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TRSU board meeting agenda for Oct. 26
The Board of Directors of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will hold a special meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26 in the gym of Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. The meeting will be in-person only. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. […]
GM Board of Directors agenda for Oct. 19
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board of Directors will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Green Mountain Union High School Library/Media Center, 716 VT-103 in Chester. You can also access the meeting via Zoom by clicking hereor by phone at 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO […]
Report: GM PCB levels under control; long, complex cleanup ahead
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The results of air monitoring and sampling as well as identifying sources of PCBs at Green Mountain High that took place over the summer are in and the report is a mixed bag. While some areas – especially the caulking around windows – are registering quite quite […]
Heath Gordon Scholarship Fund-Raiser to be held Oct. 21
The Annual Heath Gordon Scholarship Fund-Raiser will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at American Legion Post 67, 51 Legion Way, off Route 103 South, in Chester. The event will feature live and silent auctions and a 50/50 raffle. MV19, which includes former members of Vehicle and Mistress, will play your favorite […]
State action on Chieftain appeal looks stalled
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC While the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District board has stopped paying for an attorney to defend its Chieftain name, appeals to the Vermont Agency of Education, which could permanently settle the issue of whether the name violates school policy, appear to have stalled. The […]
UPDATED ZOOM LINK – TRSU board meeting agenda for Oct. 5
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday October 5, 2023 at Cavendish Elementary School, 573 Main Street in Proctorsville and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/81534635381 https://trsu.zoom.us/j/87289589734 I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. […]
GM board votes to stop attorney’s defense of ‘Chieftain’ for now
By Shawn Cunningham ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District voted 6 to 3 last night to stop paying an attorney and have him halt work representing the board to defend the Chieftain mascot in an appeal before the state Agency of Education. Instead, the board will […]
AOE seeking applicants, public input for Secretary of Education post
The Vermont State Board of Education is seeking applications for the position of Secretary of Education, with a application deadline of Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Part of the board’s hiring process will include a public hearing on Oct. 2. The secretary is responsible for providing leadership to over 150 employees at the Agency of Education, […]
GM District School Board to hold special meeting Sept. 26
The Board of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special meeting from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at in the Library/Media Center at Green Mountain High School, 716 VT-103 in Chester, and via Zoom. To access via Zoom: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/86711740177. Phone: 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: […]
Despite long agenda, GM board meets for 7 minutes; legal fees go unaddressed
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Thursday night’s Green Mountain Unified School District Board meeting ended almost as soon as it began. The board adjourned slightly more than seven minutes into the meeting over how to handle an agenda item regarding the appeal of its May 18 decision that the name Chieftain does […]
GM dinner to raise funds for trip to France
The Green Mountain Union High School French Travel Cohort is hosting a Francophone dinner with silent auction. Proceeds benefit GMUHS student travel. Including their 2024 trip to Paris, Normandy and London where they will visit historic sites and enjoy many learning opportunities! All are welcome on Friday, Oct. 6 at 5:30 for this exciting event! […]
GMUSD Board agenda for Sept. 21
The Board of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Sept. 21, 2023 at Green Mountain High School and via Zoom. To join the meeting remotely go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/87656722352 I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) III. BOARD EXPECTATIONS: […]
College News
Delaney Bargfrede of Chester has received the Elmira College Key Award for academic and community leadership. A tradition that goes back to 1935, the EC Key Award is presented to outstanding students in their junior year of high school or preparatory school. This year, the award was given to 783 students in 16 states. Recipients […]
Chieftain defense costs top $10,000 thus far Hearings with three appellants have yet to be scheduled
By Shawn Cunningham ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Green Mountain Unified School District thus far has spent $10,000 defending its decision to continue using the word Chieftain as a mascot name, and a hearing before the Agency of Education has yet to be held. Once the hearing gets under way, those costs are expected to […]
GM School Board chair Brown reverses course; to allow comment on Zoom — with stipulations
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Just hours after The Chester Telegraph published an article stating that the Green Mountain Unified School District Board would no longer allow comments from the public and board members who were attending a meeting remotely, the school board chair reversed course to allow remote comments after all. The […]
Remote meeting styles evolve with good and bad experiences, technology
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The recent move by Green Mountain Unified School District Board to prohibit comment from those who attend its meetings by Zoom – including board members – prompts the question of where other boards stand on the issue of remote vs. in-person meetings and what goes into […]
TRSU Board agenda for Sept. 7
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday September 07, 2023 in the Ludlow Elementary Professional Development Room and via Zoom To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/81534635381 Below is the board’s agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) […]
Cavendish member objects to GM board changes to Zoom meetings Lisa Sanders to join Cavendish representation on GM board
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC While the Green Mountain Unified School District Board finally filled the open seat for a Cavendish representative at its Thursday, Aug. 17 meeting, another issue came to light that has the potential to further inflame the relationship among the district’s towns: restricting public comment to those attending […]
VINE Sanctuary, LEAP offer course in animal care, climate solutions Free nine-month program open to high school students
VINE Sanctuary, in collaboration with Leaders for Ethics, Animals, and the Planet, presents high-school students with an opportunity to become compassionate leaders in the fields of animal care and climate solutions. LEAP’s free program builds communities, provides leadership training and fosters hands-on, immersive and interactive learning experiences. The focus includes animal rescue and care, introductory veterinary medicine, ethics, […]
GMUSD Board agenda for Aug. 17
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Aug. 17 at Green Mountain High School, 716 Rt. 103 South and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/87656722352 Below is the board’s agenda I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (additions […]
