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BRATTLEBORO â School tax bills are no longer projected to increase by as much, thanks to quick work by the Vermont House Ways and Means Committee after reassessing how revenues will affect the Education Fund.
Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, D-Windham-2-1, who serves as vice chairwoman of the committee, said a yield bill that factors into school tax rates usually doesnât change projected rates all that much before they are voted on because state officials have a better grasp on revenues. But this year was different due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought about some concern about revenues that was later calmed by new information on how federal aid affected the Education Fund.
Editor of the Reformer:
On January 19, the Windham Southeast School District approved a statement regarding the riots in Washington D.C. on January 6. It is as follows:
To WSESD students, staff and administration:
With you, members of the WSESD Board witnessed the shameful events unfold at the Capitol building. Like you, we feel anger, frustration, and sadness at this violent, unlawful spectacle, an affront not only to the Constitution and the rule of law, but also to human decency and moral duty. As a body, we are committed to the social, emotional and academic growth of students who will reach their fullest potential as members of society. Our hope and expectation is that the events of January 6 will offer an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the essential lessons of civic responsibility, racial equality and moral integrity. It is an opportunity to reconsider what it means to live in a society in which law comes before our political preferences and an opportunity to realiz
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Brooks Memorial Library Finance Committee: 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. via GoToMeeting at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/634739421 or call 877-309-2073 (Access Code: 634-739-421).
Brattleboro Energy Committee: 5 p.m. via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87326948486 or call 888-788-0099 (Meeting ID: 873 2694 8486; Passcode: 964815).
Brattleboro Board of Civl Authority: 5:15 p.m. via GoToMeeting at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/722288413 or call 877-568-4106 (Access Code: 722-288-413).
Windham Southeast School District: Programmatic and Performance Equity Committee, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/99236137275?pwd=YThscndGREczL0tTRndVandzSnpCQT09 (Meeting ID: 992 3613 7275; Passcode: 9wy09b).
Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Board: 6:15 p.m. via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/93991350685?pwd=UlZHeFVwWEVUdUh2alF3UGtrVEdHdz09 or call 929 205 6099 (Meeting ID: 939 9135 0685; Passcode: 850338).
BRATTLEBORO â Individual school boards could be coming back to Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford and Putney.
At a meeting held remotely Tuesday, the Windham Southeast School District board voted 7-1 to include on the annual March warning an article about dissolving the board and returning to local board governance in each of the four towns. Board member Shaun Murphy voted against the move and Michelle Luetjen Green abstained.
The board also voted that if the power to warn the articles doesnât fall under its providence, it will immediately request each townâs select board include articles about dissolution on warnings in March votes. Murphy abstained.