School district offers $40.39 million budget, plans for $2.2 million surplus
The effects of COVID-19 ripple through Vermont 2021 Town Meeting Day as ballots replace meetings and, in the case of the Harwood Unified Union School District, voters need to weigh in on both a $40.39 million budget and plans for a $2.2 million surplus from 2020.
Thatcher Brook Primary School preschool registration opens March 3
It’s that time of year again to begin to think about preschool for your 3- or 4-year-old.
6-6 vote prevails as school board cuts middle school team teachers for fall
Contrary to its name, the Harwood Union School Board was anything but unified this week as it voted 6-6 on cutting four teaching positions at Harwood Middle School for next fall.
School board to consider fewer 7-8 teachers, bigger classes for next fall
The Harwood Unified Union School Board tonight expects to continue its discussion about renaming Thatcher Brook Primary School in Waterbury and it also plans to act on a proposal that would cut four teachers from Harwood Union Middle School for the 2021-22 school year.
School board votes 13-0 to rename Thatcher Brook Primary School
The Harwood Union School Board has voted unanimously to support renaming Thatcher Brook Primary School and setting up a community-centered process to identify a new name.
Flag question on hold; school board to discuss renaming Thatcher Brook Primary School
The Harwood Union School Board recently sidelined the question of flying the Black Lives Matter flag at district schools but it has carved out time at its next meeting Feb. 10 to hear from the public and discuss the question of whether to consider a new name for Thatcher Brook Primary School.
Supreme Court weighs case aimed at Harwood Union’s school board structure
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Supreme Court recently heard arguments in the civil case of a Fayston Elementary School student against the Vermont Board of Education.
December forum began by exploring Partridge Thatcher’s history
The following is a transcript of remarks provided by South Burlington teacher, historian and author Elise Guyette, Ph.D., during the introduction to the community conversation on Dec. 15, 2020, hosted by the Harwood Union High School students, the Waterbury Public Library and the Waterbury Area Anti-Racism Coalition.
School board gets request to rename Thatcher Brook Primary School
A community forum last month to discuss the history of Waterbury’s school’s namesake has started momentum toward considering changing the name of Thatcher Brook Primary School.
Voters to decide half of Harwood’s school board seats including 3 from Waterbury
The Town Meeting Day election in March will be an important one for the Harwood Union Unified School District School Board as voters will get to elect members to half of its 14 seats.
Thatcher Brook principal says retirement is next when school year ends
After eight years in the front office at Thatcher Brook Primary School, Principal Denise Goodnow has decided she will retire when this school year ends in June.
Harwood Union High School drama students embrace pandemic with virtual play
For Harwood Union High School drama students, the show must go on – pandemic or not.
In fact, the theater group is entirely embracing the COVID-19 pandemic with its first virtual play that launches tonight and is available to watch online through Sunday, Dec. 6.
Families asked to quarantine students after possible Thanksgiving COVID-19 exposure
After a significant spike in COVID-19 cases in Vermont after Halloween with small social gatherings pinpointed as the cause, public health officials and Gov. Phil Scott just ahead of Thanksgiving urged K-12 schools across the state to screen students about their holiday when they return for in-person classes this week.
Schools scramble to maintain in-person learning and appeal to community to contain virus
With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching and COVID-19 cases sharply growing in Vermont, officials in the Harwood Union Unified School District urge community members to follow public health advice not to travel or mingle households over the holiday in order to prevent spread of the virus.
Harwood Union’s National Honor Society chapter hosts unique induction ceremony
Undaunted by the challenges of a socially distanced world, the Harwood Union High School chapter of the National Honor Society gathered over Zoom to celebrate and induct new members for the 2020-21 year last Saturday.
Principal Goodnow does ‘air-traffic control’ during daily arrival, dismissal
By now it’s commonplace to expect that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed routines for just about every aspect of daily life in Vermont and beyond.
COVID-19 case sends Harwood Union MS/HS into remote learning Thursday-Friday
Classes at Harwood Union Middle and High School will be remote today and Friday as state public health officials work on contract tracing for several dozen individuals after one adult at the school tested positive for COVID-19.
Investigation of racial harassment complaint clears school superintendent
An independent investigation into how the Harwood Union School District superintendent handled a racial harassment incident in 2016 has cleared the school’s top administrator, according to school board leaders.
After two COVID-19 cases, schools move ahead to add in-person days
After its first episode dealing with COVID-19 cases in one of its schools, the Harwood Union Unified School District is moving ahead with its plan to increase in-person instruction as the school year enters its third week starting Monday.