ORWELL — Orwell voters on Tuesday, Aug. 11, will cast ballots on a revised 2020-2021 K-12 spending plan of $26,402,586 for Slate Valley Unified Union District Schools (SVUUSD). The budget is $220,455 less than a budget proposal district residents have defeated twice during the past five months. If approved by SVUUSD voters in Orwell, Castleton, Benson, Hubbardton, West Haven and Fair Haven, the budget will result in education spending of $16,393.68 per equalized pupil, an amount that’s 1.99% higher than spe … (read more)
