SO TWO WRSD BULLSHIT ARTISTS WALKED INTO THE STERLING FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING LAST NIGHT…

We’ve all seen and heard advertisements by businesses claiming that they are “purveyors of fine goods,” right? Well, the Wachusett Regional School District Committee and its Superintendent Reilly are purveyors of outright BULLSHIT. If “America runs on Dunkin’” THEN the WRSD runs on BULLSHIT.

So, last night, 11 February 2025, according to a loyal reader of this Blog whose name I shall hold in confidence, TWO WRSD BULLSHIT ARTISTS/PURVEYORS SHOWED UP AT THE STERLING FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING TO SPREAD WRSD BULLSHIT. One, Michelle, is Finance Director from the WRSD Central Office in Holden a/k/a BULLSHIT CENTRAL, the other being Linda Woodland, one of three Sterling WRSD Committee members. Linda Woodland is notorious for blowing more WRSD smoke than a U.S. Navy smokescreen generator.

Their attempted pitch to rationalize the WRSD’s outrageous 4.55% to 5% budget increase request for next Fiscal Year, 2025-2026??? The WRSD plans to initiate a “new curriculum” with the “new curriculum” pilot program to be initiated in grades K-5– and FOR THAT they ‘need’ to hire 17 brand new full-time teachers screwing District property taxpayers for the megabucks pay and benefit packages.

REFRESHER: WRSD total student enrollment has fallen by 936, from 7493 to 6557, since Fiscal Year 2010-2011, 119 in just the last year, or 12.5% per cent, WHILE the WRSD total budget increased 50%, from $81.3 million in FY 2015-2016 to $121.9 million THIS Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

SEE

https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=07750000&orgtypecode=5&

The WRSD has 467 teachers. The WRSD student-teacher ratio is now down to 14:1.

SEE 

https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/teacher.aspx?orgcode=07750000&orgtypecode=5&

BUT, BUT, BUT the WRSD ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO HIRE 17 BRAND NEW TEACHERS.

WHAT BULLSHIT!

I guess Michelle and Linda Woodland want you to believe that the WRSD does not have enough intelligent teachers on the payroll roster to learn the “new curriculum” over this-coming summer and teach it next year.

Good to know! Probably THAT’S why WRSD students, on average, have reading levels 3 grades BELOW where they should be.

ACTUALLY, what the WRSD Committee and Administration REALLY think is that all WRSD property taxpayers are stupid and will buy their transparent BULLSHIT.

At the May 2025 Sterling Annual Town Meeting let us pay them back for their utter arrogance, lying, and total incompetence

Stay Tuned.

J.G.