Twin Valley

Despite reservations Twin Valley board votes to hire coordinator

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley Board members reluctantly voted to hire a part-time transportation coordinator at their regular meeting Tuesday, October 13. At a meeting two weeks earlier, the board tabled discussion on a proposal to reduce the number of hours Windham Southwest Supervisory Union...

Twin Valley school opening goes well

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley principals at Tuesday evening’s school board meeting said the return to in-person classes has been going very well. Well enough, in fact, that it appears some parents who chose the Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative’s remote learning program, may be switching to the in-...

Wednesday Wings program deemed too expensive

WILMINGTON- At their regular meeting Tuesday evening, Twin Valley School Board members reluctantly turned down a proposal for a Wings-sponsored program that would have served students on remote learning days.
The program, proposed by Wings directors Maria Stewart and Katie Boyd, would have...

School sports still set to start soon

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley Middle High School athletic director Buddy Hayford says there isn’t much new to report on the status of high school and middle school sports for the fall.
“I’ve been busy rescheduling games,” said Hayford, also the boys’ varsity soccer coach. “We’ve probably got 10...

Twin Valley school district, Wings programs, decide Wednesday plans

WILMINGTON- At a special meeting Monday evening, Twin Valley School Board members asked Wings program directors to move forward with a proposal for a Wednesday remote learning supervision program for elementary students.
Under the supervisory union’s hybrid school schedule this year,...

District trying to sort out meal programs

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members discussed the district’s strategy to meet requirements under a federal program that will provide free meals for every student at a special meeting Monday evening.
But meals won’t be free beginning this year. Or maybe they will, but through a...

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...

Twin Valley drops below income threshold for universal free meals

WHITINGHAM- Every student at Twin Valley schools will have the opportunity to eat breakfast and lunch for free under a US Department of Agriculture program for schools that serve low income areas.
Twin Valley School Board members unanimously approved the district’s enrollment in the USDA’s...

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...

Loss of payment “a big hit” on schools

WILMINGTON- Board members discussed the surprise loss of $200,000 in revenue, and big changes in the typical school day next year in response to COVID-19 at their regular meeting Tuesday evening. At the Wilmington selectboard’s regular meeting last week, board members voted not to pay the...