BRATTLEBORO—Confusion and misinformation reign following a five-hour executive session of the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU) board on March 1 that ended with no final candidate named for superintendent. A movement is brewing among constituents who deeply admire the work of Interim Supt. Mark Speno and want the school .
BRATTLEBORO—Despite a five-hour executive session on March 1, the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU) Board did not reach a consensus in its superintendent search before annual elections — and now a new board will deliberate and consider what steps to take going forward. WSESU is comprised of the Vernon .
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BRATTLEBORO â Mark Speno will lead the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union next year as the search for a superintendent to succeed Andy Skarzynski takes place.
The announcement came in a news release issued Thursday stating the WSESU board chose Speno as the interim superintendent beginning immediately and serving through June 30.
âAs we enter the new-normal of a post-pandemic school year in the fall, we look forward to Markâs leadership and innovation,â WSESU Board Chairwoman Kerry Amidon said in the news release. âHe is known by the educational leadership team as having a student-centered approach and belief in a distributive leadership model. Parents have been amazed at the foundation he provides that allows students and families to navigate their educational journeys with success and confidence.â
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BRATTLEBORO â Windham Southeast Superintendent Andy Skarzynski announced he will be stepping down at the end of the month to be with his family in Connecticut.
When Skarzynski first started in the position in July 2020, his wife was going to move locally to be with him.
âThose plans have changed and I think COVID really reinforced the need to be close to family,â said Skarzynski, whose children are currently in college.
Skarzynski said he has taken a job at a large educational service center working directly with schools.
In an email sent to families on Thursday, Skarzynski called the decision difficult for him. He said he was âlooking forward tremendously to the coming years of exiting the pandemic and leveraging the innovative practices that have been developed over the past 15 months. However, I have frequently used the phrase âfamily firstâ and, in this decision, I must heed my own advice and