River Valleys

School board considers scenarios

DOVER - The River Valleys Unified School District Board held their summer retreat on Monday at the Dover Elementary School. They used this working session to discuss and review possible scenarios for the district.
The board tasked the Windham Central Supervisory Union team with helping...

Werner, Thorpe picked to continue River Valleys school district board leadership

WARDSBORO- The River Valleys Unified School District Board began their regularly scheduled meeting with a reorganization session following their annual meeting.
All board members who were up for reelection retained their positions. Voters also passed Article 15, which eliminated the role...

Voters wait their turn to cast ballots at the River Valleys annual meeting. Amelia Nick

Voters deal with bugs, school issues at River Valleys meeting

WARDSBORO- The River Valleys Unified School District held their annual meeting on Saturday morning. They discussed and approved many budgetary and position decisions for the 2022 fiscal year under a large, white tent on the lawn of the Wardsboro Town Hall.
Board members Marc Schauber and...

Dover Town Hall

River Valleys set for annual meeting

DOVER- On Monday, the River Valleys Unified School District board began their regularly scheduled meeting with an informational budget meeting as they had at the last meeting. This time, however, representatives from the school district were at the Dover Town Hall to hand out absentee ballots to...

District will end year with a budget surplus

WARDSBORO- On Monday, May 3, the River Valleys Unified School District board began their regularly scheduled meeting with a budget informational meeting.
Wardsboro School Principal Tammy Bates and board chair Rich Werner were both at the Wardsboro Town Hall in person to hand out absentee...

District considers future changes

WARDSBORO- On Monday, April 5, the River Valleys Unified School District board discussed potential changes ahead for the 3-year-old district at their regularly scheduled meeting. The board has charged Windham Central Supervisory Union Superintendent Bill Anton with looking into changes they can...

School district finalizes annual meeting plans

DOVER- On Monday, the River Valleys Unified School District board discussed the upcoming annual meeting, students returning to classrooms full time, and policies at their regularly scheduled meeting.
The town of Wardsboro has agreed to let the River Valleys board use a tent free of charge...

River Valleys School Board met via Zoom Monday

River Valleys students headed back to classrooms

WARDSBORO- On Monday, the River Valleys Unified School District board discussed their plans to return to fully in-person instruction in April. They also chose to hold an in-person annual meeting this year and discussed updates to the fiscal year 2022 budget.
Windham Central Supervisory...

Moderator Leon Corse, left, and Mark Hanna during a paper ballot vote at Whitingham’s 2020 Town Meeting. There will be no in-person meeting this year. File/RC

Town Meeting heads into new territory for area communities

DEERFIELD VALLEY- In light of pandemic restrictions and concerns, towns and school districts are finding new strategies for conducting annual Town Meetings.
Some towns and school districts have postponed their meetings, but haven’t set dates or decided on a format for their Town Meetings...

River Valleys School Board met by Zoom Monday evening

Board has final say on religious school tuition

DOVER- The River Valleys School Board received further guidance on paying tuition to religious schools at their regular meeting Monday evening. Board members also discussed whether or not to hold an in-person annual meeting and the most recent draft of their proposed fiscal year 2022...