school consolidation
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Middlebury’s Mike Roy shares legislative priorities
Roy will spend the upcoming biennium shaping statewide health and environmental policy as a member of the Vermont Legislature.
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Opinion: Quality high schools are essential for Addison County to thrive over the next 15 years
“A new definition of local control for Addison County public schools should be: Providing equal educational opportunities for every public-school student in a single district.”
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Community Forum: Don’t wait till later to talk about school funding
“Vermont voters and taxpayers will have the final say, and they don’t have enough information yet to make that decision.”
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MAUSD explores closure of Beeman Elementary School
School board members said they’d like more information on what it would look like if New Haven families had school choice.
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Rep. Conlon unveils first school redistricting map
The Cornwall representative, chair of the House Education Committee, proposes a school consolidation map that would combine 119 districts into 27.
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Shoreham to send K-5 students to Bridport next fall
The ACSD board on Monday voted 8-1 in favor of a plan to blend Shoreham’s kindergarten through 5th-grade students into Bridport Central School beginning next fall, and convert…
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ACSD voters to decide Ripton school closure
The ACSD board on Monday agreed to initiate the formal closing of Ripton Elementary School, a move that will still require a positive vote by district voters on…
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OV board floats school consolidation plan with residents
Brandon-area school officials spent much of Saturday addressing feedback and concerns regarding a proposal that would see the reconfiguration, and closure, of elementary schools in the district, including…
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Vt. school redistricting task force rejects map, favors co-ops
At the Vermont School Redistricting Task Force’s penultimate meeting on Monday, Nov. 10, the advisory board voted to reject the only map that fulfilled the task set forth…
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Parents weigh in on Bridport-Shoreham school merger plan
The ACSD board on Monday conducted its first review of a plan to educate both the Shoreham and Bridport K-5 student populations at Bridport Central School beginning next…
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State task force asks for voluntary school closures
The majority of Vermont school redistricting task force members endorsed a proposal on Monday that would incentivize voluntary mergers of the state’s 119 school districts
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ACSD towns can vote on closures
Voters in all seven Addison Central School District towns will now collectively have a say in any future proposals to close an ACSD school.
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Save Our Schools could sue ACSD board
Some Addison Central School District board members said they hoped Monday’s charter change imposing the extra hurdle of a districtwide vote for school closures had finally settled a…
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Letter to the editor: Towns should have final say
Monday evening, February 13th, the Addison Central School Board will discuss and likely vote on three options for school closure determination.
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Letter to the editor: Save Our Schools group shares educational values
Over the last few years, many of us have strived to provide the students of the Addison Central School District (ACSD) with a strong education.
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ACSD board sets charter change vote
The Addison Central School District Board won’t warn a petitioned referendum seeking feedback on two separate options to amend the ACSD charter in a way that would allow…