New report confirms major student unrest in the ACSD

Thanks to new software and reporting requirements, the Addison Central School District has, for the past seven months, been able to chart both minor and major K-12 student behavior incidents on its campuses. And the numbers aren’t pretty.

Mary Hogan teachers appeal for assistance

Mary Hogan Elementary School teachers have asked the Addison Central School District board for more resources — and to preserve a key, student-discipline position that’s slated to be cut this summer — in response to a growing number of student behavior is … (read more)

Celebrating Mexican culture in Lincoln

Temperatures hovered just below freezing outside the Lincoln Community School this past Thursday, March 21, but those gathered inside the building were kept plenty warm with the sights, smells and sounds of sunny Querétaro, Mexico. 

MAUSD still seeking central office

Mount Abraham Unified School District officials are once again exploring options for the future of the district’s central office after voters on Town Meeting Day overwhelming opposed the proposed purchase of the building that houses MAUSD’s current office … (read more)

Community Forum: SVUUSD budget deserves support

Members of the school board have tried to gather information as to why this budget proposal, with an increase of less than one percent in spending per weighted pupil, and an equalized tax rate decrease of less than one percent, was unacceptable to 59% of … (read more)

Letter to the editor: ANWSD should preserve Walden

Addison Northwest Supervisory Union was extremely short-sighted in taking an axe to the VUHS Walden Program in their too-quick budget revision after the first one was rejected.

Lincoln Community School welcomes a new principal

Melissa “Brooke” King, a Burlington resident, is assistant principal of Colchester’s Mallets Bay School, a third- through fifth-grade elementary school of around 465 students. 

ANWSD budget revote is Tuesday

After defeating an Addison Northwest School District spending plan on March 5, residents of the five-town district will vote on a slightly smaller budget this coming Tuesday.

Mt. Abe lowers budget by $1.3M

The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board on Monday adopted a revised spending plan for fiscal year 2025, and asked district voters to approve it on April 16. 

Bridport/Shoreham principal to step down

Matthew Brankman, principal of Bridport Central and Shoreham Elementary schools, will step down at the end of this academic year.

ANWSD considers cuts, lower taxes, March revote

A second vote on an Addison Northwest School District budget proposal could occur as soon as March 26. 

MAUSD board aims to reduce tax rate increase

Voters in the Mount Abraham Unified School District could field another spending plan for the 2024-2025 academic year before the end of this month, with district officials eyeing March 26 as a possible revote date. 

Letter to the editor: ACSD officials thankful for school budget support

The Addison Central School District Board would like to extend its deep gratitude to the ACSD community for its support of the FY25 budget.

School budgets take a hit statewide

Voters struck down close to a third of school budgets across Vermont on Tuesday, the highest proportion in at least a decade, according to the Vermont Superintendents Association. 

County voters reject most proposed school budgets

In all school districts, boards struggled with the double-digit rising costs of health insurance for their employees, general inflation and the loss of federal money started during the pandemic.

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