School board takes a pause to reflect and set goals for 2020-21
After a flurry of meetings over the past several weeks all focused on planning the details for reopening schools next month in a pandemic, the Harwood Union School Board made time for a rare discussion of the big picture and its place in it.
As Sept. 8 nears, school hybrid and remote operation plans come into focus
As opening day for the Harwood Union 2020-21 school year inches closer, school officials continue to roll out details for day-to-day operations and revise their plans for how they will gradually return students and teachers to their classrooms.
Harwood tries to stick with opening plan, but new state input may force big changes sooner than expected
The latest communications from the Harwood Unified Union School District regarding the opening of school next month continue to add more questions to the discussion that will continue next week on at least two occasions.
School leaders look to bolster substitute list to brace for unconventional school year
As the opening of the 2020-21 school year draws near, officials in the Harwood Union School District are eyeing staffing levels with concern that there will be enough teachers available to move ahead with reopening schools.
Support builds for school reopening plan with students in school one day per week
The Harwood Union School District’s plan to reopen schools in September using a mostly remote learning model gained more formal support this past week as teachers voiced agreement and the school board yielded to letting the plan move forward.
HUUSD Board resists administration’s hybrid learning model; takes charge of reopening process
During the public comment period at the end of Wednesday’s HUUSD School Board meeting, two Waterbury educators spoke, sharing divergent views that illustrate the ongoing dilemma with which teachers, administrators and parents are conflicted.
School board holds special meeting tonight to discuss fall opening, now Sept. 8
Harwood Union School Board has a special meeting tonight online 6-8 p.m. to discuss reopening schools in September.
Superintendent Nease calls for statewide approach to opening public schools
In an especially lengthy, candid public letter on Saturday, Harwood Union School District Superintendent Brigid Nease lays out the myriad of challenges, worries and details weighing on school leaders as they map out how to reopen schools in five weeks.
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.