Eight of 14 Harwood school board seats on the March ballot
Elections to fill seats on the Harwood Unified Union School Board this Town Meeting Day will be the busiest yet since the district merged and formed just one school board in 2017. Eight of the board’s 14 seats will be on local ballots across five of the district’s six communities in the March 7 election.
Harkness program to receive national award
The Harwood Unified Union School District received word this week that the Harwood Harkness Initiative has earned an award from the National School Boards Association.
Harwood travel program lands $134,000 in federal funding
The recent $1.7 trillion omnibus federal spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden contained millions for dozens of Vermont initiatives including $134,000 to begin growing Harwood Union High School’s International Travel Study program.
National Life program recognizes Warren elementary teacher
Warren elementary school teacher Heidi Hill has been recognized by a National Life Group Foundation program that honors K-12 public school educators and staff who exemplify excellence, positive influence and leadership.
Recent storm highlights need to improve communication with buses
Winter weather was particularly challenging recently when snowstorms led to one snow day at the start of the week and contributed to multiple mishaps with buses headed home later in the week.
Pierson tapped for co-principal role at Crossett Brook Middle School
Crossett Brook Middle School already has a new principal lined up for next school year, according to an announcement made on Friday.
Lawmakers hear how school staff shortages persist midway through school year
MONTPELIER — Vermont schools face “critical” staff shortages midway through the academic year, education leaders say, with some suggesting the state hack away at its 1,000 teacher and staff vacancies by providing loan support and reducing red tape in licensing and certification.
Holocaust Remembrance Day inspires events, student education
In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Holocaust Remembrance Day in Vermont Jan. 27, educators around the state will have access to a variety of curriculum resources for students in grades 7-12 to learn about and reflect on the Holocaust next week. Several special events are also planned in Bristol and Stowe.
After 14 years, Crossett Brook Principal Tom Drake looks to ‘graduate’ in June
After being the face of Crossett Brook Middle School for the past 14 years, Principal Tom Drake announced today that he will be stepping down at the end of this school year.
Applications open for summer Governor’s Institutes of Vermont programs
The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont has just opened applications for the 2023 residential summer programs with a March 31 deadline for high school students to apply.
Listening sessions in Barre seek input on career, tech ed
The Central Vermont Career Center is one of six regional career center locations around the state hosting in-person listening sessions this week to solicit feedback regarding career and technical education, governance and funding in Vermont. The two Barre sessions are today - Jan. 11 - at 4 p.m. and at 6 p.m. at Spaulding High School. An online survey is available, too.
Tips for parents: 23 Things to Do in 2023
WINOOSKI – When counselors at Vermont Student Assistance Corp. speak with students who have successfully completed high school and achieved their first early-adulthood goals – be it college admission, starting a technical program, or starting a job – there is usually one common denominator: adults who supported their expectations and gave them encouragement and advice.
Socrates Café returns to Harwood
“What does it mean to forgive?” That was the question at the Socrates Café at Harwood on December 6. For the first time in three years, students, administrators, school board members and community members of all ages gathered at the school to engage in civil dialogue to discuss a timeless and timely question.
Professional chorus premieres Harwood senior’s original song
Harwood Union High School senior Molly Caffry is having a big week marking the culmination of a special project as one of her original musical compositions is featured in a series of free holiday concerts around Vermont.
Superintendent seeks CDL to help with bus driver crunch
With a shortage of bus drivers being made worse by flu season, one Vermont school superintendent is going after his commercial driver’s license.
Gymnasium floor replacement expected to take until late January
Work to rebuild the gymnasium floor at Harwood Union High School continues with added steps needed that now put the target completion date at the end of January, according to school officials.
Meeting Dec. 15 will review Harwood Union’s school choice program
Families interested in learning more about the Harwood Unified Union School District’s program for choosing to enroll children in any appropriate K-8 district school regardless of where they live can learn more at a meeting scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 15.
State creates new panel to involve parents in education policy
Harwood Unified Union School District Superintendent Mike Leichliter shared the following letter from Vermont Secretary of Education Dan French today.
Harwood Union’s National Honor Society adds 24 new members
Harwood Union High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony Sunday, Nov. 20, in the Harwood auditorium.
Harwood’s Travel Study returns to ‘The Land of a Thousand Hills’ in 2023
“Rwanda kind of feels like home,” says Harwood Union High School English teacher Stephen Rand. In his 13 trips there, the kinship between Harwood and this remote African country has strengthened.