Essex Westford School District

In November of 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. With Ruby Bridges as thei...

The EWSD Child Nutrition Program held its third annual District-wide Vermont Harvest Menu! To celebrate our collaboration with local producers, all EWSD schools served homemade...

The Essex Westford School District understands that our decision to open or close schools in bad weather has a big effect on families. As always, the safety of our students is our...

Thomas Fleming School held an all-school assembly for Veterans Day, featuring special guests Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nate Dubie of the Army National Guard and Major Jake Dubie of ...

Hello EWSD Community, On behalf of the Board, thank you for your engagement with the superintendent search survey and focus groups. The results will greatly inform our work as we...

The Essex High School girls' volleyball team has once again claimed the Vermont State Championship title, marking their fourth consecutive victory. This season, they maintained an...

Summit Street School and Founders Memorial School were among 52 schools in Vermont honored for exceptional Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support work during the 2023-2024...

Hello EWSD Community, Thank you to all who have participated in the process thus far and over the past two days during our focus groups. We are so grateful to everyone who has sh...

The EWSD District Office and Founders Memorial School recently won the Gold Excellence in Worksite Wellness Award. The Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in Worksite Wellnes...

Founders Memorial School's Music Teacher, Tyson Valyou, was named the EWSD Teacher of the Year! On Friday, October 18, FMS students and faculty gathered for an all-school assembly...

All EES classrooms developed a sense of belonging and unity by considering similarities between students and teachers and creating a collective class name. Then, each classroom ...

Dear EWSD, As we proceed with the superintendent search process, the Board strives to keep our EWSD community updated. We have received many questions as to how families can give...

Beta Technologies visited CTE with their mobile Thunderdome – a full-scale simulator designed for data collection, flight training, and flight testing. Students had the opportunit...

Fleming 4th and 5th grade students participated in the Kickline Program at Burlington's Waterfront Park. Through this program, students and teachers joined other schools in dance ...

Dear EWSD, The School Board has launched its search for our next superintendent. This is one of the most important decisions we will make as a board. The superintendent plays a ...

Dear EWSD Community: Since 2022, Vermont has successfully implemented Universal School Meals. This program enables schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, reg...

Members from the EHS Student Government volunteered at the Explore Essex community event on Saturday, September 21, 2024, and had a blast! They assisted in setting up and taking d...

The EHS Entrepreneurship class and their guests from Tottori, Japan visited Local Maverick in downtown Burlington. They learned from Ryan Nakleh, Founder of Local Maverick, abou...

Media Coverage: Thunder Road Release | MyNBC5 Congratulations to CTE student Kaiden Fisher, who became Thunder Road’s youngest King of the Road champion on September 13. The 1...

On behalf of the Essex Westford School District (EWSD) Board of Education, I am excited to share the important steps taken that begin our superintendent search process. The EWSD...