Halifax

Board backtracks on school special election

HALIFAX- At their regular meeting on Tuesday, October 6, the Halifax Selectboard voted to nullify their controversial September 24 vote to warn a special election of three school board members to the recently reconstituted Halifax School District.
The Thursday, September 24, vote at an...

Challenger for House seat calls for fundamental school changes

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The Deerfield Valley News asked candidates in the Windham-6 legislative race to respond to seven questions on local and statewide issues. Here are our questions, and their answers.
Note: This Q&A was compiled by DVN intern Rory Sweeting, a first-year student at...

What will Halloween look like?

WILMINGTON- The Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Executive Board discussed Halloween alternatives and their response when a COVID-19 case is identified at the school.
Southern Valley School District board member Helyn Strom-Henriksen, of Readsboro, suggested the board take action to...

School opening goes well in Readsboro and Halifax, guidelines followed

READSBORO- Principals at last Wednesday’s Southern Valley School Board meeting reported that the first week of school under COVID-19 guidelines went smoothly for teachers and for students.
Readsboro Principal Wilmer Chavarria described the community as “happy” about the school opening,...

State board of education chair John Carroll at Wednesday's board meeting

State board approves breakup

Readsboro and Halifax school districts to separate next summer MONTPELIER- Southern Valley Unified Union School District will cease to exist on July 1, 2021, and the independent school districts of Halifax and Readsboro will begin operating on the same date. The state board of...

School officials to present breakup case to state

HALIFAX- The Vermont Agency of Education and state board of education have acted swiftly on Halifax’s move to withdraw from Southern Valley Unified Union School District.
On Friday, September 3, Vermont State Board of Education Chair John Carroll contacted SVUUSD Chair Chum Sumner and...

Southern Valley seeks advice on dissolution

HALIFAX- Southern Valley Union School Board is seeking the advice of an attorney specializing in education law to help them ensure the state board of education swiftly approves the dissolution of their union.
“We want to know if there’s a next step that we have to do,” said SVUSB chair...

Readsboro voters agree to break up district

READSBORO- Voters in Readsboro overwhelmingly ratified Halifax’s withdrawal from the Southern Valley Unified Union School District, sending what will essentially be the dissolution of the union district to the state board of education for approval.
Readsboro’s vote by Australian ballot...

Windham Southwest to offer families choices

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley, Southern Valley, and Stamford schools will offer parents and students returning to school this year two options for instruction, including in-person learning and remote learning.
Last week, members of the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Board of Directors...

The solar array proves successful

BRATTLEBORO- Two years after start-up of the 5.73 megawatt solar array at the Windham Solid Waste Management District’s closed landfill, the facility is providing clean energy to 17 subscribers including the towns of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Halifax, Newfane, Readsboro, Vernon, Wardsboro, and...