Friday, October 23, 2026
School
DOVER - At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified School District board, district polices for intradistrict school choice and transportation were adopted. The board also discussed what it will call its schools after July 1, when they officially become part of the River Valleys Unified...
DOVER - At Monday’s meeting of the Dover School Board, the board discussed engaging an engineer to evaluate the school’s water tank, which has had problems in recent years. The board also heard about ridership on a newly-implemented bus for secondary students to and from Brattleboro, and...
DEERFIELD VALLEY - As of Sunday, Halifax and Readsboro no longer operate their own separate school districts. The towns now comprise the Southern Valleys Unified Union School District, which became effective July 1. The new district was created in compliance with Act 46, which required towns to...
Windham Central Supervisory Union superintendent Bill Anton, center, presents a slide show with possible options for the new River Valleys district at Monday’s meeting. Lauren Harkawik
DOVER - At Monday’s River Valleys Unified Union School District Board meeting, Windham Central Supervisory Union superintendent Bill Anton shared his initial suggestions for how the new Act 46-compliant school district, comprising Dover and Wardsboro, could run when it becomes operational on July...
Retiring Dover School music teacher Andy Davis, right, was recognized at his final “Morning Sing” on Friday, June 22. School board chair Rich Werner, in cap, read a legislative proclamation honoring Davis and presented him with a plaque recognizing his achievements. Looking on are school board members Johnny Cleanthes, left, and Jollene Mahon. Sara Koelsch
DOVER - At the Monday, June 18, Dover School Board meeting, the board discussed how it may advertise its new authorization as an official International Baccalaureate school.
IB is an accreditation with an educational philosophy and approach rooted in inquiry-based learning and global...
IB is an accreditation with an educational philosophy and approach rooted in inquiry-based learning and global...
DOVER - At its meeting on Monday, June 18, the Dover School Board approved the school’s bus schedule for the 2018-2019 school year. To accommodate a bus for secondary students to Brattleboro, the elementary school day will start 20 minutes earlier next year, which means earlier bus pickup times...
DOVER - The Dover School Board reviewed an audit from Sullivan & Powers at its meeting on Monday.
“The long and the short of the audit is we were $70,000 to the good,” said chair Rich Werner. “So (treasurer) Marco (Tallini) will transfer $70,000 into the capital reserve fund at some...
“The long and the short of the audit is we were $70,000 to the good,” said chair Rich Werner. “So (treasurer) Marco (Tallini) will transfer $70,000 into the capital reserve fund at some...
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