In a joint statement, Winooski School District Board President Nicole Mace and Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria addressed the legislative passage of the Education Transformation Bill (H.955) and its upcoming impacts on the district. The legislation mandates that WSD begin immediate steps to explore regional school mergers, participate in creating a new Cooperative Educational Service Area (CESA), and prepare for a transition to a regionalized education funding formula. While leadership expressed serious concerns regarding the bill’s lack of state funding, unclarified governance layers, and the potential community strain of navigating mergers with reluctant neighboring districts, they reaffirmed their commitment to complying with the law while fiercely protecting the quality of education and hard-earned progress for Winooski students.
