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Rep. Laura Sibilia named to broadband board

DOVER - Rep. Laura Sibilia has been appointed to the Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB), which was created through Act 71, an act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment. The board will oversee the administration of $150 million in federal funds earmarked by the state for...

Board considers impact of pre-K program

READSBORO- The Readsboro School Board met on Tuesday, June 1, to talk about issues such as updates regarding the district’s grants, a playground inspection report, board members’ goals, and the potential of having a full-time pre-K program in the upcoming school year.
Readsboro Central...

COVID case causes classroom closure

DOVER- At Monday’s regularly scheduled River Valley Unified School District Board meeting a positive COVID-19 case at Dover Elementary School and long-term plans were at the forefront of the discussion.
After a confirmed COVID-19 case at Dover Elementary School earlier this year, the...

A worker checks on the placement of concrete forms and rebar during construction at the North Branch district’s sewer plant in the summer of 2019. File photo

Committee’s actions raise transparency concerns

April 28 informational meeting to address cost increases, elections set for May DOVER- North Branch Fire District #1 has warned an informational meeting for Wednesday, April 28, from 7 to 9 pm, to discuss sewer department issues before the district’s annual meeting on Monday,...

Halifax hopes for relief

HALIFAX- On Monday, the Halifax School Board held an informational meeting via conference call in lieu of their annual meetings this year. Prior to the meeting, an annual report had been released to the public. This informational meeting was held to answer any questions the voters may have prior...

Windham Southwest looking to beef up its IT, data reporting capabilities

WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Board members heard a pitch for an increase in central office staff at an executive board budget meeting on Thursday, December 10.
WSSU Business Manager Karen Atwood said increased responsibilities for state-mandated data reporting, as well...

Rep says education finance change a “heavy lift”

WARDSBORO - The River Valleys Unified Union School District board met on Monday for its regularly-scheduled meeting. The board heard updates about ongoing HVAC work at its schools in Wardsboro and Dover. In addition, the board heard legislative updates from board member Rep. Laura Sibilia and...

Dover International Baccalaureate program discussion

DOVER - On Monday, May 18, the River Valleys Unified Union School District board will conduct an in-depth discussion about The Dover School’s International Baccalaureate program. The discussion, which was planned months ago, will include a presentation from principal Matt Martyn about the results...

Board supports full pre-K participation

DOVER - At the Monday, June 17, meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District, the board unanimously voted to require participants in the district’s pre-K programming to attend the program on all scheduled days.
The decision came as the result of a clarifying question from...

Test scores improving, school board says goodbye

DOVER - At the Dover School Board meeting on Monday, principal Matt Martyn shared SBAC scores, which showed improvement over last year’s scores. And the Dover School Board said goodbye. With the River Valleys Unified Union School District becoming operational on July 1, the Dover School Board...