School district seeks families with children under age 5
The HUUSD asks for parents of young children to contact their elementary schools to help with enrollment planning.
School Board shares Act 73 survey
The HUUSD School Board has developed a community survey on the implications of Act 73 in order to give our input to the legislative Task Force which is currently working on mapping out new school districts for Vermont schools.
Superintendent: Your voice matters in school facilities planning
To the Community: Across Vermont, many school districts are facing the same challenge we see in the Harwood Unified Union School District: aging facilities, limited funding, and the need for careful, community-based planning.
LETTER: Superintendent raises concerns over Vt. Senate version of H.454
Local control matters. This bill would make deep cuts in funding for our schools while shifting decision-making to a regional board that does not adequately represent our communities.
Help wanted: Harwood School Board looks to fill three seats from Waterbury-Duxbury
The Harwood Unified Union School Board is seeking to fill two vacant seats from Waterbury and one vacant seat from Duxbury.
Harwood district radon testing is underway
Dear guardians and staff: In 2021, the Vermont legislature passed a law requiring all schools to test for radon (see Section 12 of Act 72 (2021)). Our schools are beginning that testing process in December. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about radon testing.
School board urges community to vote on revised 2024-25 budget
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.
School board leaders: We need your input in the form of your vote
Dear Harwood community, we write to ask you to support the school district budget during Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, March 5.
Superintendent 360: Survey seeks feedback on district’s leader
I am kindly requesting your participation in the online survey for the superintendent that the school board and I developed earlier this fall.
LETTER: Seeking community input on new Harwood renovation bond
Dear HUUSD Community - you are invited to participate in discussions on the future of Harwood Union High School.
From the chair: Rodgers reflects on restraint-seclusion as policy draft moves along
The following is the full text of a statement that Harwood Unified Union School Board Chair Kristen Rodgers of Moretown read at the board’s April 19 meeting prior to its vote on whether to warn the proposed revised Restraint and Seclusion Policy for adoption next month.
District announces Crossett Brook co-principal choice
Dear HUUSD Community - I am pleased to announce that the school district has offered the position of Crossett Brook Middle School co-principal, pending school board approval, to Jennifer Durren.
State creates new panel to involve parents in education policy
Harwood Unified Union School District Superintendent Mike Leichliter shared the following letter from Vermont Secretary of Education Dan French today.
Superintendent sends reminder on winter schedule changes
Editor’s Note: Harwood Superintendent Mike Leichliter sent this communication out on Monday as a refresher on the process used for handling winter weather changes to school schedules.
School district leaders address use of Restraint/Seclusion
In a letter to the Harwood community, the superintendent and school board leaders address the need to reduce the use of restraint and seclusion in the school district and the steps they will take to begin that process with the 2022-23 school year.
Letter: Superintendent settles in
Mary Edith and I arrived at our new home in South Duxbury on June 29th and have now completed most of the unboxing of our belongings. This place now feels like home to us. As we drive in the six towns that make up this school district and continue to meet people, we are reminded on a daily basis that we made the right decision to be here.
Meet the new superintendent July 4 and at meet-and-greets
From the HUUSD School Board: The School Board is excited to welcome Dr. Mike Leichliter as the new Harwood Unified Union School District superintendent.
Incoming superintendent shares survey with community
I am thankful for the gracious welcome from so many people since the announcement of my appointment as the next superintendent of the Harwood Unified Union School District on February 5.
Volunteers needed: School board looks to fill two openings
The HUUSD School Board is seeking new representatives from both Waterbury and Duxbury after recent resignations by two elected directors.
Two school questions on March 2 ballot
We encourage all voters to request school district ballots if they haven’t already, or to vote in person on Town Meeting Day, March 2. The fiscal year 2022 budget, proposed at $40,390,158, includes no changes in programming or grade configurations in the Harwood Unified Union School District buildings.