Slate Valley
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Orwell voters to field $32.5M school budget
District officials are trying to build understanding and support for the spending plan. SVUSD has, in recent years, failed to pass a budget on the first try.
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Slate Valley budget reflects 2.65% increase
The proposed SVUUSD budget is scheduled for school board approval on Jan. 12.
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Slate Valley schools earn voters’ OK for budget
Orwell voters on Tuesday joined other Slate Valley Unified Union School District (SVUUSD) residents in approving a revised fiscal year 2026 public education budget of $31,623,010.
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Orwell voters to field revised school budget
Orwell voters will go to the polls on April 15 to consider a revised fiscal year 2026 Slate Valley Unified Union School District (SVUUSD) that is $463,256 less…
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Slate Valley calls for 5.21% spending hike
Residents in the Slate Valley Unified Union School District (SVUUSD) will go to the polls on March 4 to consider a fiscal year 2026 preK-12 budget of $32,086,270.
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Slate Valley school district OK’s budget on fifth try
District that serves Orwell students needed to pass spending plan before July 1 or else borrowing limit would be imposed.
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SVUUSD needs a fifth budget vote
After residents of the Slate Valley Unified Union School District on Thursday, May 30, defeated — for the fourth time — a proposed fiscal year 2025 preK-12 spending…
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Opinion: School boards have done their jobs, now pass school budgets
Three school districts serving students from Addison County will soon revote budgets. Mount Abe, Slate Valley and Otter Valley budgets deserve to pass.
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Letter to the editor: Orwell readies for budget vote
We are maintaining the same spending figure because we believe that this is the absolute minimum amount of money needed to run our educational programs, keep our facilities…
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UPDATED: Slate Valley school spending fails for 3rd time
The absence of an approved FY’25 spending plan pushes SVUUSD closer to the prospect of having to borrow funds to at least begin the next budget cycle, which…
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Orwell voters field third Slate Valley budget on May 9
Orwell residents will join neighboring towns in Rutland County in making a trip to the polls on Thursday, May 9, to take a third crack at passing a…
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Editorial: SVUUSD faces double jeopardy
Residents of the Slate Valley Unified Union School District, which serves Orwell and the northwestern part of Rutland County, face tough sledding in getting its school budget passed…
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Despite revisions, Slate Valley school budget defeated
Following the second rejection of a spending plan for the school district that serves Orwell late last week, officials hope to float a third spending proposal next month.
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Letter to the editor: Give students needed support
One of the most important things we can do as a community is educate our children.
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Community Forum: SVUUSD budget deserves support
Members of the school board have tried to gather information as to why this budget proposal, with an increase of less than one percent in spending per weighted…
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Residents show strong backing for their schools
Addison County residents showed strong support for education on Tuesday, when all local school budgets passed, four out of five by large margins.