedback and/or get involved in our journey!

Board Members:

Rebecca Tatistcheff, Steven Dellinger-Pate, Amy Molina, Celia Guggemos, Isaac Nadzam, Anna Cotterill, Natasha Eckart, Sean McIntyre, Jessica Heinz, Jade Walker, Dillon Burns, and Erica Zimmerman.

For more information, please read the Grant Overview for context or send an email to Rebecca Tatistcheff (U-32 Principal).