RVUSD

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...

School district consider two-week holiday closure, opts to stay open

WARDSBORO- The River Valleys Unified Union School District Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. The board discussed the possibility of a two-week closure after the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, but decided no such closure will occur at this time. As the discussion took up the...

Virtual students head back to classrooms

DOVER- The River Valleys Unified Union School District Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. The board reviewed the district’s first-quarter spending and voted in favor of purchasing a car for its lunch program. Additionally, the board heard updates about HVAC work at the Dover...

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Encouraging air quality news for Wardsboro school

DOVER - At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District board, the board got encouraging news about air quality testing at Wardsboro Elementary. In other matters, principals Matt Martyn and Tammy Bates said the schools’ students and staffs are getting into the swing of the...

In emergency meeting, board buys air purifiers for classrooms

WARDSBORO - At an emergency meeting held on Zoom Friday morning, the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board voted to expend $14,700 on air purifiers for each classroom in the district’s two schools, Wardsboro Elementary and the Dover School. The expenditure comes after lengthy...

District irons out logistics; schools to be used for child care

DOVER - The River Valleys Unified Union School District board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday at The Dover School, two days shy of the date that Gov. Scott ordered schools closed. The board conducted normal business over the two-hour meeting, which included an update about how...

Letter states IB program concerns

WARDSBORO - On Monday, the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board conducted regular business following an informational meeting about its upcoming annual meeting. During the regular session, the board discussed its verification of student residency policy, and, following complaints...

River Valley’s moderator, Dr. Robert Backus, right, addresses the floor at Tuesday’s meeting while school board members Dwight Boerem, Rick Thorpe, and Rich Werner look on.

Articles pass with ease at River Valleys school district annual meeting

WARDSBORO - The River Valleys Unified Union School District held its annual meeting on Tuesday, moderated by Dr. Robert Backus. All of the articles warned for the meeting were passed with ease by voters who braved a snowstorm to be there. Many articles were passed without much discussion.
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Board mixed on secondary tuition support

DOVER - At its meeting on Monday, the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board discussed the warning for its upcoming annual meeting. Two articles spurred discussion: one pertaining to the amount the district should pay in tuition to independent schools for secondary students and one...

RVUSD split over whom to focus on with focus

DOVER - At its meeting on Monday, the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board asked Windham Central Supervisory Union superintendent Bill Anton to do further research into the possibility of giving Wardsboro Elementary a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) or STEAM ((...