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Forrest Lisle of Grafton was named to the Dean’s List of Fort Lewis College, based in Durango, Colo., for the fall 2017 semester. Lisle’s major is Anthropology. To be eligible for Dean’s List, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.6 or better in no fewer than 15 credit hours of graded college level […]
TRSU Full Board meeting agenda for Feb. 22, 2018 (Rescheduled from Feb. 15 – revised agenda)
There will be a special meeting of the full board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union on Feb. 22, 2018 at 6 p.m. in the Band Room at the Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main Street in Ludlow. This is the budget meeting which was postponed from Feb. 15. Below is the agenda which has changed […]
Insufficient notice results in meeting postponement; TRSU budget must wait
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC A meeting this evening in which the Two Rivers Supervisory Union was slated to bring a revised budget for both the central office and special education program was abruptly postponed just after 2:30 this afternoon. An email from the supervisory union said, “Please note the above meeting scheduled for tonight […]
TRSU full board agenda for Thursday Feb. 15, 2018
UPDATE: At 2:40 p.m., we received notice that this meeting will be postponed to a date which has not yet been determined. We will publish the new date as soon as we have that information. The board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at […]
GMUSD board picks Conn. curriculum director as GM principal
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Green Mountain Unified School District board which — beginning in July — will oversee the education of children from Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester, chose a new principal for Green Mountain High School last night. After a two-hour deliberation, the board voted unanimously to negotiate a […]
UPDATE: Meet GM principal candidates tonight before panel vote, but where?
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC If all goes according to plan tonight, the Green Mountain Unified School District board will choose one of the three finalists to replace Tom Ferenc as he retires as principal of the high school. And this afternoon will also be the only opportunity for parents and community […]
Ludlow re-vote fails, merger will go forward, BRHS to close by mid-2020
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC A last ditch effort to keep Black River High School open fell short Tuesday night as the re-vote of the Ludlow/Mt. Holly merger failed. According to Ludlow Town Clerk Ulla Cook, the vote was 288 in favor of the merger and 231 against. Back on Nov. 28, […]
College News
Christopher Armstrong of Chester was awarded Gold Stars by The Citadel, located in Charleston, S.C., for achieving a 3.7 grade point average or higher for the 2017 fall semester. Cadets and students who achieve Gold Star recognition are also placed on The Citadel’s Dean’s List. Samantha Metcalf of Springfield has been named to the University […]
TRSU panel nixes Powden raise; full board rejects budget, demands clarity
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Thursday night, the Executive Committee of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union deleted from the TRSU budget Superintendent Meg Powden’s 5.58 percent raise that would have taken her salary from $125,580 to $132,590. Later, the full TRSU board sent the entire budget back to the central office […]
TRSU board and executive committee agendas for Feb. 1, 2018
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Two Rivers Supervisory Union will hold a special meeting of its Executive Committee (which functions as a Finance Committee) to finalize the SU budget before the full board meets to approve it later in the evening. The Supervisory Union budget is not voted on by the public, but all […]
As Ludlow school re-vote nears, info meeting sparsely attended
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC A little over two months ago, voters in Ludlow and Mount Holly went to the polls and approved – by wide margins – a merger that would keep their elementary schools open but close Black River High School by July 2020. But, in late December, a group […]
College News
The following students recently graduated Castleton University and will be recognized during the 231st Commencement on Saturday, May 12 at the Castleton Pavilion. Grandon Smith of Londonderry graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science. Rachel Yrsha of Londonderry graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Mack Walton of Chester, […]
School Budgets: What goes into the central office assessment?
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC In recent weeks, the finance committee of the new Green Mountain Unified School District deadlocked twice, refraining from recommending to the full board a budget put forward by the Two Rivers Supervisory Union. But the GMUSD board reluctantly approved that budget (with a token $30,000 reduction) noting […]
Chester Rotary donates books to CAES first-graders
On Tuesday, Jan. 16, members of the Chester Rotary Club made a special delivery to the first-graders at Chester-Andover Elementary School. Nearly 30 children received a gift of a new book called School Is Fun. Each book is a story personalized with the individual child’s name as well as the names of their siblings and […]
Powden claims ‘no intentional violation’ in Telegraph open meeting complaint
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC After approving a budget and re-adopting the “limited school transfer program” at its Jan. 17 meeting, the Green Mountain Unified School District board turned its attention to a complaint by The Chester Telegraph alleging that the during the recent run up to the budget the board had twice violated Vermont’s Open […]
College News
The following students have been named to the Dean’s List of the University of Vermont, based in Burlington. To be name to the list, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school. Kyle Cyr of Chester Marjorie […]
With little enthusiasm, GMUSD board sends budget to voters
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Green Mountain Unified School District board moved ahead in fits and starts Wednesday night, approving a budget proposal that a number of members were not happy with while Superintendent Meg Powden repeatedly sounded “retreat,” promising just such an extended board session “sooner than later” to sort […]
Joint Cavendish/Chester school board meeting turns on issues of transparency, trust
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC At a meeting of the Cavendish Town Elementary School Board – on its own and in a joint session with the Chester-Andover Elementary School on Tuesday night – a number of Cavendish residents expressed misgivings about the intentions of administration of the new school district. Their suspicions […]
GMUSD Finance Committee meeting agenda for Jan. 17, 2018
The Finance Committee of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 5 p.m. in the Green Mountain Union High School Library Learning Commons. Below is its agenda: I. Call to order A. Roll Call B. Approval of Agenda C. Approval of Minutes – i. Minutes […]
College News
Emma Hallett of South Londonderry and Alecia Rokes of Andover have made the Dean’s List for the fall 2017 semester at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses. Kyle White of Springfield […]
