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State, local data show discrepancies in COVID-19 cases in Vermont schools
Education Julia Bailey-Wells 12/3/21 Education Julia Bailey-Wells 12/3/21

State, local data show discrepancies in COVID-19 cases in Vermont schools

Since the beginning of the school year, officials at Twinfield Union School have recorded 17 cases of COVID-19.

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COVID-19 case sends Harwood Union MS/HS into remote learning Thursday-Friday
Education Lisa Scagliotti 11/12/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 11/12/20

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.

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After two COVID-19 cases, schools move ahead to add in-person days
Education Lisa Scagliotti 9/19/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 9/19/20

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. 

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Two Crossett Brook Middle School students test positive for COVID-19; no in-person learning this week
Education Lisa Scagliotti 9/13/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 9/13/20

Two Crossett Brook Middle School students test positive for COVID-19; no in-person learning this week

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One day in-person hailed a ‘banner opening’ as school year starts
Education Lisa Scagliotti 9/12/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 9/12/20

One day in-person hailed a ‘banner opening’ as school year starts

After weeks of reinventing how schools operate to reopen this week amidst a pandemic, the first day in the Harwood Union Unified School District was declared a “banner opening” as students joined teachers and staff in person for the first time since March. 

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Opening day: Reinvented 2020-21 school year starts today
Education Lisa Scagliotti 9/8/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 9/8/20

Opening day: Reinvented 2020-21 school year starts today

Today, many Vermont students will head back to school in person while others start the 2020-21 school year remotely.

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Harwood tries to stick with opening plan, but new state input may force big changes sooner than expected
Education Lisa Scagliotti 8/15/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 8/15/20

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. 

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School leaders look to bolster substitute list to brace for unconventional school year
Education Lisa Scagliotti 8/11/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 8/11/20

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. 

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Support builds for school reopening plan with students in school one day per week
Education Lisa Scagliotti 8/8/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 8/8/20

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.

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HUUSD Board resists administration’s hybrid learning model; takes charge of reopening process
Education Hadley Laskowski 8/1/20 Education Hadley Laskowski 8/1/20

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.

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School board holds special meeting tonight to discuss fall opening, now Sept. 8
Education Lisa Scagliotti 7/29/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 7/29/20

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. 

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Superintendent Nease calls for statewide approach to opening public schools
Education Lisa Scagliotti 7/26/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 7/26/20

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. 

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Hybrid plan to reopen schools sparks debate; online Q&A session set for Monday
Education Lisa Scagliotti 7/25/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 7/25/20

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.

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Harwood Union schools look to open Aug. 25 with hybrid learning model
Education Hadley Laskowski and Lisa Scagliotti 7/17/20 Education Hadley Laskowski and Lisa Scagliotti 7/17/20

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.

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Opinion Maureen McCracken 7/15/20 Opinion Maureen McCracken 7/15/20

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.

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School district surveys parents on fall reopening
Education Waterbury Roundabout 7/11/20 Education Waterbury Roundabout 7/11/20

School district surveys parents on fall reopening

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From scratch: School staff created meals to-go program on the fly
Education Sidney Bewlay 7/3/20 Education Sidney Bewlay 7/3/20

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.

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VT Agency of Education issues guidance on reopening schools in the fall
News Waterbury Roundabout 6/17/20 News Waterbury Roundabout 6/17/20

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.

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Harwood student writers assemble, share online literary art magazine
Education Riley Gallagher 5/14/20 Education Riley Gallagher 5/14/20

Harwood student writers assemble, share online literary art magazine

Staying occupied during a period of isolation isn’t a simple task. In late March, English teacher Steve Rand of Harwood Union High School challenged his students to use writing as an outlet while confronting the reality of finishing the school year online.

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Quick hello: Families, teachers connect in morning drive-by
Education Lisa Scagliotti 5/14/20 Education Lisa Scagliotti 5/14/20

Quick hello: Families, teachers connect in morning drive-by

After weeks of being closed due to the coronavirus business and school shurtowns, teachers at Hunger Mountain Children’s Center organized a safe, convenient way to connect with families last weekend.

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