Letter to the editor: Outgoing ACSD board member urges folks to serve

I write this letter hoping to recruit community members to run for the Addison Central School District board this March.

Individually and in small groups they filed into the Middlebury Union High School Library on Monday evening, preparing to bare their souls to an Addison Central School District board that could, in the near future, field a request by two Middlebury parent … (read more)

The Addison Central School Board has decided to hold off on polling ACSD parents on their potential interest in sending their children to enrollment-challenged Ripton Elementary School (RES), until the panel completes revisions to district policies govern … (read more)

The Addison Central School District is searching for a new assistant superintendent of student services & equity. The person who’s held that key position for the past three years — Nicole Carter — resigned suddenly on Dec. 2, citing healthcare responsibil … (read more)

Ripton residents are joining forces to reimagine how public education might be delivered in their small town, in light of declining enrollment that’s placed the future of their local school in jeopardy.

Middlebury’s Mary Hogan Elementary School is getting creative with its staffing to mitigate the impacts of a major, ongoing shortage of paraeducators.

The Nov. 14, 2024, article “ACSD Board Member Draws Fire” paints Brian Bauer in a negative light. The article recounts a portion of the Nov. 11, 2024, ACSD School Board meeting, during which Brian used the term “normal” to identify students who do not hav … (read more)

The Addison Central School District board on Monday asked ACSD staff to begin crafting a fiscal year 2025-26 budget reflecting a 2% increase compared to the current spending plan. But holding the spending increase to 2% would still require the district to … (read more)

Middlebury Union Middle School’s popular and accomplished Wellness educator has resigned from her post, citing the Addison Central School District officials’ denial of her request for four days of professional leave to attend a national health/physical ed … (read more)

Addison Central School District (ACSD) board member Brian Bauer was chastised by several of his colleagues on Monday after he twice used the term “normal” to identify students who’ve not been assigned Individualized Education Program (IEP) plans, versus c … (read more)

As budget development season approaches, I have been reflecting on what the school budget represents to the members of our ACSD community.

After the half-time principal of Ripton Elementary resigned, Salisbury Principal Bjarki Sears will become acting principal in Ripton and Roxanne Greene will be the on-site, part-time associate principal there.

A successful reconciliation effort between Ripton parents and their local educators will allow the community’s elementary school to continue as a K-5 learning hub — at least for now.

The Addison Central School District board on Monday endorsed a new, two-year contract with ACSD support staff that among other things assures them base-pay raises of 10% in year one (2024-2025) and 6% in year two (2025-2026) of the deal.

When is a class size too small in an elementary school? The answer lies in the number of peers in a classroom available to form friend groups of 2 to 5 students.