Act 170 Region 5 merger Committee
This page contains the members, agendas and minutes of the Act 170 Region 5 Merger Committee.
Under Act 170, each school district is required to participate in an exploratory merger committee. Voters in each district will have final say on the formation of any new, larger district recommended by the local merger committee.
Merger committees will begin meeting by October 2026 and will provide recommendations by September 2027. Any recommended mergers will be voted on in March 2028 and, if approved, will go into effect for the 2029-2030 school year.
Merger committees will be comprised proportionally of appointed school board members from each member school district.
For more information regarding Act 170, please see the Vermont Agency of Education’s page “Education Transformation“.
Click here to be redirected to resources regarding this Act, provided by Vermont Learning Collaborative.
The current members of the Region 5 Merger Committee are:
| Halifax School District | Paul Blais | pblais@halifax.wswsu49.org |
| Marlboro School District | Dan MacArthur | dmacarthur@windhamcentralboard.org |
| Twin Valley Unified School District | Kristy Corey | kristy.corey@twinvalley.wswsu49.org |
| Vernon Town School District | Kat Baldwin | kbaldwin@wsesu.org |
| West River Modified Union Education District | Joe Winrich | jwinrich@windhamcentralboard.org |
| Windham Southeast School District | Anne Beekman | abeekman@wsesdvt.org |
Agendas and Minutes
Wednesday, October 07, 2026
10/07 Agenda
