I am writing in support of the Elementary World Language Program in the Harwood Unified Union School District. I don’t live in the HUUSD, so I am not able to vote on the upcoming budget, but I have worked in this community for 8 years.
The voters have now rejected the Harwood Unified Union School District budget twice, rejecting both the original budget and a slightly lower second proposal that made cuts in one-time expenditures but failed to address the long-term structural spending problem that faces our district.
The regular session of the 2024 Legislature adjourned Saturday, May 11, at just past 2 a.m. A variety of bills passed in the last week and are headed to the governor’s office for his decision to sign, let pass into law without his signature, or to veto.
I am a resident of Duxbury and a teacher at Crossett Brook Middle School. I respectfully disagree that our district’s budget decisions are, as one community member stated, “not about what’s best for students but rather about further safeguarding administrative positions.”
The Flood Safety Act, S.213, makes changes to Vermont’s statutes to help Vermont become more resilient to future flooding.
I want to let you know that I will not be seeking a fourth term as state representative for our two-seat district.
At the Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction, there is a memorial dedicated to the Submarine USS Flier (SS 250) lost during World War II.
My name is Frank Provato, and I have been a resident of Waterbury Center for 24 years. You are being asked to vote again on a new school budget proposal. Please do not base your decision on wanting to “just get this over with.”
Last week, the Vermont Legislature voted out one of the most impactful consumer bills seen in decades, H.121, an act relating to enhancing consumer data privacy and the age-appropriate design code.
It is imperative that we band together as a community to pass the school budget on May 30.
My name is Rebecca Chartrand. I teach French at Brookside Primary School. I attended the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board meeting on May 8 knowing that the HUUSD administration would be proposing a third budget to go to voters. What I didn’t expect was for them to be eliminating the entire elementary world language program K-6.
I am writing in response to the May 3 Waterbury Roundabout letter, “Act 76 sparks newfound stability for child care programs, families” submitted by 15 Vermont child care program directors.
With school budgets being voted down and pandemic-era funding waning, Vermont schools are being forced to weigh the strength of their commitment to educational equity.
The current plan to reform Vermont’s notorious CLA—Common Level of Appraisal—looks a lot like Nixon’s blanket. It doesn’t actually change how things work, it just makes them look a little better to the public.
To the Community: Last year, we came together as child care program owners and early childhood educators from around Vermont to sound the alarm on the dire state of Vermont’s child care system.
This letter was sent to the full Harwood Unified Union School Board and is shared here with the community.
For the moment, this is the best and cheapest budget that we are going to get without hamstringing our school system. Hopefully, the perfect storm will recede, and the state will create a better funding system, but we need to let our school system adjust to these cuts for a year while we craft a strategy for future reductions.
As one of the Duxbury reps on the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board, I urge all Duxbury residents to vote YES on the revised school budget on April 30. And not just Duxbury residents but all residents of the district. After all, we are all in this together.
To the community - some reasons to feel justified in rejecting the HUUSD revised budget on April 30.
Speaking for myself as a Vermonter, I am torn over our current situation. I am angry at our legislature for not understanding the depth or the urgency of the problems we face.
To the Community: As our school board faces upcoming budget cuts, it is important to clearly distinguish between two metrics that significantly impact our educational system: the student-to-teacher ratio and the student-to-staff ratio.
A projected jump in school taxes next year has everyone’s hair on fire in Montpelier. But before taking drastic action, legislators and the administration ought to take the time to assess all of the reforms of recent years to understand what’s really going on.
To the community: In Morrisville, Vermont, a recent Front Porch Forum post reads: “Vote down the school budget! They don’t want to just survive, they want to thrive.”
To the community: Excitement is building for the MHS Alumni Roundup 2024, an all-school reunion including district-wide faculty, staff, coaches, and their families, set for July 26-27.
To the voters of the Edward Farrar Utility District: On Wednesday, May 8, an election for three seats on the Edward Farrar Utility District Board of Commissioners will be held.
As most of you know our school budget failed on Town Meeting Day. There is another vote that closes on April 30th, on a revised number that reduces spending by almost $2 million.
I find the presentation of information that the public has been getting, while possibly technically correct, to be misleading at best and deceptive at worst.
These chemicals will continue to plague the environment and the people of Vermont. They are pervasive, and in some situations, there are no currently known alternatives.
We need to do more than vote "yes" because we are in the midst of a crisis that will not go away until we go to Montpelier and maybe even Washington.
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There are a few pieces missing about this budget discussion that I’d like to share.