Some students deemed ineligible for Mt. Abe travel club trip

“What this comes down to is the fact that my child’s mental health and our lack of wealth has created her inability to go,” said Mary Blacklock

The school board received new information about what it could look like for New Haven students to attend another elementary school in the district and discussed more options to explore.

“The (weightier discussion) is going to be the voluntary mergers.” — Wendy Baker

The weeklong tradition showcases visual art, features various performances and welcomes visiting artists.

The board will continue exploring cost-saving opportunities that keep all schools open, moving central office into a school building and potentially closing New Haven’s Beeman Elementary School.

The school board last week decided on which schools it will explore keeping open in each of the education delivery options it’s considering for the district.

The school board decided to table approving that timeline and is expected to revisit it at the board’s April 14 meeting.

Starksboro residents will start exploring what it would require for the town to withdraw from the Mount Abraham Unified School District, should their community decide to pursue that option in the future.

The school board last week discussed an evaluation tool that could be used to help analyze options and a timeline for making decisions.

The MAUSD Board on Tuesday unanimously adopted an FY 2027 budget to put before voters that reflects $37,862,780 in total expenses, a rise of 8.51%.

Each week, high school mentors from Mount Abe head to Bristol Elementary to lead afterschool activities with students.

The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board on Tuesday got a closer look at what a spending plan for fiscal year 2027 could look like.

The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board has narrowed in on a budget target for the upcoming fiscal year, and district officials will look to meet that target without reducing staff positions other than those absorbed through attrition. 

The school board will evaluate several scenarios: keeping all schools open, operating two elementary schools and a regional middle/high school and operating a regional middle/high school and two elementary schools with grade banding.

School boards are weighing in on the future of education in Vermont.