School

Dover, Wardsboro schools drop break academies

DOVER- On Monday, November 1, the River Valleys Unified School District board heard updates on the learning academies, COVID-19 protocols in the schools, and International Baccalaureate programming at Dover School.
At previous board meetings, school administrators discussed their plan to...

Twin Valley looks at test-to-stay plans, considers abrupt resignation

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board discussed implementation of their test-to-stay program, reviewed budget planning, and debated contract issues at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll told board members...

Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Michael Pieciak File photo

State official says unvaccinated case rate four times greater than vaxxed

MONTPELIER- Gov. Scott acknowledged a glitch in test reporting that resulted in delayed reporting of some COVID-19 case data last week, and ruled out new pandemic mandates and restrictions at least for now at his weekly press conference Tuesday.
Gov. Scott said it was an IT vendor’s...

Agency of Education Secretary Dan French at Wednesday's press briefing by Gov. Phil Scott and his administration.

State extends school masking plans

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott announced a change in the state’s masking guidance for schools, a new school vaccination incentive plan, and pleaded with Vermonters to be civil in their discourse at his press briefing Wednesday.
Gov. Scott said the administration’s school mask guidance had...

Right, Julie Koehler with her niece, Olivia Rosso, age 3. Photo courtesy Julie Koehler

Child care center to open in fall

New facility will be at the Old School Community Center WILMINGTON - In news likely to be celebrated by families with young children, local employers, and local officials alike, a new child care center is slated to open in Wilmington in September. Beaver Brook Children’s School...

Virus protocols in flux

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley Unified Union School District board held a work session on Tuesday after a nearly two-month break over the summer. They discussed the Vermont Agency of Education’s recently issued COVID-19 recommendations for the return to school this fall as well as teacher, coaching...

School board considers guidelines, solar proposal

READSBORO- School board members discussed the state’s COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming school year, and heard from a representative of a solar energy company at their regular meeting on Tuesday, August 3.
With the hyper-contagious COVID-19 Delta variant raging across the country,...

Board considers long-term plans

WARDSBORO- The Wardsboro School hosted the River Valleys Unified School District Board meeting on Monday. This was the first time the board has met in the Wardsboro School since early 2020. They discussed potential scenarios for changing the district and a new vacation learning initiative started...

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...

Dover Town Hall

River Valleys set for annual meeting

DOVER- On Monday, the River Valleys Unified School District board began their regularly scheduled meeting with an informational budget meeting as they had at the last meeting. This time, however, representatives from the school district were at the Dover Town Hall to hand out absentee ballots to...