School district honors two staff, announces new TBPS co-principals
In dual announcements this week, the Harwood Unified Union School District introduced new co-principals for Thatcher Brook Primary School for next school year and nominated two local school staffers for a statewide honor next month at a UVM ceremony.
Parents launch ‘Covid Sucks!!’ activities to get 7th-8th graders reconnected
The sun was shining both days this past week as groups of Crossett Brook Middle Schoolers spent time outside at Hope Davey Field playing wiffleball on what otherwise would have been just another remote school day.
Harwood to stage a pandemic-adapted spring musical, ‘The Fantasticks’
The pandemic has robbed teenagers of many core experiences of adolescence, but the theatre program at Harwood Union High School is determined to offer its students a sense of connection through their production of the musical “The Fantasticks” this spring.
Ending the school year on a high note
With fewer than three months to go in the 2020-21 school year, there’s much discussion around how to end on a better note than it began. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives including school students from preschool through university.
Busy first session for post-election Harwood Union school board
In its first meeting post-Town Meeting Day, the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board got down to business electing new board leaders, announcing new principals for the district’s largest elementary school and reversing a decision to cut one of the two teaching teams at Harwood Middle School next fall.
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.
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.
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.
Wanted: Public comment on BLM flag-raising, Thatcher school name
The Harwood Union Unified School District School Board has been engaging with anti-racism education and conversation over the past year, and would like to hear from more of our community members as we consider some important potential action steps.
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.
School Board continues work on FY22 budget next week
The Harwood Unified Union School District Board is in the process of completing the Fiscal Year 2022 budget for the next school year. The board will meet on Jan. 13 for continued discussion before meeting on Jan. 27 to finalize and warn the budget for the Town Meeting Day ballot (March 2).
A ban on assembling doesn’t stop Harwood Union school assemblies
Before Harwood Union High School’s assembly program went virtual in the spring, senior Zeke Churchill was out of frame, casting lights down on the performers and speakers at center stage in the Harwood auditorium.
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.