About Us
Students, Parents, and Educators for Achievement through Knowledge
How We Got Started...
SPEAKVT is a non-profit organization located in Essex, Vermont. We are citizens who are deeply concerned with what is happening in our Vermont School system.
The group started in early 2023 when several of us attended a community engagement workshop hosted by the EWSD. The workshop was entitled, "Portrait of a Graduate" and was facilitated by an outside consulting firm, Battelle for Kids. The group grew increasingly alarmed by the direction of the workshop, the limitations in public discourse, and by what the EWSD administration was saying about the results.
Our concerns are many. Chief among them are failings in academic proficiencies, while our children endure attacks on their history, race, even their sexuality starting in kindergarten--all while excluding parents from a say in our children's education.
While our efforts are specific to the Essex/Westford School District, we know that these issues are not unique to our community. Don't hesitate to contact us if you think there are things we can do better together.
