March 9: Updated Mud Season school bus routes
UPDATED MUD SEASON SCHOOL BUS ROUTES from First Student and the Harwood Unified Union School District remain in effect for the week of March 16.
By a wide margin, voters approve $51.9M Harwood budget
Buoyed by strong voter turnout in Waterbury, voters in the Harwood Unified Union School District on Tuesday accepted the proposed $51.9 million budget for the 2026-27 school year by a wide margin.
School board approves $1 million in building repairs for 2026-27
At its most recent meeting, the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board approved a budget of $1,036,000 for building maintenance projects in 2026-27 that school officials deemed most critical for safety, code compliance and overdue replacement of equipment. Meanwhile the list of deferred projects exceeds $100 million.
Brookside Primary marks Random Acts of Kindness Week
Before leaving for February school break, Brookside Primary School celebrated Random Acts of Kindness Week where students created art to send into the community, wrote notes to appreciate those around them, and gathered for a special school photo – all while honoring the importance of kindness.
Voters in 18 towns to decide $5.47M Central Vermont Career Center budget
Voters across 18 communities in Central Vermont this Town Meeting Day will be casting ballots on the Central Vermont Career Center’s $5.47 million proposed budget for the 2026-27 school year.
CVCC is center of attention as work group weighs facilities options
BARRE — When it comes to solutions for the Central Vermont Career Center the line between “short-” and “long-term” has begun to blur.
Big Picture hosts 2nd Annual Highland Jazz Cabaret March 6
The Harwood Union High School Music Program is prepping for its second annual Highland Jazz Cabaret on March 6 at the Big Picture Cafe in Waitsfield.
3rd UPDATE: 8 of 9 Harwood School Board openings now have candidates - and two races
Nine positions on the 14-member Harwood Unified Union School District School Board will be on upcoming election ballots across the six-town district. UPDATE Feb. 28: Waterbury, Warren and Fayston now have write-in candidates.
Harwood club to screen ‘The Encampments’ film on March 5
After facing some community objections in the fall, a Harwood Union High School student club has rescheduled its showing of the documentary film, “The Encampments,” telling the story of the 2024 student protests at Columbia University over the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Sen. Sanders invites Vermont kids to Randolph for 4th annual Youth Chess Day, March 14
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is looking ahead to a special weekend home in mid-March to match wits with young Vermonters for his fourth annual Youth Chess Day.
Harwood School Board forums present the budget, field questions
This Thursday, the Harwood school board will host the second of two online forums to review the $51.9 million proposed 2026-27 budget that voters will consider on Town Meeting Day. The first forum was held on Feb. 4 - click to read an edited summary of the questions and answers from that event.
Early feedback on new school calendar has parents asking for more classroom time
Harwood school officials want feedback on the draft calendar for the 2026-27 school year that includes multiple half-days for students to build in teacher and staff training time. Early reaction has some parents asking for more classroom time.
Harwood asks voters for $51.9 million to run schools in FY26-27
Voters in the Harwood Unified Union School District are being asked to consider a $51.9 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year along with a $500,000 addition to the district’s maintenance reserve fund. A Feb. 4 budget information session was recorded; another is set for Feb. 19.
School board aims to fill two seats tonight; drafts letter to state lawmakers
With two vacant seats at the table, the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board will interview applicants tonight to appoint new members, and each of the candidates is interested in running for election to remain on the board after Town Meeting Day.
House lawmaker’s proposed school consolidation map would combine 119 districts into 27
House Education Committee Chair Peter Conlon, D-Cornwall, has introduced the first concrete proposal presented this legislative session to consolidate Vermont’s dozens of school districts.
Student lobbyists advocate for change in Montpelier
Six Harwood Union High School students recently visited the State House to lobby lawmakers and participate in a youth press conference advocating for climate action legislation.
Harwood district looks to centralize preschool for 2026-27
In the wake of declining births, the Harwood School District plans to consolidate its preschool program locations for the 2026-27 school year. The move will save over $224,000 for next year’s budget.
Vermont State University announces fall graduates, honors lists
Vermont State University has announced the students who graduated at the end of fall semester 2025 and those who earned placement on honors lists for the fall semester.
Exchange students settle in at Harwood
Harwood Union High School prides itself on its cultural outreach, demonstrated by its multiple opportunities for students to travel to other countries and by the school hosting exchange students. This year, six exchange students are studying at Harwood, each from a different country.
Warren school board member resigns; voters have 9 Harwood seats to fill on March 3
Friday’s resignation of Warren representative Jonathan Young from the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board now brings to 9 the number of seats that will be decided in the March 3 Town Meeting Day election.