BFA Students Selected for Vermont All State Musical Festival

FWSU is proud to announce that Madison Lutz and James Kalbfleisch, sophomores at BFA, have been accepted as members into the highly selective Vermont All State Festival in held in May. James will be performing in the All State Chorus ensemble and Madison with the dual honor of being selected for both band and chorus … Continue reading BFA Students Selected for Vermont All State Musical Festival

The FWSU Story: Flexible Learning Opportunities – Personalizing Non-Traditional Learning

When you think of school, do you think of making turkey calls? Learning strategy through board games? Designing T-shirts? Creating virtual and augmented reality?  Would this fit in a regular school day?  Can students have a voice in proposing and designing their learning? To affirmatively answer these questions in grades 5-8 we have F.L.O. (Flexible … Continue reading The FWSU Story: Flexible Learning Opportunities – Personalizing Non-Traditional Learning

The FWSU Blog: Georgia’s Got Talent!

On Thursday, February 13th, students, staff, and families gathered to admire, and be entertained by, the diverse student talent that walks our hallways. For the 28th Annual Celebration of Talent, GEMS students showcased their skills.  Among them were dancers, singers, pianists, comedians, and instrumentalists.... a variety of talent that was fun to watch and extremely entertaining. Behind the scenes, students … Continue reading The FWSU Blog: Georgia’s Got Talent!

The FWSU Story: James Tager Announced as Superintendent of Schools

Franklin West Supervisory Union is pleased to announce that James Tager has been selected as Superintendent of Schools effective July 1, 2020. Mr. Tager currently serves as Superintendent of Flagler Schools in Flagler County, FL. Prior to his current position he served many educational positions in Florida, including Deputy Superintendent, Principal and Curriculum Director, Special … Continue reading The FWSU Story: James Tager Announced as Superintendent of Schools

The FWSU Story: Global School Play Day – February 5, 2020

What if the whole world went on a playdate one day a year? That’s the idea behind Global School Play Day, an international movement to recognize and celebrate the value and importance of time for unstructured, screen-free play in our children’s lives.  As explained in the Global School Play Day Press release, “In 2015, a … Continue reading The FWSU Story: Global School Play Day – February 5, 2020

Franklin West Supervisory Union Superintendent Finalists Announced

The Franklin West Supervisory Union Board is pleased to announce that Dr. Wendy Baker and Mr. James Tager have been named as finalists in the search for a new, permanent superintendent. The two candidates will be touring the supervisory union and meeting with the FWSU board on February 11. All members of the community are … Continue reading Franklin West Supervisory Union Superintendent Finalists Announced

The FWSU Story: BFA 2020-2021 School Budget Update

On Monday, January 13, the Fairfax Town School District Board of Directors voted to present a budget of $13,760,921 to the taxpayers of Fairfax at Town Meeting on March 03, 2020. This budget represents a 6.67% increase in expenditures and a 7.25% increase in per pupil spending ($14,032.09) compared to last year’s budget. Although increasing, … Continue reading The FWSU Story: BFA 2020-2021 School Budget Update

The FWSU Story: Fletcher Students Experience “Out of this World” Learning at STARBASE

Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning just doesn’t get any more exciting than watching a pair of sleek F-35 jets thunder off into the horizon. Or, does it? How about building flatulence molecules (yes, that’s a fart!) to learn about the periodic table of elements or designing actual working rockets that travel more than … Continue reading The FWSU Story: Fletcher Students Experience “Out of this World” Learning at STARBASE