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ESSEX WESTFORDSCHOOLDISTRICT

2019-2020Annual Report

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Budget Highlights

Superintendent Report

Board Report

EWSD Spotlight Student Peformance

EWSD FY’21 Proposed Budget

CTE FY’21 Proposed Budget

2020 Annual Meeting Warning

2019 Annual Meeting Minutes

EWSD Annual Meeting/VoteTuesday, June 2, 2020

Polling Locations - 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.*Essex Junction residents vote at Essex High School

*Essex Town residents vote at Essex Middle School*Westford residents vote at Westford School

Hard copies of the EWSD Annual Report will also be available at the following locations (when they are open to the public):

Request a hard copy by sending an email to: [email protected]

For more information on the proposed 2019-2020 EWSD budget, please visit: www.ewsd.org/budget

PROPOSED BUDGET HIGHLIGHTSHIGHLIGHTS

$82,585,985 Total proposed expenses for FY’21

3.36% Change in projected ed spending per equalized pupil from FY’20 to FY’21

$8,477,519Total Proposed Expenses for Center for Technology, Essex in FY’21, a 3.7% increase over FY’20 approved

$16,603 Net Educational Spending Per Equalized Pupil

$1,541,027Central ofFice savings in FY’21 (Cumulative savings over 4 years: $5,326,913)

FY21 EWSD Instructional Focus• Dedicated & Targeted Supports to Achieve High Impact

Outcomes (Literacy & Math)• Foster a Culture Deeply Committed to Collaboration and Data

Driven Decision Making• Achievement of a Guaranteed Viable Curriculum• Progress Toward a Comprehensive Multi Tiered System Of

Supports• Increased Investment in High Quality, Consistent and Embedded

Professional Development• Strengthen and Refine EWSD Instructional Leadership Structure• Strengthen and Expand SEL Coaching and Continue Progress on

the Multi-Year SEL Strategic Plan

*Essex Town Library*EWSD District Offices*Westford Public Library*Westford Town Office

*Brownell Library *Essex Free Library*Essex Junction Village Office*Essex Town Office

Dear EWSD Families and Community Members,

As superintendent, I am aware of the strong connection between the financial support we receive from our community members and the success of our schools. I am grateful for the confidence our School Board has in our administration to provide you with a school budget that is responsible, sustainable, and sensitive to the taxpayers.

The budget that is soon to be voted on by all of us is clearly aligned with our vision and values. Our entire Instructional Strategic Plan is built on equity and the belief that all means all. Our vision - Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow, every day, every way, every one - is our north star, it guides our decisions, our everyday work, and it recently guided the creation of our budget.

We know and believe a child’s social and emotional wellbeing is important to be able to lead happy and successful lives. Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills enhance students’ capacity to deal effectively and ethically with daily tasks and challenges. As a district, we are continuing to prioritize this by strengthening and expanding SEL coaching and continuing progress on the multi-year SEL strategic plan.

Like many districts in Vermont, we have significant achievement gaps in reading and mathematics. The gaps are prevalent in students based on disabilities, race and ethnicity, and social class.

We know that without a strong foundation in reading, children are left behind in their education. Reading on grade level by the end of third grade is an important predictor of success in high school and beyond.

The EWSD is committed to guaranteeing every student’s success. Our Instructional Strategic Plan has two high-impact measurable student outcomes that our 2020-2021 budget focuses on:

• Every student will read on grade level by the end of grade three• Every student will demonstrate proficiency with whole numbers by the end of grade four

In order to meet these high-impact measurable outcomes and close our achievement gaps, we are investing in instructional strategies. We have made reductions within administrative areas and other supports to allow for reinvestment of funds toward instructional priorities. This reinvestment strategy is allowing for significant increases in our capacity for both instructional programing and instructional supports, without a significant increase to the District’s bottom line.

To build a strong foundation, we are increasing the number of instructional coaches to partner with K- 5 teachers in both math and literacy, so together they can focus on high-quality strategies for engaging students and improving their learning. It truly is about developing a collaborative culture to improve teaching and learning. We are all in this together.

Every day I appreciate our dedicated staff. It truly is an honor to be in our schools to observe engaged learners. Thank you to our leaders who strive to provide an environment where our children feel safe, happy, and welcomed. There are so many people behind the scenes working to make EWSD a great district, without these people our schools would not be ready to learn.

Thank you to our School Board members who dedicate many hours of service to making sure our children are receiving the best. Thank you to our families for trusting us with your children and engaging in their learning.

In the words of Dennis Van Roekel, the National Education Association President, “Parents, families, educators, and communities—there’s no better partnership to assure that all students pre-K- to high school—have the support and resources they need to succeed in school and in life.”

Yours in Education, Beth Cobb - EWSD Superintendent

SUPERINTENDENT BETH COBBBETH COBB

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This year marks the third full year of operation for our merged school district. Systems are unified, and with the introduction of bus transportation in the Village, it feels as if we are truly functioning as a unified district in serving our students and families. Modifications continue to be made as opportunities arise, but overall this year has demonstrated tremendous

progress toward our promise of merger.

While last spring’s budget vote did not bring as many folks to the polls as the Board would have liked, we are incredibly grateful for the support that our communities continue to show for the education of our students.

The Board remains steadfast in its commitment to the school district’s vision: “Growing hearts and minds for a better today and tomorrow - every day, every way, every one.” We are pleased with the structures that have been put in place, the collaborative learning that teachers and staff are engaged with, and the committed leadership Superintendent Cobb is providing to move our district forward.

This year the Board set four goals for its work. We are making progress on each of them.

Goal #1: The Board will adopt and implement a governance model. A task team researched possible models for the Board to consider. The group brought forward a recommendation to further explore policy governance, a model that clearly defines roles and responsibilities and establishes a regular monitoring schedule for accountability. This model had been used in the former Essex Town School District. Board learning will commence in the spring with check-ins as we move through the process to determine if we continue to feel it is the right ‘fit’ for our Board. Ultimately, in the coming year, we will look forward to engaging with the community to help define the outcomes we are seeking for our students, and in doing so, build our portrait of an EHS graduate.

Goal #2: The Board will define themes or issues for community engagement by the Board, including electoral participation and what the budget should accomplish, and will work to find ways to engage a broader cross-section of our community.

Engaging the community successfully continues to challenge us. This year we held a ‘Pies and Pie Charts’ event to explain the budget process. We will be setting up tables at various community events to share budget information with the community. The Board also continues to support engagement on various topics in our communities. We always welcome feedback on what might work best for our communities.

Goal #3: The Board, in partnership with administration, will guide and support our appointed student representatives in the development of a system for feedback to the Board in order to elevate and empower student voice.

Board members and the administration have worked with our two devoted, insightful student representatives to design a method for working with middle schools to elevate student voice. These Board members are also involved in the high school principal search process. We appreciate the value of student voice in moving the district along the path to realizing our vision.

Goal #4: The Board will work with the administration to define indicators, and to include academic and social-emotional data points, which will demonstrate progress toward our vision with a focus on the District’s Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) measurable outcomes.

The Board created an Indicators Task Team which has worked with the administration to design a system of reporting on various indicators. These indicators constitute data that we think will help us assess student progress toward realizing our vision as well as progress on the district’s CIP. This ongoing work will guide our decisions, including budget decisions, now and into the future.

The EWSD Board meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the Essex High School library. Community members are always welcome. In addition, RETN films our meetings so the public can view our work. Finally, the school board section of the EWSD website has further information about the Board’s work (www.ewsd.org/board).

I want to take this opportunity to thank my fellow board members for their dedicated service to the students of our community. It is a pleasure to work with them. I also want to thank all the employees of the district who work every day to make our district’s vision a reality.

Martha Heath, EWSD Board Chair

EWSD BOARD REPORTBOARD REPORT

Essex High School was identified as having one of the top high school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs in the United States according to a Newsweek ranking that was released on November 7, 2019. EHS is the only school in Vermont to be ranked in the top 500 overall and comes in at #50 on the national list. The rankings include both public and private schools.

EHS was the ninth-highest ranked school in New England (#4 among public schools in New England), and #34 among all public schools in the nation.

“It is an honor to be able to help our students turn their STEM dreams into reality,” said Lea Ann Smith, STEM Academy Leader. “Our program relies heavily on community partnerships to help our students explore and we are grateful to the many generous professionals in our community who provide opportunities for our STEM Academy students.”

The EHS STEM Academy is designed to support students interested in building a strong foundation in the STEM content areas and to provide students with the opportunity to explore connections across different disciplines through additional experiences such as lectures, field trips, internships, and projects.

Students who complete all of the components of the STEM Academy receive the STEM Academy endorsement on their diploma to indicate that they went above and beyond in the areas of scientific exploration and creativity. The STEM Academy also works with the EHS Career Center to teach pre-employment skills prior to sending students out into the community.

While EHS has always had a strong math and science curriculum, the strength of both programs has increased in recent years with the addition of the STEM Academy.

This program was originally created in conjunction with an advisory board consisting of representatives from institutions including UVM, GlobalFoundries, and Champlain College.

Westford’s Periodic Pandas scored the most points in the Robot Game to be named the Vermont State Champions and earn the right to compete at the FIRST World Championships!

Cassidy Shumway (Westford), Ashley Hanlon (EHS), and Dave Carter (CTE) were each named a UVM Outstanding Teacher of the Year! ADL’s Ashley Stebbins was named the Vermont Middle School Teacher of the Year by the Society of Health and Physical Educators!

Congrats to Ronak from Summit, who finished third in a national art competition for students who are blind/visually impaired! The APH InSights Art Competition is an international contest giving artists who have vision loss the chance to share their creative imagination.

Robotics State Champs

Teachers of the Year National Recognition

EWSDSPOTLIGHT

EMS Fun Run

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The Essex Westford School District expanded its level of bus services to start the 2019-2020 school year, which included adding bus transportation for K-8 students in the Village!

The EHS Global Leadership Program was one of only three schools in the nation to earn the ACTFL Global Engagement Award! The prestigious award recognizes foreign language programs’ commitment to globally focused and community-based learning experiences.

Students and staff continue to take part in community service events such as food drives, making holiday cards for elderly resident and military personnel, knitting winter hats for children with cancer, Pink Zone activities to raise money for cancer, and many, many more!

Transportaion Expansion

Global Engagement Giving Back to the Community

Everywhere you look, you can see citizens putting their best efforts into bettering their communities. Volunteering at soup kitchens, donating unwanted food and clothes, or even just spreading awareness are some primary examples as to how we can all help our neighbors.

However, when seeking community service here in the school district, look no further than Founders Memorial School’s dedicated students.

This year, two fourth-grade classes from FMS were given the opportunity to work with the Service Learning Project organization from Brooklyn, New York. Throughout the school year, students from Melanie Savio and Colleen Legris’ classes have brainstormed topics and devised ideas for how they can serve the local community. After a thorough process, they decided that homelessness was their target issue.

“I am so proud of the FMS fourth graders and the work they’ve done to help create tangible change in our community and beyond,” Service Learning Project facilitator Allie Cashel writes. “Each week, I saw their knowledge about this issue evolve, and their commitment to ending homelessness in Vermont continue to grow.”

With the help of Cashel’s networking, the FMS students were able to take their devotion to the issue all the way to the Vermont State House. It was there that they spoke to local senators and representatives at the statewide Homeless Awareness Day, and also attended a lunch with Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman.

For the most part, Savio and Legris just stood back and let the students take the wheel.

“They ran the whole thing,” Legris comments. “The students wrote about their thoughts and learnings and they came up with questions they wanted to ask the representatives and senators. The final product looked like fourth-graders standing proud [and] speaking to adults in a respectful, well-prepared manner.”

The amount of compassion the students pour into community projects, just like this one, is a fundamental piece of the EWSD vision, “growing hearts and minds.”

“Anytime we can make a learning experience come alive for students in an authentic way, we give students the message that the things they learn in school are relevant, important, and transferable. Through the Service Learning Project, students were empowered to take an active role in being the change they wish to see,” Savio reflected on this experience.

-Written by Essex High School junior Mikaela Perrin

FlemingDance Off

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STUDENTPERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE

English/Language Arts Mathematics

EWSD VT EWSD VT

Grade 3 63% 50% 65% 53%

Grade 4 58% 51% 61% 47%

Grade 5 68% 56% 53% 42%

Grade 6 65% 53% 52% 38%

Grade 7 75% 56% 60% 43%

Grade 8 63% 53% 60% 40%

Grade 9 68% 57% 45% 35%


2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VT 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VT

Grade 3 58% 69% 63% 59% 63% 50% 56% 69% 66% 65% 65% 53%

Grade 4 59% 65% 65% 65% 58% 51% 59% 56% 59% 62% 61% 47%

Grade 5 64% 71% 70% 69% 68% 56% 47% 59% 49% 55% 53% 42%

Grade 6 70% 66% 64% 66% 65% 53% 50% 44% 56% 50% 52% 38%

Grade 7 76% 73% 70% 66% 75% 56% 63% 65% 53% 56% 60% 43%

Grade 8 70% 78% 70% 77% 63% 53% 58% 61% 61% 57% 60% 40%

Grade 9 n/a n/a n/a 75% 68% 57% n/a n/a n/a 53% 45% 35%

Gr 11 EHS 72% 73% 65% n/a n/a n/a 57% 53% 45% n/a n/a n/a

Gr 11 CTE(EHS/CTE students) 21% 24% 24% n/a n/a n/a 14% 7% 8% n/a n/a n/a

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9

ELA Overall 63% 59% 68% 65% 75% 63% 68%

Reading 83% 82% 86% 79% 86% 84% 80%

Writing 80% 81% 86% 82% 89% 82% 84%

Listening 90% 87% 90% 88% 92% 90% 90%

Research/Inquiry

82% 81% 84% 88% 91% 81% 87%

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9

Math Overall 65% 61% 53% 52% 60% 60% 45%

Concepts & Procedures

79% 74% 73% 73% 71% 77% 63%

Problem Solving and Modeling & Data Analysis

85% 82% 81% 78% 84% 82% 86%

Communicating Reasoning

87% 83% 82% 76% 81% 83% 89%

English/Language Arts SBAC Mathematics

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Grade 6 70% 66% 64% 66% 65% 50% 44% 56% 50% 52%

Grade 7 76% 73% 70% 66% 75% 63% 65% 53% 56% 60%

Grade 8 70% 78% 70% 77% 63% 58% 61% 61% 57% 60%

Grade 9 n/a n/a n/a 75% 68% n/a n/a n/a 53% 45%

2019 SMARTER Balanced Assessment

(SBAC) ResultsTotal “Proficient”

and Above (Updated 9/12/19)

2019 Performance by Subscores (Claims) - Updated: 8/21/19

2019 9th Grade Cohort Data - Updated: 8/21/19

6*11th Graders were not required to take SBACs after 2017, when it switched to ninth graders instead

Essex Junction


2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VT 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VT

Grade 3 Hiawatha 47% 67% 46% 49% 63% 37% 75% 63% 64% 61%

Summit 53% 63% 64% 54% 55% 50% 67% 64% 62% 55%

Combined 50% 65% 55% 52% 59% 50% 44% 71% 64% 63% 58% 53%

Grade 4 64% 57% 63% 63% 55% 51% 62% 53% 61% 62% 63% 47%

Grade 5 68% 73% 71% 69% 69% 56% 48% 65% 52% 65% 60% 42%

Grade 6 75% 70% 69% 61% 69% 53% 58% 52% 65% 47% 64% 38%

Grade 7 76% 76% 67% 70% 72% 56% 68% 66% 60% 68% 58% 43%

Grade 8 73% 73% 71% 73% 68% 53% 58% 65% 63% 60% 65% 40%

Westford


2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VT 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VT

Grade 3 73% 88% 79% 55% 69% 50% 67% 69% 71% 65% 81% 53%

Grade 4 41% 71% 88% 81% 63% 51% 47% 71% 63% 75% 74% 47%

Grade 5 75% 47% 67% 83% 71% 56% 40% 47% 53% 56% 65% 42%

Grade 6 65% 58% 44% 65% 76% 53% 53% 26% 33% 41% 35% 38%

Grade 7 74% 73% 83% 53% 76% 56% 61% 73% 33% 41% 53% 43%

Grade 8 79% 86% 73% 81% 50% 53% 60% 45% 53% 33% 44% 40%

Essex Town (Founders and EMS)


2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VT 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VT

Grade 3 64% 70% 67% 66% 65% 50%50% 66% 69% 68% 66% 69% 53%

Grade 4 57% 72% 65% 65% 61% 51%51% 57% 58% 58% 61% 58% 47%

Grade 5 59% 72% 70% 67% 67% 56%56% 48% 55% 47% 48% 45% 42%

Grade 6 67% 64% 63% 69% 60% 53%53% 43% 39% 50% 55% 45% 38%

Grade 7 75% 70% 72% 64% 78% 56%56% 59% 64% 49% 47% 64% 43%

Grade 8 67% 80% 70% 80% 59% 53%53% 58% 60% 60% 58% 58% 40%

SBAC Longitudinal Cohort ReportsTotal “Proficient” and Above - Updated 9/12/19

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*Colors reflect a cohorts movement over a 5-year span

EWSD FY’21PROPOSED BUDGETPROPOSED BUDGET

*Audited financial statements for the EWSD and from the CCSU/ETSD legacy districts can be found on the EWSD Budget web page.

For more information on the budget, visit: www.ewsd.org/budget

REVENUE FY 18 Actuals FY 19 Actuals FY 20 Approved Budget FY 21 Proposed Budget $ Diff FY 20 App v FY 21 Pro

Local Fund Balance Carryover $0 $0 $3,835,000 $2,300,000 -$1,535,000

Services to VT LEAs (Public) $1,000,434 $865,516 $993,696 $1,001,290 $7,594

Regular Secondary Tuition $1,056,785 $1,043,679 $1,162,500 $998,600 -$163,900

Special Ed Excess Cost Reimb $506,745 $480,557 $407,419 $500,000 $92,581

Interest Earnings $155,780 $257,923 $38,000 $68,000 $30,000

Building Rental $51,638 $54,829 $47,000 $50,000 $3,000

Athletic Gate Receipts $35,399 $28,561 $38,500 $30,000 -$8,500

Other Local Revenue Sources $43,867 $76,679 $11,800 $27,500 $15,700

Local Total $2,850,648 $2,807,744 $6,533,915 $4,975,390 -$1,558,525

State Expenditures Reimbursement $6,810,024 $7,223,097 $7,322,324 $7,479,535 $157,211

Mainstream Block Grant $1,397,428 $1,349,805 $1,390,651 $1,425,669 $35,018

Extraordinary Reimbursement $458,583 $1,066,597 $1,050,000 $828,285 -$221,715

Supplemental Asst Gr Tech Ctr $639,581 $606,801 $0 $693,770 $693,770

State Aid Transportation $497,789 $522,625 $450,000 $530,000 $80,000

Essential Early Education $281,892 $91,883 $287,783 $288,579 $796

State Placed LEA Reimburse $206,504 $229,926 $202,043 $235,500 $33,457

Other State Revenue Sources $143,519 $88,796 $33,500 $83,000 $49,500

State Total $10,435,320 $11,179,530 $10,736,301 $11,564,338 $828,037

Federal IDEA-B $980,624 $831,139 $983,571 $1,005,350 $21,779

Title I $692,126 $654,076 $540,426 $703,667 $163,241

Title II: Part A $272,252 $241,016 $228,995 $251,569 $22,574

Other Federal Revenue Sources $21,609 $114,771 $54,495 $116,563 $62,068

Federal Total $1,966,611 $1,841,002 $1,807,487 $2,077,149 $269,662

Other Medicaid Reimbursement $520,147 $931,639 $570,000 $639,532 $69,532

Fund Transfers In $366,000 $323,000 $344,500 $292,577 -$51,923

Other Revenue Sources $74,025 $130,030 $83,000 $83,000 $0

Other Total $960,172 $1,384,669 $997,500 $1,015,109 $17,609

Total Offsetting Revenue $16,212,751 $17,212,945 $20,075,203 $19,631,986 -$443,217

General State Support Grant (Net Ed Spending) $58,586,766 $59,385,484 $61,411,352 $62,953,999 $1,542,647

Total Revenue $74,799,517 $76,598,429 $81,486,555 $82,585,985 $1,099,4308

EXPENSES FY 18 Actuals FY 19 Actuals FY 20 Approved Budget FY 21 Proposed Budget $ Diff FY 20 App v FY 21 Pro

Instructional Programs Regular Education $30,409,745 $30,559,831 $32,507,763 $32,853,171 $345,408

Special Education $13,682,714 $14,284,440 $15,255,219 $15,693,489 $438,270

Athletics $964,218 $942,846 $1,075,928 $895,036 -$180,892

Extra Curricular $129,574 $127,769 $172,030 $160,307 -$11,723

Instructional Programs Total $45,186,250 $45,914,886 $49,010,940 $49,602,003 $591,063

Instructional Support Guidance $2,195,723 $2,240,095 $2,413,275 $2,389,762 -$23,513

Improvement of Instruction Services $939,740 $1,096,358 $1,186,122 $1,881,131 $695,009

Library Services $1,516,752 $1,511,290 $1,605,637 $1,539,491 -$66,146

Speech & Language $1,352,743 $1,415,652 $1,584,346 $1,446,466 -$137,880

Other Support Svcs $447,444 $649,192 $1,169,058 $1,303,141 $134,083

Health Services $950,131 $970,694 $1,020,406 $1,052,329 $31,923

Social Work Services $479,647 $513,115 $450,000 $546,000 $96,000

Ed Tech Integration $528,893 $466,571 $477,006 $494,254 $17,248

Psychological $296,759 $267,744 $396,267 $344,412 -$51,855

Physical Therapy $107,247 $108,839 $204,886 $172,767 -$32,119

Occupational Therapy $83,898 $110,202 $50,350 $149,278 $98,928

Other Instructional Supports $465,774 $246,414 $146,192 $241,209 $95,017

Instructional Support Total $9,364,751 $9,596,166 $10,703,545 $11,560,240 $856,695

Adminstrative/Other Support Operation and Maint of Plant $5,797,470 $6,950,216 $7,202,936 $6,929,143 -$273,793

Office of the Principal Svcs $3,005,625 $3,242,504 $3,548,473 $3,507,523 -$40,950

Administrative Technology Svcs $2,782,507 $3,041,019 $3,203,758 $2,978,170 -$225,588

Studt Transp-Resident $1,541,281 $2,024,401 $2,469,116 $2,556,562 $87,446

Fiscal Services $852,741 $985,181 $1,043,494 $1,019,529 -$23,965

Debt Service $983,895 $869,473 $1,098,051 $906,703 -$191,348

Special Area Admin Services $741,713 $794,175 $848,043 $833,073 -$14,970

Personnel Services $468,925 $552,900 $667,419 $726,954 $59,535

Executive Administrative Svcs $354,233 $394,822 $420,686 $526,646 $105,960

Safety and Security Services $411,572 $444,452 $761,593 $522,514 -$239,079

Board of Education Services $153,136 $116,812 $115,102 $175,508 $60,406

Transp Co-Curr & Extra $164,236 $190,582 $196,049 $165,662 -$30,387

Studt Transp Non Res $125,438 $93,640 $143,000 $143,000 $0

Other Admin/Other Supports $393,938 $124,898 $54,350 $60,255 $5,905

Adminstrative/Other Support Total $17,776,711 $19,825,075 $21,772,070 $21,051,242 -$720,828

Total School Budget $72,327,713 $75,336,126 $81,486,555 $82,213,485 $726,930

Mandated Statewide Health Care Settlement $372,500 $372,500

Total Spending $72,327,713 $75,336,126 $81,486,555 $82,585,985 $1,099,430

Surplus / (Deficit) $2,471,804 $1,262,303 $0 $0 9

CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY, ESSEX PROPOSED BUDGETPROPOSED BUDGETREVENUE FY 18 Actuals FY 19 Actuals FY 20 Approved Budget FY 21 Proposed Budget $ Diff FY 20 App v FY 21 Pro

Local Voc Tuition Students $3,039,738 $2,896,482 $3,012,181 $2,913,702 -$98,479

Fund Balance CY Approp $0 $0 $300,000 $243,997 -$56,003

Miscellaneous $71,450 $65,616 $70,300 $54,650 -$15,650

Vocational Trans - VT LEAs $33,962 $35,683 $42,500 $37,000 $5,500

Adult Ed Tuition $56,242 $38,970 -$58,200 $20,000 -$38,200

Other Local Revenues $9,294 -$2,500 $4,300 $0 -$4,300

Local Total $3,210,687 $3,039,250 $3,487,481 $3,269,349 -$218,132

State State Support Grant Tech Ed $2,907,993 $2,935,714 $2,798,221 $3,198,048 $399,827

Tuition Reduction $1,199,032 $1,196,555 $1,211,981 $1,286,667 $74,686

Voc Ed - Director's Salary $97,169 $99,204 $99,204 $102,126 $2,922

Voc Ed - Guidance Salary $40,734 $40,181 $40,181 $43,095 $2,914

Voc Ed - Co-op Salary $31,377 $31,870 $31,870 $30,247 -$1,623

Other State Revenues $53,936 $52,842 -$51,470 -$41,123 $10,347

State Total $4,330,240 $4,356,365 $4,232,927 $4,701,306 $468,379

Federal Vocational Ed - CP Basic $321,837 $431,932 $453,669 $479,364 $25,695

Federal Total $321,837 $431,932 $453,669 $479,364 $25,695

Total Revenue $7,862,764 $7,827,548 $8,174,077 $8,450,019 $275,942


Instructional Programs Vocational Ed $5,279,627 $5,487,279 $5,733,787 $5,969,054 $235,267

Adult & Cont'ing Ed $136,827 $121,291 $121,274 $131,193 $9,919


Instructional Support Guidance $219,807 $225,282 $238,728 $311,394 $72,666

Ed Tech Integration $99,766 $94,591 $109,837 $1,050 -$108,787

Instructional Support Total $319,573 $319,873 $348,565 $312,444 -$36,121

Adminstrative/Other Support Shared Services $1,166,554 $1,098,433 $993,696 $1,001,291 $7,595

Office of the Area Voc Dir $562,076 $591,924 $620,248 $595,927 -$24,321

Transportation: Non-Resident $141,247 $160,114 $174,319 $261,843 $87,524

Operation and Maint of Plant $71,188 $100,753 $120,899 $108,352 -$12,547


Adminstrative/Other Support Total $2,071,757 $1,979,055 $1,970,451 $2,037,328 $66,877

Total Spending $7,807,785 $7,907,498 $8,174,077 $8,450,019 $275,942

Surplus / (Deficit) $54,979 -$79,950 $0 $0

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2020 EWSDANNUAL MEETING WARNINGANNUAL MEETING WARNING

ESSEX WESTFORD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT #51 2020 ANNUAL MEETING/VOTETuesday, June 2, 2020

The legal voters of the Essex Westford Educational Communi-ty Unified Union School District #51 (hereafter “Essex Westford School District”) comprising the voters of the Village of Essex Junction, Essex Town and the Town of Westford are hereby no-tified and warned to meet at their respective polling places on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. at which time the polls will be open until 7:00 p.m. at which time the polls will close, to vote by Australian ballot on the following articles of business:

Article 1: To elect a Moderator for a term ending at the 2021 An-nual Meeting.

Article 2: To elect a Clerk for a term ending at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

Article 3: To elect a Treasurer for a term ending at the 2021 An-nual Meeting.

Article 4: To authorize the Essex Westford School District to bor-row money to be used for the payment of District expenses by the issuance of notes or orders payable not later than one year from date of issuance pending receipt of payments from the State Education Fund.

Article 5: Shall the voters of the Essex Westford School District approve the school board to expend $82,585,985 which is the amount the school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020? It is estimated that this proposed budget if approved, will result in education spend-ing of $16,603 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 3.36% higher than spending for the current year.

Article 6: Shall the voters of the Essex Westford School District approve the school board to expend $8,450,019 which is the amount the school board has determined necessary for the sup-port of the Center for Technology, Essex for the ensuing fiscal

year beginning July 1, 2020?

Article 7: Shall the voters of the Essex Westford School District assign any surplus from the FY ‘20 fiscal year to support unanticipated expenses in the FY ‘21 fiscal year which are due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pan-demic?

Article 8: Shall the voters of Essex Town (outside of Village) elect one (1) school director for a term of three (3) years?

Article 9: Shall the voters of the Village of Essex Junction elect two (2) school directors for a term of three (3) years?

Article 10: Shall the voters of the Town of Westford elect one (1) school director for a term of three (3) years?

Upon closing of the polls, the ballots will be counted by local town/village election officials who shall transmit the voting results to the Clerk of the Essex Westford School District, who will then tabulate and report the final results for the District.

The legal voters of Essex Westford School District are further notified that voter qualification and registration relative to said Annual Meeting shall be as provided in Sections 706u of Title 16 and Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Polling PlacesThe voters of the Essex Westford School District, residing in their respec-tive towns and village, will cast their ballots from 10:00 a.m-7:00 p.m. in the polling places designated for their community as follows:

• Town of Essex (outside of Village): Essex Middle School in the Town of Essex

• Town of Westford: The Westford School in the Town of Westford• Village of Essex Junction: Essex High School in the Village of

Essex Junction


Instructional Programs Vocational Ed $5,279,627 $5,487,279 $5,733,787 $5,969,054 $235,267

Adult & Cont'ing Ed $136,827 $121,291 $121,274 $131,193 $9,919


Instructional Support Guidance $219,807 $225,282 $238,728 $311,394 $72,666

Ed Tech Integration $99,766 $94,591 $109,837 $1,050 -$108,787

Instructional Support Total $319,573 $319,873 $348,565 $312,444 -$36,121

Adminstrative/Other Support Shared Services $1,166,554 $1,098,433 $993,696 $1,001,291 $7,595

Office of the Area Voc Dir $562,076 $591,924 $620,248 $595,927 -$24,321

Transportation: Non-Resident $141,247 $160,114 $174,319 $261,843 $87,524

Operation and Maint of Plant $71,188 $100,753 $120,899 $108,352 -$12,547


Adminstrative/Other Support Total $2,071,757 $1,979,055 $1,970,451 $2,037,328 $66,877

Total Spending $7,807,785 $7,907,498 $8,174,077 $8,450,019 $275,942

Surplus / (Deficit) $54,979 -$79,950 $0 $011

Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School District #51April 8, 2019 7:00 PM EWSD Annual MeetingEssex High School Auditorium - Essex Junction, VT

Board Members Present: Al Bombardier, Diane Clemens, Marla Durham, Kim Gleason, Martha Heath, Brendan Kinney, Patrick Murray, Andre Roy, Keeley Schell, Liz Subin

Administration Present: Superintendent Beth Cobb and COO Brian DonahueOthers Present: The Town Clerks for Essex and Westford were present to check in voters as they arrived for the Annual Meeting.

Meeting Called to OrderJohn Sonnick opened the Annual Meeting of the Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School District #51 at 7:03 pm. Those present stood to say the Pledge of Allegiance.

Article I: To elect the following officers:• Moderator for a term of one year• Clerk for term of one year• Treasurer for term of one year

MOTION by Dawn Hill-Fleury, SECOND by Andre Roy, to nominate John Sonnick asModerator for one year.DISCUSSION: There were no other nominations.VOTING on Moderator: unanimous; motion carried.

John Sonnick is Moderator.

MOTION by Nanette Rogers, SECOND by Dawn Hill-Fleury, to nominate John Sonnick as Clerk for one year.DISCUSSION: There were no other nominations.VOTING on Clerk: unanimous; motion carried.

John Sonnick is Clerk.

MOTION by Martha Heath, SECOND by Dawn Hill-Fleury, to nominate Susan McNamara-Hill as Treasurer for one year.DISCUSSION: There were no other nominations.VOTING on Treasurer: unanimous; motion carried.

2019 EWSDANNUAL MEETING MINUTESANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

Susan McNamara-Hill is Treasurer.

Article II: To hear and act upon the reports of the Essex Westford School District, Officers and Board of School Directors, which shall include a public presentation ofits proposed 2019-2020 budget.

• FY20 Budget Presentation - Annual Meeting 4-8-19• 2019 EWSD Annual Report

MOTION by Andre Roy, SECOND by Dawn Hill-Fleury, to accept the reports of the Officers and Board of School Directors as presented.DISCUSSION: There was no discussion.VOTING on Article II: unanimous; motion carried. Article II is approved.

Article III: To authorize the Essex Westford School District to borrow money to beused for the payment of District expenses by the issuance of notes or orders payablenot later than one year from date of issuance pending receipt of payments from theState Education Fund.

MOTION by Dawn Hill-Fleury, SECOND by Daniel Kairn, to approve Article III as presented.DISCUSSION: There was no discussion.VOTING on Article III: unanimous; motion carried. Article III is approved.

Article IV: To transact any other school business thought proper and lawful when met.

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Martha Heath, Board Chair, used this opportunity to recognize Marla Durham’s service to both the Essex Junction Prudential Committee and the Essex Westford School District Board. Marla was thanked with a standing ovation and presented with an engraved “golden apple” in recognition of her service.

MOTION by Dave Cobb, SECOND by Andre Roy, to adjourn the Annual Meeting.DISCUSSION: There was no discussion.VOTING on adjournment: unanimous; motion carried.The Annual Meeting was adjourned at 8:03 P.M.

Australian Ballot Results - Voted on April 9, 2019Article V: Shall the voters of the Essex Westford School District approve theschool board to expend $81,486,555 which is the amount the school board hasdetermined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019? It isestimated that this proposed budget if approved, will result in education spendingof $16,104 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is1.81% higher than spending for the current year.● Article V passed:Yes: 719 No: 215

Article VI: Shall the voters of the Essex Westford School District assign $365,000 of available fund balance to the Capital Reserve Fund, established by the electorateon April 10, 2017?● Article VI Passed:Yes: 789 No: 135

Article VII: Shall the voters of the Essex Westford School District approve theschool board to expend $8,174,077 which is the amount the school board hasdetermined necessary for the support of the Center for Technology, Essex for the ensuing fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019?● Article VII Passed:Yes: 784 No: 150

Article VIII: Shall the voters of Essex Town (outside of Village) elect two (2) school directors, each for a 3-year term?● Al Bombardier and Kim Gleason were elected.

Article IX: Shall the voters of the Village of Essex Junction elect one (1) schooldirector, for a 3-year term?

Todd Odit was elected.

Respectfully Submitted by,Kimberly KedzierskiEWECUUSD Recording Secretary 13

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