Hybrid plan to reopen schools sparks debate; online Q&A session set for Monday
Families and staff of the Harwood Unified Union School District got their first look at plans for opening schools for the 2020-21 school year in a nine-page memo from the superintendent Thursday afternoon.
Harwood Union schools look to open Aug. 25 with hybrid learning model
Families can expect details next week, but based on parent and staff surveys and work to date, it’s not likely that students in the Harwood Unified Union School District will return to school in person full-time when school opens in late August.
McCracken: School board’s PreK-12 planning needs a closer look
Last week I sent a letter to the HUUSD School Board about their PreK-12 district design work. I encourage you to do the same.
From scratch: School staff created meals to-go program on the fly
On Sunday, March 22, the Harwood Unified Union School District closed due to COVID-19 but teaching, learning and more continued remotely through June 12 when the school year officially ended.
Face-to-masked-face: Harwood’s 2020 graduation honors tradition, reflects the times
The was pomp and circumstance, bagpipes and sunflowers. But there also were face masks and families in parked vehicles on the front field at Harwood Union High School.
School district considers anti-racism steps this summer with task force, BLM flags
Coming on the heels of recent waves of anti-racism activism locally, in the state, and across the nation, the Harwood Unified Union School District announced this week that it will form an advisory task force to focus on racism concerns.
Harwood Union set to graduate with drive-in, live broadcast, community parade on Saturday
Harwood Union’s class of 2020 is set for a most unique commencement ceremony starting at 9 a.m. Saturday with a live radio broadcast from the high school’s front lawn.
Crossett Brook 8th grade students honored with awards
Last week, 69 eighth graders finished their studies at Crossett Brook Middle School. The school announced several awards bestowed upon class members.
VT Agency of Education issues guidance on reopening schools in the fall
On Wednesday afternoon, Harwood Union Superintendent Brigid Nease shared the 25-page document from the Vermont Agency of Education regarding reopening schools in the fall.
$39.7 million Harwood Union school budget passes on second vote
In a second vote in three months, voters in the Harwood Unified Union School District’s six communities have accepted a $39.7 million budget for 2020-21.
Alchemist Opportunity Fund awards 16 scholarships
The Alchemist Foundation has announced awards of 16 multi-year scholarships to 2020 graduates from Harwood Union High School, Stowe High School, Peoples Academy, Lamoille Union and local tech centers.
School board looks past conflict questions and investigation to keep Nease on board into 2022
The Harwood Union School Board this week worked through conflict-of-interest questions and looked past an impending investigation to vote to offer the superintendent a one-year contract renewal to end in June 2022.
Crossett and Thatcher Brook schools bid students farewell curbside
Schools in Waterbury and Duxbury were scenes of unique ceremonies this week as teachers, students and families celebrated eighth and fourth graders moving on without the customary assemblies, hugs and picture-taking.
HUUSD Board Statement on Superintendent Contract Renewal
The HUUSD Board voted on June 10th to extend Superintendent Brigid Nease’s contract for one additional year, meaning that she will continue to lead the district through June 30, 2022.
Local students present projects at Vermont History Day competition
A number of local students recently participated in the annual Vermont History Day competition conducted entirely online due to the COVID-19 virus precautions.
Harwood students publish second online literary magazine before school year ends
Harwood Union High School creative writing students have published the second and final issue of the literary art magazine “The Silver Lining in a Distant World.”
HUUSD School Board to hire investigator to review allegations against superintendent
The Harwood Unified Union School District board will hire an investigator to look into allegations regarding superintendent Brigid Nease's handling of complaints involving racial discrimination, according to the board chair on Monday.
After 11 years, Superintendent Nease looks to School Board for two-year contract
After 11 years as school superintendent, Brigid Nease says she is looking to Harwood Union School District for a two-year contract renewal when her five-year job agreement expires at the end of June 2021.