ANWSD residents defeat board’s $28.3M budget

In commingled balloting in the five Addison Northwest School District communities, the ANWSD board’s Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (FY25) budget proposal of $28,232,078 was defeated on Tuesday, 1,282-1,012, or about 56-44%.

Brandon-area towns say no to OV spending

In what’s shaping up to be a season of “nay” in the area, the proposed FY25 budget for the Otter Valley Unified Union School District was rejected by district voters on Tuesday, with 891 votes (40%) in favor and 1,325 votes (60%) against.

ACSD, Career Center budgets are approved

Voters in the Addison Central School District communities of Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge went to the polls on Tuesday to approve a proposed FY’25 preK-12 spending plan of $50.6 million by a convincing 2,081-1, … (read more)

Letter to the editor: Education goals need rethinking

Despite usually approving school budgets without question, I must admit that, when I walked into the voting booth this Tuesday, my pen briefly hovered over the “no” oval for the 2025 ACSD budget.

Lincoln Community School seeks new principal

Lincoln School District officials have begun their search for a new administrator to lead the Lincoln Community School, as longtime principal Tory Riley will step down from the position at the end of this school year. 

Robyn Newton nominated for LifeChanger award

Vergennes Union Elementary School physical education teacher Robyn Newton has been nominated for National Life Group’s 2023-24 LifeChanger of the Year award.

Teacher brings back lessons from Morocco

Michelle Steele returned to her MUHS French classroom last month after having spent the previous four months on a Fulbright sabbatical in Morocco. While there, she interviewed 30 teachers in eight schools stretching from Casablanca to Guelmim, studying wa … (read more)

ANWSD holds firm on its adjusted budget

While lawmakers in Montpelier last week debated last-minute changes in the state’s school-funding laws, the Addison Northwest School Board met on Feb. 12 and decided not to make further adjustments to the $28,232,078 spending plan it’ll put before voters … (read more)

Act 127 changes unlikely to harm MAUSD

The Mount Abraham Unified School District board this past Thursday, Feb. 8, got a look at how anticipated changes to Vermont’s new education funding law, Act 127, are expected to affect school tax rates in the district’s four member towns. 

Community Forum: Act 127 has sustainability issue

Vermont’s very well-intentioned attempt to make education funding more equitable has created confusion for school boards, school officials and taxpayers.

Letter to the editor: Act 127 won’t change budget

After reviewing the impacts of the new Act 127 transition mechanism, our review confirms that we properly developed a budget that considered the negative impact of Act 127 while at the same time responding to the other FY25 financial challenges.

Salisbury childcare center plan hits snag

State rules governing public water systems could drown a plan to establish a new childcare center in a portion of Salisbury’s former elementary school building.

MAUSD budget tweaks still possible

The Mount Abraham Unified School District board will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Feb. 8, to give board members a chance to reevaluate the proposed district budget for fiscal year 2025 in the wake of anticipated 11th-hour changes to Vermont’s new s … (read more)

High schools to hold voter registration drives

Addison County’s three public high schools have always sought to prepare students for the privileges and challenges of adulthood. And later this month, students on the cusp of their 18th birthday will be given a pathway to one of the most important rites … (read more)

Letter to the editor: ACSD board member leaving, grateful for support

I will not be running for a second term on the ACSD School Board at this time. It’s been an honor to serve with intelligent, hard-working people who share their different perspectives with confidence.

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