REPORT ON THE ‘SECRET’ 4 FEBRUARY 2025 MEETING INVOLVING THE WRSD COMMITTEE, WRSD SUPERINTENDENT, 5-TOWN SELECT BOARD CHAIRS, 5-TOWN FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRS, AND 5-TOWN ADMINISTRATORS—THE WRSD IS AN ONGOING BLOATED TRAINWRECK WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT

Am passing on to you a report, edited slightly, sent to me by a Paxton reader of this Blog whose name I shall keep in confidence. I am most grateful to him.

Here it is:

“I live in Paxton. The WRSC [WRSD Committee] is a disaster of epic proportions. Did you hear about the secret, invite-only closed doors budget meeting between the WRSD, WRSC, town BOS Chairs, town FINCOM Chairs and TA’s Tuesday night 2/4/25?
Unfortunately, there is no recording of the meeting (it was a district meeting and not a SC meeting, so it was not required to be public), but the WRSD Superintendent let a lot of cats out of a lot of bags.
NOTE: I was not in attendance but have spoken to someone who was. Topics touched buy Reiley [WRSD Superintendent Reilly]….

-all 13 WRSD buildings are falling apart, have been for years. Cited “lack of planning and deferred maintenance”
-Student reading levels are THREE YEARS BEHIND (9th graders reading at 6th grade levels).
-Student assessments are far below average across the board in all subjects.
-Since 2015, enrollment down 12.5%, yet budget up $47 m.
-the WRSC has no idea what to do with all of this except ask for MORE MONEY and hire more staff. The SC chair [WRSD Committee Chair] showed up to the meeting 40 minutes late and sat there in silence the entire meeting.

You need to speak with your Fin Com rep who attended and get the full details. This [2025-2026 WRSD] budget needs to be shot down.”

SO, there you have it folks. The ROBOTIC WRSD UNIONIZED EMPLOYEE ASSLICKS CONSTITUTING THE WRSD COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SWALLOW THEIR OWN SPIT. THEY ARE INCAPABLE OF RUNNING ANYTHING COMPETENTLY OR EFFICIENTLY. THEY JUST FLUSH OUR PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS DOWN THE WRSD SHITHOLE YEAR AFTER YEAR AND EACH YEAR ASK FOR A BIGGER FLUSH.

WELL, F#CK THEM!

IN NOVEMBER 2024, BY LETTER, TOWN OF PAXTON OFFICIALS NOTIFIED WRSD OFFICIALS THAT if the WRSD assessment to Paxton exceeds 2.5%, the Town of Paxton will present any amount over that 2.5% limit as a separate 2025 Annual Town Meeting warrant article requiring a town vote as an override to Proposition 2 1/2.

NOW IT IS THE JOB OF STERLING 2025 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING VOTERS TO SHOOT DOWN THE WRSD’S REQUESTED 5% FY 2025-2026 BUDGET INCREASE AND FORCE THE WRSD TO PRESENT A SMALLER BUDGET TO THE 5 TOWNS. LET’S DO OUR PART!!!

Stay Tuned.

J.G.