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Pandemic postponed annual meetings take place under sunny skies After 3-month delay, Weston, GM school district meet
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC As the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be winding down, a number of municipalities are catching up with meetings (under sunny skies) that could not be held in their traditional March time slots this past winter. By the time the country was shutting down in mid-March 2020, most […]
CORRECTION: TRSU board agenda for June 8
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday June 3 June 8 in-person at the Ludlow Elementary School Professional Development Room and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/88361127068 I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & Deletions) III. […]
Move to oust GM vice chair Brown fails in a tie
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Just before the end of last Thursday’s meeting in the ongoing crisis that is the Green Mountain Unified School District board of directors, member Michael Studin moved to unseat board vice chair Deb Brown for actions he called “unbecoming of someone in a position of leadership.” The […]
GM board member wants much less detail in meeting minutes, destruction of notes, recordings
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC A member of the Green Mountain Unified School District Board of Directors wants that panel to streamline the minutes of its meetings, eliminating much of the detail of its discussions, and to destroy notes and recordings of those meetings after the minutes are approved. Some of those […]
College News
Mikayla G. Lathrop from South Londonderry earned a bachelor of science degree as a member of St. Lawrence University’s Class of 2021 in April. Lathrop graduated from the Canton, N.Y., school Cum Laude with a her BS in environmental studies-mathematics. Lathrop attended Stratton Mountain School. Mackenzie Owen Walton of Chester received a bachelor of science […]
State colleges offer 2020, 2021 grads free course
The state of Vermont, the Vermont State Colleges System and the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. are teaming up to provide one tuition-free college class to the graduates of the classes of 2020 and 2021. Due to the economic impact of the pandemic on the families of recent high school graduates, the legislature has approved $2.8 […]
Community Preschool kids cultivate good will with ‘kindness rocks’
The Chester Community Preschool recently received a $500 grant from the Kindness Rocks Project, giving children a chance to paint rocks and have them inscribed with upbeat and inspirational sayings. The project centers around social and emotional learning and also includes workbooks and posters about kindness. Under their teachers’ guidance, the pupils on Tuesday placed […]
Fierman to LMH board: Fall classes ‘most likely’ entirely in-person Some online courses will be available
By Jasmin Gomez ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC At the Ludlow Mount Holly Unified Union School District meeting on Wednesday, May 13, Two Rivers Supervisory Union Superintendent Lauren Fierman announced that “we are most likely to be entirely in person in the fall.” Fierman clarified that being in-person does not mean that some online courses cannot […]
GMUSD board agenda for May 20, 2021
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Thursday May 20, 2021. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/84290624368 Bel0w is the board’s agenda: I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & Deletions) III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. April 15, […]
Green Mountain USD board agenda for May 20
The Green Mountain Unified School District board of directors will hold its next meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 via Zoom. To access, please click here or phone: 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & Deletions) III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: […]
2 TRSU schools to participate in state Covid testing program Senior prom to be held; TRSU joins SU consortium
Correction: In the story below The Telegraph reported that Green Mountain High School would hold a prom this year open to both juniors and seniors. This was a misunderstanding and in fact there will be a seniors only prom and the junior class will wait until next year to hold its prom. We regret any […]
TRSU board agenda for May 6, 2021
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday May 6, 2021 at the Ludlow Elementary School’s Professional Development Room and online via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85992825529. Below is the board’s agenda: I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda: […]
Vermont Afterschool offers $1.5m in summer enrichment grants
Vermont Afterschool announces that the 2021 Summer Matters for All Grant Program is open to applicants. Established in partnership with Gov. Phil Scott’s office and the Vermont Agency of Education, at least $1.5 million will be available through the grant program to expand access to summer enrichment opportunities for youth statewide. “This grant offers a […]
Keith Hill accepts 1-year contract as GM principal
By Cynthia Prairie ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Keith Hill has accepted the position of principal of Green Mountain High School, informing Superintendent Lauren Fierman of his decision on the morning of Monday, April 19. The past two weeks have been a roller coaster ride for Hill, the school system and much of the community since […]
After heated votes, GM board looks at what’s next
By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Thursday’s meeting of the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District left few members — if any — feeling unbloodied from the voting process and the public’s reaction. During the meeting some members complained of receiving threats for voting ‘no’ to approving a one […]
A single vote changes and GM board appoints Keith Hill principal
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC In an often contentious and confusing meeting on Thursday night, the Green Mountain Unified School District Board looked at a bleak prospect and voted 5-4 to rescind its recent vote to reject its superintendent’s recommendation for a new high school principal. With four members continuing to stand […]
GMUSD board meeting agenda for April 15
The board of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday April 15, 2021 via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/89614967297. Below is its agenda: I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & Deletions) III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. March […]
Amy Harlow named Flood Brook principal
The Flood Brook School has named Amy Harlow of Westminster as its new principal. She begins her tenure on July 1. One of five schools in the Taconic & Green School District, the Flood Brook School serves the communities of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru and Weston. Parents, teachers and students from each of the four towns […]
Six GM board members say what went into principal voting decisions
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The actual deliberations that went into the Green Mountain Unified School District board’s decision not to offer GM teacher Keith Hill a one-year contract as principal will remain shrouded by the executive session where they took place. But The Telegraph asked board members to share their personal […]
Applications accepted for nursing scholarship
Applications are being accepted for the 16h Annual Eileen Austin Neal Nursing Scholarship of $1,000. This scholarship is open to any student who has been accepted into a nursing program of study. Applicants will be judged on interest in and commitment to the field of nursing. Determination will be based on merit and need. Eileen […]
