There will be 19 open school board positions for the three school districts of the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union, including Mettawee School District, Winhall School District, and the Taconic & Green
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The Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union board this week unanimously approved a nearly $5 million budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
The supervisory union manages the operations of its three-member districts, the Taconic & Green Regional School District, Mettawee School District and Winhall Town School District, which together encompass a dozen towns across four counties.
Each of the three districts helps to fund the work of the BRSU, which also relies upon grant funding and other revenue sources.
The $4,991,733 budget represents a 9.6 percent increase over the current fiscal yearâs budget.
A substantial chunk of that increase is attributable to an increase in the line item related to student and staff support, which includes new software purchases; the establishment of a new, partially grant-funded multi-tiered system of supports and equity coordinator position; and a position responsible for invest
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The Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union board this week unanimously approved a nearly $5 million budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
The supervisory union manages the operations of its three-member districts, the Taconic & Green Regional School District, Mettawee School District and Winhall Town School District, which together encompass a dozen towns across four counties.
Each of the three districts helps to fund the work of the BRSU, which also relies upon grant funding and other revenue sources.
The $4,991,733 budget represents a 9.6 percent increase over the current fiscal yearâs budget.
A substantial chunk of that increase is attributable to an increase in the line item related to student and staff support, which includes new software purchases; the establishment of a new, partially grant-funded multi-tiered system of supports and equity coordinator position; and a position responsible for invest
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch heard from Vermontâs school superintendents yesterday. About two dozen school officials joined the stateâs sole congressman for a half-hour conversation on Zoom that focused mainly on the coronavirus pandemic.
âI just want to start by saying thank you to you for dealing with something that is so unique â once in 100 years. Literally, thereâs just no playbook for what you had to do,â Welch said, acknowledging the extraordinary challenges educators have faced this year.
Recalling a recent visit to schools in Winooski, Welch said he saw âthe incredible logistics that had to be arranged in order to safely open schools.â