Annual Meeting

River Valleys voters approve budget, tuition, pass on IB program fate

WARDSBORO- Voters approved all warned articles except one at the River Valleys Unified School District annual meeting, held Tuesday evening, April 29, at the Wardsboro Town Hall. Article 11, asking voters to decide whether or not to keep Dover School’s International Baccalaureate Program, was...

Low turnout for school district annual meeting

WILMINGTON- With only about nine voters from Wilmington and Whitingham present, the Twin Valley School District annual meeting kicked off with an unusual vote – to appoint Marlboro resident Bob Fisher as school district moderator for the evening.
Fisher, who has served as school and town...

School board discusses budget cuts, looks at staffing levels

DOVER - During their meeting on Monday, February 3, River Valleys Unified School District discussed the fiscal year 2026 budget. In the spring, River Valleys Unified School District will host their annual meeting and present the fiscal year 2026 budget to the public.
“Over the last few...

Twin Valley residents will get a tax rate cut

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members signed off on a final draft of their proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and an annual meeting warning at a special meeting last week.
Although most of the articles on the warning will be voted by Australian ballot on Town Meeting day - Tuesday,...

River Valleys School Board Chair Rich Werner addresses the audience on the district’s school tuition policy. A large crowd attended the district's annual meeting Tuesday.

River Valleys voters support tuition rate, district budget

DOVER - The River Valleys Unified School District held its annual meeting Tuesday evening at Dover Town Hall. After a lengthy discussion voters supported the Burr and Burton tuition rate offered to sending districts.
By floor vote, Sarah Shippee was elected as moderator, with a stipend of...

River Valleys school district preps for annual meeting, vote

WARDSBORO - At their meeting on Monday, April 22, at Wardsboro Elementary, the River Valleys Unified School Board reviewed the warning for the annual meeting.
On Monday, April 29, from 10 am to 7 pm, voting by Australian ballot will take place for article 12. Article 12 elects a director...

Building repairs, including a new roof for The Dover School, will be up for discussion at the River Valleys district annual meeting on April 30. File photo

River Valleys voters asked to approve $6.8 million in spending at meeting

WARDSBORO - At their regular meeting on Monday, April 2, the River Valleys Union School District discussed the warning for the annual meeting on Tuesday, April 30, at Dover Town Hall at 7 pm. For fiscal year 2025, the proposed budget will be $6,845,217. They also received updates from the...

Left to right, moderator Bill LeQuier, school board members Cindy Florence and James Irace, and Readsboro Central School Principal Robin Oyer at Monday’s information meeting. Mike Eldred

With tax increase looming, voters support school budget

READSBORO- Voters approved Readsboro School District’s proposed $1.7 million budget in a 90 to 68 vote by Australian ballot Tuesday.
Readsboro is facing an 18-cent increase in their homestead school tax rate for fiscal year 2025 with the passage of the budget. At Monday evening’s annual...

Town officials and selectboard members during Searburg’s Town Meeting Monday evening. Ivy Kirby

Voters make quick work of Searsburg meeting

SEARSBURG - Voters cruised through the warning on Monday, March 4, with the Town Meeting only lasting seven minutes and the annual school district lasting less than 15.
Town treasurer and moderator Zetella Penson called to order the school district meeting at 6:30 pm. School members Tony...

As school district budget votes loom, the House scrambles to ease Act 127 transition

WILMINGTON- Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll updated supervisory union board members on a bill in the Legislature that would allow districts struggling in the first transitional year of new student weights under Act 127 to postpone their annual budget votes and amend budgets under a...