Education

Weighting study “not a dead issue,” says state rep

DOVER - At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board, Rep. Laura Sibilia, who is a member of the board, said a weighting study completed in the winter is “not a dead issue by any means.”
The study found that the state’s current weighting mechanism, which...

Governor orders delayed start of primary, secondary schools

Officials stress school openings are safe in Vermont MONTPELIER- At his regular press briefing Tuesday, Gov. Phil Scott announced he will issue an executive order setting Tuesday, September 8 as the first day of school this fall.
State officials sought to assure...

Property taxes headed up in Dover

DOVER - Prior to holding a vicious dog hearing on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard convened to set the town’s tax rate, which is up this year.
The increase represents approximately 10 cents for the homestead rate and 9 cents for the non-resident rate, despite a relatively level budget. ...

State warns of gloomy funding future for schools

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Twin Valley School Board members discussed a gloomy education funding outlook and authorized several priority building maintenance projects.
Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll relayed key points from a statewide discussion that...

State says education fund revenue down by $90 million

MONTPELIER- Education and connectivity were center-stage at Gov. Phil Scott’s press conference Wednesday.
Gov. Scott said he, and others, were “very concerned” about the drop in revenue for Vermont coffers, including the education fund. “Very little money is going into the general fund...

Locals testify in Senate Education Committee hearing

MONTPELIER- Educators and parents from around the state offered testimony at a Senate Committee on Education hearing on a study of pupil weighting in Vermont’s education funding formula.
The study, which concluded that the current pupil weighting system that determines districts’ “...

Concerns raised about TV school budget, education

WILMINGTON- Whitingham and Wilmington residents gathered under the leaking ceiling in the Twin Valley Elementary School cafetorium Tuesday evening for Twin Valley School District’s budget information and annual meeting.
At a regular board meeting held earlier in the evening, board members...

Top education official says costs belong to all

Urges thinking about “21st century schools” HALIFAX- Vermont Education Secretary Dan French visited Halifax Monday evening, to answer questions posed by Southern Valley Unified Union School District School Board members and the public.
One district resident directed...

Vermont Education Secretary Dan French

Local legislators skeptical of statewide school district concept

MONTPELIER - A memo from the Agency of Education titled “Designing Our Future: A Blueprint for Transforming Vermont’s Education System” was released last week. In its 32 pages it describes a complete redesign of Vermont’s school system that would create one statewide school district, putting...

Former legislator writes book about his Montpelier experiences

WILMINGTON- Former Rep. David Larsen has released a memoir detailing the 10 years he spent in the Vermont House of Representatives.
Larsen will offer a discussion with selected readings from his book, “Small Town Rep, my personal and political journey to and through Vermont’s State House...