Superintendent Wendy Baker
Dr. Wendy Baker
Superintendent
Addison Central School District
49 Charles Ave
Middlebury, VT 05753
802-382-1274
To invite Dr. Baker to a community conversation, please contact
Darcie Arensmeyer darensmeyer@acsdvt.org
802-382-1277
Welcome to the Addison Central School District!
It is always a wonderful feeling to walk through the doors to our schools. In each school community, you'll find classrooms where curiosity is contagious, and educators are working alongside one another to help students thrive.
Our Strategic Plan vision guides us to help every student to reach their full learning potential, to feel a genuine sense of belonging in our schools, and to be able to enrich their community now and into the future. That vision is described in our Shared Understanding of High Quality learning, and it’s alive in the way our staff build relationships with students, the way our schools welcome families as partners, and the way our students learn to lead, problem-solve, and engage across differences.
We're guided by three commitments born out of years of listening to our students, families, staff, and neighbors: that everyone feels safe, welcomed, and included in our schools; that we use our resources equitably, sustainably, and responsibly to meet every student's needs; and that our learning environments spark a lasting passion for learning while preparing young people to make a positive difference in the world beyond our walls.
You'll see this work in our schools, in our International Baccalaureate programs from kindergarten through graduation, and in the everyday moments where students are supported, challenged, and celebrated for who they are. Whether you're a new family exploring ACSD for the first time, a returning member of our community, or simply curious about what makes our schools special, I invite you to look around, ask questions, and get involved.
With gratitude for this community and excitement for what we'll build together,
Wendy Baker Ed.D.
Superintendent
The Addison Central School District
(ACSD) serves 1,650 students from Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, and Weybridge from preschool through twelfth grade. ACSD is a certified International Baccalaureate (IB) World School District which offers the IB PreK-12 continuum of Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programs. The coordinated curriculum provides proficiency-based learning and assessment, consistency and equity in student instruction throughout the district.
Our seven elementary schools come together in 6th grade at Middlebury Union Middle School (MUMS) and continue to Middlebury Union High School (MUHS). The district is proud to provide its elementary students with a week of outdoor learning at the local Keewaydin Environmental Education Center, and the culmination of the IB Middle Years program incorporates student research and reflection into an independent passion project. ACSD also cultivates critical thinking in its students by requiring completion of Theory of Knowledge for graduation, a course that challenges students to examine what they know and how they know it. In addition to the IB Diploma Program, students at MUHS have the opportunity to access a diversity of technical programs at the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center, which shares a campus with MUHS. The high school also offers an array of flexible pathways to graduation for students through Vermont’s Dual Enrollment Program, Early College, and Virtual High School.
ACSD supports a wide range of extracurricular activities in its schools, including band and choir in its elementary schools, and sports, band, choir, art, theater, student council, as well as a number of special interest, academic, and social justice/environmental service clubs in the middle and high schools.
Addison Central School District
49 Charles Avenue
Middlebury, Vt 05753
Telephone: 802-382-1274
Fax: 802-388-0024