LETTER: Rodgers’ decision opens a school board seat from Moretown

December 13, 2023 | By Kristen Rodgers

To the Moretown Community:

Kristen Rodgers, courtesy photo

It has been an honor and privilege for the last five years to be your Moretown representative on the Harwood Unified Union School Board. It is bittersweet to let you know I won’t be running for re-election in March. 

Working with our Superintendent, Dr. Mike Leichliter, over the last two years has been an absolute breath of fresh air and an amazing opportunity. For the first time in a long time I feel our district is in good hands and it is time for me to pass the torch. Thank you Moretown for trusting my ability to make the best decisions for our school, town, and kids.  

Each town in our district deserves its full representation at the board table. I am sharing this news early on with hopes that it sparks interest within a member or two of our town who might be willing to run for the Moretown seat in March.  If you have been thinking of running for the school board, now is the time to bring your strong sense of community and goodwill for our district to a seat on the School Board. Please feel free to reach out to me (krodgers@huusd.org) or my fellow Moretown representative, Ben Clark (bclark@huusd.org), with any questions.

If interested in running, please reach out to the Moretown Town Clerk, Cherilyn Brown (townclerk@moretownvt.net) for information on election procedures. The deadline for a petition with signatures is January 29 to be on the Moretown Town Meeting Day ballot. 

Sincerely,

Kristen Rodgers

Moretown

A member of the HUUSD School Board since 2018, Kristen Rodgers has served as chair since March 2022. 

See the Education section for the story, “Harwood school board leaders will not run for re-election in March.”