School

Principal will not be returning to Readsboro School next year

READSBORO- School officials have announced that Readsboro School Principal Wilmer Chavarria will not be returning as principal of Readsboro School.
Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll made the announcement at the Readsboro School Board’s regular...

Board preparing post-split plans

READSBORO- Readsboro School Board members continued planning the policies of their newly reestablished district at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 20, while also spending much of the meeting talking about new contracts. They discussed whether the basketball hoops needed to be retrofitted...

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...

River Valleys School Board met via Zoom Monday

River Valleys students headed back to classrooms

WARDSBORO- On Monday, the River Valleys Unified School District board discussed their plans to return to fully in-person instruction in April. They also chose to hold an in-person annual meeting this year and discussed updates to the fiscal year 2022 budget.
Windham Central Supervisory...

Halifax hopes for relief

HALIFAX- On Monday, the Halifax School Board held an informational meeting via conference call in lieu of their annual meetings this year. Prior to the meeting, an annual report had been released to the public. This informational meeting was held to answer any questions the voters may have prior...

COVID-19 vaccinations expanding to Vermonters 70 and older

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott extended the COVID-19 state of emergency at his briefing Friday, and announced that Vermonters 70 and older could begin registering for vaccinations starting next week.
Gov. Scott said registration for Vermonters age 70 and older would begin on Tuesday,...

Keeping kids warm in winter

Foundation connects couple with school
WARDSBORO- When the call for help went out, Marty and Joe Neumeister jumped into action.
The Wardsboro School reached out to the Stratton Foundation to help keep their students warm this winter. The Stratton Foundation knew...

Halifax takes first pass at independent budget

HALIFAX- Halifax members of the Southern Valley Union School District met as a subcommittee to review a draft of the proposed 2022 Halifax School budget, the first town school district budget since the dissolution of the union school district was approved earlier this year.
The...

Dover, Wardsboro to continue in-person classes

DOVER- The River Valleys Unified Union School District Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. Closure of the schools following the Thanksgiving break was discussed again, although no changes were made to the current schedule. This comes following the exposure of a Dover School...

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...