Woodstock CT Café

‘Soapbox’ raised the issue that if SPED (special education costs) were removed from the total per pupil costs presented in the article below, many of the surrounding towns would have lower “regular” per pupil costs than Woodstock. The previous article stated that Woodstock has the lowest per pupil spending based upon the total education budget. There was an inference in ‘Soapbox”’ claim that many of the surrounding towns had more educationally challenged school children.

The upper table re-calculates the per pupil spending of the surrounding towns with SPED costs removed. The lower table presents the same re-calculation for the bottom 18 towns in the State in total per pupil spending. Read the rest of this entry »

For more information about the WEF please visit their website at: www.woodstockeducationfoundation.org

Greetings:

Eighteen Education Grants have been awarded by the Woodstock Education Foundation (WEF) for the 2007-2008 school year. The following list details the exciting variety of programs funded at Woodstock Public Schools. The WEF instituted the Education Grant program during the 2005-2006 school year. WEF Education Grants are intended to benefit students and enable teachers to enhance and enrich the educational program, to encourage superlative instruction and creative, innovative curriculum development. Funding may also be used for visiting artists or professionals. A total of 33 grants have been awarded since the program’s inception.

On May 9th, the WEF will be hosting a Friday afternoon youth activity and an evening dance at Woodstock Middle School. We will be looking for chaperones for this spring fundraiser and volunteers for others, yet to be announced, so stay tuned!

Many thanks to all that contributed to our 2007 annual appeal, as well as those that purchased the WEF Christmas ornament by Woodbury Pewterers. Your generous support is greatly appreciated.

2007-2008 Teacher Education Grants
• Grade 5 Mobile Planetarium, In-house program
• WMS Public Speaking, After-school program
• WMS Piccolo Flute purchase
• WMS Bass Clarinet Partnership purchase w/ Woodstock PTO
• Grade 6 Roseland Cottage Primary and Secondary Source, In-house program
• WMS Science Fair
• WMS Newspaper Club
• Grade 6 Two day, Archeology In-house program
• Grades 5-8 Atwater-Donnelly performance
• Grades 7 & 8 Supporting materials for HNE Family Ties, Civil War & American weeks
• Grade 6 Demos ‘R US, In-house Science program
• Grade 3 In-house Ragged Hill Woods Environmental, In-house program
• Kindergarten Literacy program
• Pre K – 4 Author Jarrett Krosoczka visit
• WMS Engineering Club
• WMS Chess Club
• 4th Annual 7th Grade HNE Family Ties program: Funded through private donation to WEF
• 4th Annual 7th grade HNE Civil War Week program: Funded through private donation to WEF

Barbara Wright,
President