Readsboro

Readsboro voters agree to break up district

READSBORO- Voters in Readsboro overwhelmingly ratified Halifax’s withdrawal from the Southern Valley Unified Union School District, sending what will essentially be the dissolution of the union district to the state board of education for approval.
Readsboro’s vote by Australian ballot...

Remote learning option affects the number of classroom teachers

READSBORO- Southern Valley School District may have to give up one classroom teacher to support a remote learning option this fall, board members learned at a special meeting Tuesday evening.
The district wouldn’t actually lose the teacher, but the teacher would be assigned to teach...

Windham Southwest to offer families choices

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley, Southern Valley, and Stamford schools will offer parents and students returning to school this year two options for instruction, including in-person learning and remote learning.
Last week, members of the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Board of Directors...

District rolls out fall back-to-school plans

Update Friday, July 17: A copy of Windham Southwest Supervisory Union's draft family handbook for school reopening has been attached to this article
WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union board members and administrators got a look at what the school day will...

Readsboro will go ahead with vote

By Mike Eldred
READSBORO- Southern Valley Unified Union School District board members acknowledged Readsboro’s upcoming informational meeting and Australian ballot on whether to allow Halifax to withdraw from the district at their regular meeting Wednesday evening.
At a Readsboro...

Southern Valley schools working on plans to open buildings for fall

HALIFAX- Southern Valley School Board members discussed COVID-19 related concerns at their regular meeting Wednesday evening.
The board pondered how their schools might operate in the fall. School board chair Chum Sumner noted that CDC guidance has changed, and will likely continue to...

CUD adds three more towns, now off and running

DEERFIELD VALLEY - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District added three new member towns: Dover, Stamford, and Jamaica. Matters discussed at the meeting included meetings the governing board is holding with various vendors, a proposed “Broadband Action Plan”...

Schools sorting out online challenges

By Mike Eldred
HALIFAX- Southern Valley School Board members held their regular meeting remotely Wednesday evening, following recent guidance from the state regarding open meetings via teleconference during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent...

Broadband group holds virtual meeting on CUD

DEERFIELD VALLEY - On Wednesday, members of the Deerfield Valley Broadband Working Group convened by phone and video conference. The virtual meeting was held in place of a regularly scheduled meeting due to concerns about COVID-19 (coronavirus). During the meeting, the group discussed next steps...

Health officials say valley residents not at heightened risk

READSBORO- The Vermont Department of Health says Readsboro and other Deerfield Valley residents do not need to take any special precautions to prevent contracting COVID-19 (coronavirus).
A Readsboro man received a presumptive diagnosis of coronavirus over the weekend, the first case in...