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Readsboro school to get repairs, district nixes contact sports

READSBORO- Readsboro School will get HVAC repairs next month, and students in Southern Valley Unified Union School District won’t participate in contact sports this season, board members decided at a special meeting Tuesday evening.
Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Facilities Manager...

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...

A firefighter walks in front of a burning home on King Hill Road in Readsboro. The Tuesday fire demolished the structure. Below, the roof was ablaze as firefighters prepared to attack the fire. Photos courtesy Blake Janovsky/Readsboro Fire Department

Multiple crews called to fight fire

READSBORO- A two-alarm fire ripped through a King Hill Road home Tuesday afternoon, and lack of cell phone service is at least partially to blame for the structure’s destruction.
According to Readsboro Fire Department Chief Adam Codogni, the homeowner was soldering pipes underneath the...

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...

Remote learning option affects the number of classroom teachers

READSBORO- Southern Valley School District may have to give up one classroom teacher to support a remote learning option this fall, board members learned at a special meeting Tuesday evening.
The district wouldn’t actually lose the teacher, but the teacher would be assigned to teach...

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...

District rolls out fall back-to-school plans

Update Friday, July 17: A copy of Windham Southwest Supervisory Union's draft family handbook for school reopening has been attached to this article
WILMINGTON- Windham Southwest Supervisory Union board members and administrators got a look at what the school day will...

Readsboro will go ahead with vote

By Mike Eldred
READSBORO- Southern Valley Unified Union School District board members acknowledged Readsboro’s upcoming informational meeting and Australian ballot on whether to allow Halifax to withdraw from the district at their regular meeting Wednesday evening.
At a Readsboro...