Twin Valley

Supervisory union hopes to claw back $1.4 million in unclaimed grants

WILMINGTON- Superintendent Bill Bazyk updated Twin Valley School Board members on financial and other matters at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Bazyk told board members that the supervisory union’s finance office is on track to recover between $1.3 and $1.4 million in funding from...

Supervisory union continues to find financial failings

WHITINGHAM- Past financial mismanagement at Windham Southwest Supervisory Union was even worse than initially estimated, superintendent Bill Bazyk told Twin Valley School Board members at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The business office remains tied up with the backlog, Bazyk...

David Potter

Principal candidate meets public

WHITINGHAM- The search committee for the next Twin Valley Middle High School Principal has recommended David Potter, of Montague, MA, as the sole finalist candidate for the position.
Potter toured the school Tuesday, and met with school staff and members of the public. Superintendent...

School board OKs new playground, reviews other facility repair needs

WILMINGTON- Next year’s Twin Valley Elementary School students will have a place to play, thanks to funding provided by the Twin Valley School District at their Wednesday, June 26 meeting, and 1% funding approved by the Wilmington Selectboard at a special meeting on Thursday, June 27.
The...

Wilmington Police officer Joe Carcich has been tapped to serve as Twin Valley's school resource officer

School resource officer will wear a lot of hats

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Police Department has tapped veteran department member Joe Carcich to serve as the school resource officer at Twin Valley schools starting at the beginning of the fall semester.
The position was created by the department and the Twin Valley School Board, and...

Supervisory union woes called “some of the worst”

WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union board members heard frank assessments of the current state of the supervisory union, as well as an analysis of the issues that led to its recent managerial and operational crisis.
Acting superintendent and consultant Kevin Dirth said the...

Twin Valley graduates encouraged to “raise the bar”

Class of 2024 started during pandemic WHITINGHAM- When the Twin Valley class of 2024 looks back on their high school graduation, no doubt the sage words of their class speakers will echo in their ears. Or perhaps recalling the high-flying, bar-raising tribute by a certain coach will cause a...

Work to begin on field improvements, playground needs replacing

WHITINGHAM- One recreational infrastructure project at Twin Valley Elementary School should be starting soon and will be completed before the next school year starts. A second critical outdoor recreation project, however, depends on an uncertain funding source and may require a public vote. ...

Board told softball field repair held up due to bid problems

WILMINGTON- Facilities issues topped discussions at Wednesday evening’s special Twin Valley School Board meeting.
Wednesday evening’s meeting was held in the Twin Valley Elementary School library, which principal Rebecca Fillion said had just been reopened for use by K-5 students at the...

A group of Vermont educators met with Sen. Bernie Sanders last month in Washington, DC. From left: Jay Nichols, VPA executive director; Rebecca Fillion, principal of Twin Valley Elementary School and VPA president; Sen. Bernie Sanders; Chris Young, principal of North Country Union High School in Newport and VPA president-elect; and Erica McLaughlin, VPA assistant executive director. Photo courtesy of VPA

TVES principal advocates on national level for school needs

WILMINGTON - Last month, Rebecca Fillion, principal of Twin Valley Elementary School, traveled to Washington, DC. While she was there, she had the opportunity to meet with leaders of schools from around the country, and advocate for the needs of local educators and students in meetings on Capitol...