Just a reminder that the public hearing for the draft high school tuition agreement with Hinsdale School District is set for April 3 at 5:00 PM at the Winchester Town Hall. The slide deck for the hearing and all of the tuition agreement information is located on our website on the High School Tuition Agreement Committee page. We hope to see you at the hearing!
Thank you to all in our community who supported our FY26 school district budget and the teacher's collective bargaining agreement for 2025-2028. Particularly in a difficult financial period when other school district budgets were defeated, we are grateful for your support and vote of confidence, and it does not escape us that our proposed budget was narrowly passed by 15 votes. We will endeavor to scrutinize our budget development for the 2027 fiscal year with a sincere effort to reduce even more spending while increasing the learning opportunities and experiences for all of our students. On behalf of all of our students, staff , and families. thank you!
At the January 13 meeting of the Winchester School Board, the High School Selection Committee chose not to select a second high school and confirmed their choice for Hinsdale High School to move forward as the school district’s anchor high school. As the only school moving forward, there will no longer be a need to place the item on the March 2025 warrant.
The school board also voted to begin tuition agreement negotiations with Hinsdale and bring the agreement to the Winchester voters in late spring for their approval. The Committee and school board plan to still host a community forum on Thursday, January 23, to explain the process used to arrive at this decision and the reasons that led to only one school being recommended.
Join us on Thursday, January 23, 2025 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM to learn more about the schools that will be moving forward in our search for the next anchor high school. As of today, Pioneer Valley, Monadnock Regional, and Hinsdale are the three schools being considered, and only two will be moved to the March warrant. Be on the lookout for information about the schools that is being mailed to your home, and we will look forward to seeing you on January 23 at Town Hall to hear more input.
Coming to a mailbox near you! Be on the lookout for information about the next steps in the high school selection process as the committee will be mailing information to your home to help inform you about the process and the schools involved. We also will be posting the presentations that the three schools shared at the high school information night, and our email Q&A system is still open at wsdhsprocess@wnhsd.org. In early January and after collecting more input, the committee hopes to name the two schools moving forward to the warrant, so stay tuned!
Join us on Thursday, November 21 at 6:00 for the High School Information Night at Winchester School. Our three potential high schools (Pioneer Valley, Hinsdale, Monadnock Regional) will be on hand to present their information to our families and other stakeholders, allowing time to answer questions and explore the details of what each school has to offer. Come learn about the future of high school learning for our students!
HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION FORUM - OCTOBER 30 - 6:00 PM - TOWN HALL
Join the High School Selection Committee and School Board for an evening of input and feedback about the next anchor high school for our Winchester Tigers. We especially want to hear from our students who are being asked to share what they want included in their high school experience. All families and community members should feel welcome and encouraged to attend and share their input. The forum will be livestreamed on our Town's channel for those who are unable to physically attend. We hope to see everyone there!
We've had a terrific first few weeks of school and can't thank our families and staff members enough for making everything so smooth! While we will always encounter a few kinks here and there, everyone has worked together to smooth them out and it has been a joy to be a part of it.
Just a reminder that tomorrow, September 10, is Primary Voting Day which means no school for students and staff. We will look forward to seeing everyone back on Wednesday!
SAU #94 is looking forward to seeing all of our students back on campus on August 28 for the First Day of School - enjoy the remaining summer days and see you soon!