tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51416202650350273292023-11-16T09:16:25.747-05:00WCSU Act 46 Elementary Study Committee WorkInformation, updates and details for the Act 46 Study Committee for the towns of Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro, Vermont - Windham Central Supervisory UnionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141620265035027329.post-10149409688428852412017-11-14T15:27:00.000-05:002017-11-14T17:17:38.684-05:00Update<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">November 14, 2017</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.rivervalleysschooldistrict.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">NEW LINK - CLICK HERE</span></a> to connect with the new River Valleys School District for Dover and Wardsboro. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">For Immediate Release: June 7, 2017 Important Update on Revote in Dover</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dover School Board Chair
Richard Werner (802) 380-7731 <br />
Windham Central Supervisory Union Superintendent William Anton (802) 365-9510<br />
Dover Town Clerk Andy McLean (802) 464-5100<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to revote Act 46 merger articles</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Voters in the Dover School District
will re-vote approval of Act 46 merger Articles of Agreement with Wardsboro on
Tuesday, July 11<sup>th</sup> by Australian ballot at the Dover Town Hall after
being notified by the Vermont Agency of Education of a discrepancy in the Town
Meeting articles voted on by Dover, Wardsboro and Marlboro. Following is
a summary of events necessitating the re-vote.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Dover, Wardsboro and Marlboro
Act 46 Study Committee’s final report included </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3PfTaW9u3JZYmtiemVmRlQ5bTA/view"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Articles of Agreement</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> that <b><i>prohibit closure of a school unless approved by
the voters of the town in which the building is located </i></b>found in
Article 15, paragraph 2. The State Board of Education approved the Study Committee’s
report, with the all incorporated Articles on December 20, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The voters in Dover, Wardsboro and
Marlboro voted on March 7, 2017 whether to approve the Articles of Agreement
and form a new Unified Union Supervisory District. Dover approved those
articles while Wardsboro and Marlboro did not. Approval by the voters of
Marlboro was not necessary to form a new Unified Union Supervisory District. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Voters in Wardsboro petitioned for a
reconsideration vote which was warned for May 1, 2017 and Wardsboro voters
subsequently approved formation of the new Unified Union.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On May 30<sup>th</sup>, the AOE
notified Windham Central Supervisory Union Superintendent Bill Anton that the
Dover Warning for the March 7 vote included language not included in the other
two town’s warnings. </span><a href="http://www.doververmont.com/node/1266"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dover’s warning</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> added a
final additional sentence in Article 1: <b><i>“No elementary school shall be
closed without a unanimous vote of the River Valleys Unified School District
Board, and an affirmative vote of the town in which it is
located.” </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The AOE notified Superintendent
Anton that the final sentence was not included in the final report on the
proposed Articles of Agreement approved by the State Board of Education on the
20th day of December, 2016, which is on file in the town clerk’s office, and
which will govern the River Valleys Unified School District. The
Wardsboro Warning for the May 1, 2017 Reconsideration Vote did not include the
additional final sentence included in the Dover Warning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The AOE consulted with Will Senning,
Vermont’s Director of Elections at the Secretary of State’s Office and Chris
Leopold, education attorney, regarding the discrepancy and subsequently
notified Superintendent Anton that a re-vote was necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The school closure protections of
Article 15 (closure only if approved by voters of host town) are explicitly
referenced in paragraph(c) of both the Dover March 7 Warning and the Wardsboro
May 1 Warning – and therefore can only be amended by a vote of the UUSD
electorate per Vermont statute 16 VSA § 706n. It is the “unanimous vote
of the River Valleys Unified School District Board” wording that was only in
the Dover Warning which is problematic. That wording can only be
modified by the voters of the Dover School district. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dover Town Clerk Andy McLean has
posted the new warning on the </span><a href="http://www.doververmont.com/town-offices"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dover town website</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
and will have absentee ballots available starting immediately.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dover School Board Chair Rich
Werner, who also chaired of the Act 46 Merger Study committee, indicated that
the Dover School Board formally voted to recommend approval of the articles and
the new warning. The board had previously not taken a position on the
merger for the Town Meeting Day Vote.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Given the overwhelming approval
Dover and Wardsboro’s voters have shown the merger, our board felt it was
important to clearly support the sentiment of those votes. While closure
of either school is unanticipated, the articles are clear that only the voters
in the host town can vote to close a school. That does not change in this
revote which will simply mirror the wording our neighbors in Wardsboro
approved.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and discussion on the revote will be a part of the Dover School boards June 19<sup>th</sup>
agenda. That meeting will take place at 6 PM and will be followed by an
informal meeting of Dover and Wardsboro citizens discussing future
opportunities in the River Valleys School District.</span></b><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141620265035027329.post-58641797950962620142017-04-04T21:30:00.000-04:002017-04-04T21:54:01.666-04:00<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3PfTaW9u3JZYmtiemVmRlQ5bTA/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;">FINAL VERSION (pdf document-36 pages)</span></b></span></a><br />
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3PfTaW9u3JZYmtiemVmRlQ5bTA/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><b><span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: black; font-size: large;">click here to open</span></b></a><br />
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3PfTaW9u3JZYmtiemVmRlQ5bTA/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b>Report and Articles of Agreement</b></span></a><br />
<b><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Dover, Marlboro & Wardsboro</span></b><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b>Act 46 Elementary Study Committee</b></span><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Dated December 8, 2016/ VT AOE letter December 20, 2016</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>WARDSBORO RE-VOTE</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>A petition for re-vote in Wardsboro was filed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>Public information meetings are being held on:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>April 4, Tuesday, at Wardsboro Elementary School</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>6:30 pm - open public meeting</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>April 24, Monday, at Wardsboro Town Hall</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>6:30 pm - open public meeting</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>VOTING DAY FOR WARDSBORO ONLY</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>May 1, Monday</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>Town Office, Wardsboro</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Questions? <a href="mailto:rwerner@windhamcentralboard.org" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #ffe599;">email here</span></a></span></b><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141620265035027329.post-34829679213304560762017-03-08T08:20:00.004-05:002017-03-09T07:48:33.266-05:00Voting results on Act 46 Merger 3/7/2017<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">Voting Results</span></span> on <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3PfTaW9u3JZTlpzSjYxTFhZMUk/view?ths=true" target="_blank">Act 46 Articles of Agreement</a> for Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro<br />
Voting held on March 7, 2017<br />
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Merger failed <br />
Dover - approved (124 -75)<br />
Wardsboro - rejected (79-62) <br />
Marlboro - rejected (264-66)<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3PfTaW9u3JZTlpzSjYxTFhZMUk/view?ths=true" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Click here</span></a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> to read the full 30-page </span><b style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i>Report & Articles of Agreement </i></b><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">prepared by the Act 46 Elementary Study Committee for Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141620265035027329.post-12093230267267664182017-02-28T10:22:00.000-05:002017-03-07T08:10:42.925-05:00Important Updates 3/7/2017<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #990000;">page updated 3/7/2017</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_54.html">Click here</a></span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> to read the full 30-page </span><b style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i>Report & Articles of Agreement </i></b><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">prepared by the Act 46 Elementary Study Committee for Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">VOTING</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At your town's polling places</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">M<span style="font-family: inherit;">a</span>rch 7, 2017</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">10 am to 7 pm </span></span></span><b><span style="color: #990000;"> </span> </b></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Public Information Forum<span style="font-family: inherit;"> V<span style="font-family: inherit;">ideos</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-for <span style="font-family: inherit;">videos </span>of the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> public information meetings - scroll <span style="font-family: inherit;">down</span></span> this page</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T<span style="font-family: inherit;">he final public in<span style="font-family: inherit;">formation <span style="font-family: inherit;">session was h<span style="font-family: inherit;">eld on Feb. 27th.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Voters and others <span style="font-family: inherit;">seeking information that will help them decide how to vote <span style="font-family: inherit;">on <span style="font-family: inherit;">Tues<span style="font-family: inherit;">day, M<span style="font-family: inherit;">a</span>rch <span style="font-family: inherit;">7, 2017 </span></span></span></span>on the Act 46 Articles of Agreement may ask a question by clicking<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="mailto:wcsu.media@windhamcentral.org" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">or contac<span style="font-family: inherit;">t any one of the committee members.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">See <span style="font-family: inherit;">the bottom of this page<span style="font-family: inherit;"> for a letter to <span style="font-family: inherit;">voters from the committee<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3PfTaW9u3JZYkI1R0xucEthUVNLWFpiTWh0WXo5aGFvN0pF/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">This is a 17 page (PDF file, >18MB) of the slide presentation that is being used at the Public Information Meetings. During the meetings, various Committee Members talk about each and every line on each slide and answer all audience questions on each part in detail. <b>CLICK HERE</b></a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #274e13;"><i><b>Time to decide!</b></i></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333;"><br /></span></span><br />
If you missed a meeting, watch it on BCTV online - here are the links to the videos of the Public Information Presentations by the Committee Members. Note - it takes a couple of days for the videos to be ready to post after each evening.<br />
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<b>BCTV VIDEO OF PUBLIC INFORMATION PRESENTATIONS</b><br />
<a href="http://www.brattleborotv.org/windham-central-elementary-act-46-study-committee/wcsu-elementary-act-46-public-info-mtg-11217" target="_blank">Marlboro January 12, 2017 VIDEO</a> (no printed minutes)<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10jfy3lTs-EQQZlqdwj7M8a5r4a3vuFTIdWSBWVBT2Ys/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Printed Questions and Answers from January 12, 2017 </a>(anyone can view, no sign in required) <br />
<a href="http://www.brattleborotv.org/windham-central-elementary-act-46-study-committee/wcsu-elementary-act-46-public-info-mtg-11917" target="_blank">Dover </a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"> January 19, 2017 VIDEO</a> (no printed minutes)<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HPoOaQqugW6jwqMiW0jk6RKGJ8nolraZAGVcnYaNoI0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Printed Questions and Answers from January 19, 2017 </a>(anyone can view, no sign in required) <br />
<a href="http://www.brattleborotv.org/windham-central-elementary-act-46-study-committee/wcsu-elementary-act-46-public-info-mtg-12317" target="_blank">Wardsboro January 23, 2017 VIDEO </a> (no printed minutes)<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UQKmNVZp80QfZ87r2Z9kYuFzJA10zq4kf2fv7JcR9f4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Printed Questions and Answers from January 23, 2017</a> (anyone can view, no sign in required)<br />
<a href="http://www.brattleborotv.org/windham-central-elementary-act-46-study-committee/wcsu-elementary-act-46-public-info-mtg-2217" target="_blank">Wardsboro February 2, 2017 VIDEO </a> (no printed minutes)<br />
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3PfTaW9u3JZSVhZUTNjVWdyZUk/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Printed Questions and Answers from February 2, 2017</a> (anyone can view, no sign in required)<br />
<a href="http://www.brattleborotv.org/windham-central-elementary-act-46-study-committee/wcsu-elementary-act-46-public-info-mtg-21317" target="_blank">Marlboro February 13, 2017 VIDEO (no printed minutes)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.brattleborotv.org/windham-central-elementary-act-46-study-committee/wcsu-elementary-act-46-public-info-mtg-22717" target="_blank">Dover February 27, 2017 VIDEO</a> ( no printed minutes) <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Community Letter <i><span style="color: #274e13;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3PfTaW9u3JZb3BROTg5OEFaZzQ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">(click here to read it or print it as pdf file)</a></span></i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Issued 2/15/2017</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Dear Community Members,</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: small;"> On March 7th, Town Meeting Day,
there will be a ballot vote<span class="contextualextensionhighlight"> at your
town's designated polling place, </span>with the two articles asking whether to
consolidate the three Districts into a single unified governance district and,
if consolidated, who will serve as Directors representing your town on the new
district board.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Recommended Articles of Agreement,
forming and governing the new proposed Unified District, were agreed upon by
the Dover, Marlboro, and Wardsboro Act 46 Study Committee at its duly warned
meeting of November 17, 2016. The Dover, Marlboro, and Wardsboro Act 46 Study
Committee recommends that the Articles of Agreement be voted on by the
electorates of each of the named school districts in order to create a Unified
Union School District to be named the River Valleys Unified School District
(RVUSD). The “Articles of Agreement” has received approval of the State Board
of Education. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Voting
“Yes” on the consolidation question means</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">: <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 11.0pt;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">We will have one
single board with representation based on census population: Dover - 3,
Marlboro - 3, Wardsboro – 3<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><!--[if !supportLists]--><!--[endif]--></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Day to day
operation of our schools will not change. They will continue to provide a high
quality education for our students.<o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">All of our children
will be eligible to participate in the elementary school choice program of the
unified district and the existing secondary school choice program.<o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">The unified
district will have a school-based school board that will take care of
individual school business until 2019 and it will also provide information to
the Unified Union School District—RVUSD.<o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Consolidation
will minimize fluctuating tax rates that result from year-to-year changes in a
town’s student population. If the new district were to have a change of 10-15
students, it will have a much smaller effect on the larger district than on our
current smaller districts.<o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">The new district
will have $261,328 in small school grants that Dover, Marlboro and
Wardsboro currently receive continued as “merger grants.” Additionally, we
will receive up to $150,000 to help with the organizational costs of the new
district and we will receive decreasing annual tax breaks for four years
starting with 8 cents.<o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">The voters of the
three districts will decide on Town Meeting Day 2017 whether to form this
Unified District or not. If Dover and Wardsboro both approve the merger
the unified district will be created. Marlboro's positive vote would
mean adding Marlboro to the unified district.<o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: small;">As
this is a side by side governance consolidation, it is contingent upon the
Leland & Grey vote.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: small; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">In Marlboro, the
7 and 8 grade program will cease to exist and parents would have to choose a
middle school for their child to enroll in with the cost paid by the new
unified district.<o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A “No” vote means</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">The proposed
unified District will not replace the three district system currently in
place. It will not mean that consolidation goes away. Act 46 mandates
consolidation by 2018 or the State Agency of Education has the authority to
consolidate us with whichever district they choose in 2019. <o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">A “no” vote may
mean giving up our choice on how we consolidate governance.<o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: small;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">With the Articles
of Agreement that will be voted upon on Town Meeting Day, there are significant
protections for each of our schools and towns against an unwanted school
closure. This will most likely not be the case if we are joined to another
district by the State Agency of Education.<o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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</span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-size: small;">A
no vote in Marlboro is different than a no vote in the other towns.
Marlboro voters can, at any time before March 31 2018, re-vote to enter into
the merger with Dover and Wardsboro.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[endif]--></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: small; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: small; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Act 46 Study Committee<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: small;">Dover: Richard
Werner, Chairperson, Jonathan Vicary, Laura Sibilia, Randy Capitani <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: small;">Wardsboro: Dwight
Boerem, Vice Chair, Mike Murphy, Jill Dean <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: small;">Marlboro: Celena
Romo, Secretary, Lucy Gratwick, Dan MacArthur <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: small;">Community
Informational Meetings have been scheduled for February. Please come to one and
ask your questions and we will answer them. The Articles of Agreement, can be
found on the windhamcentralboard.org website or wcsu-committee.blogspot.com<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">Please
mark your calendar: March 7<sup>th</sup> is Town Meeting Day and <span class="contextualextensionhighlight">polling </span>hours are 10AM to 7PM!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black;"><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_54.html">Click here</a></span><span style="color: black;"> to read the full 30-page <b><i>Report & Articles of Agreement </i></b>prepared by the Act 46 Elementary Study Committee for Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro. Instructions for <span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_54.html">HOW TO COMMENT.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black;"><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/meeting-schedule.html">Next Meeting </a></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">January 5th, 2017, Marlboro Elementary School, 6:30pm. Open Public Meeting.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16-iGld77AHQVdliri_Wcyk_F5NxGuKDHoOH6DveuOBo/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Agenda</span></a> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i><b>Time to decide!</b></i></span> Over the next several weeks the Committee Members are scheduling six public information sessions to give voters many opportunities to discuss what will be on the ballot when they go to vote in March, 2017 at Town Meeting Day. Voters, parents of school children, and interested residents may go to any of these meetings in any of these towns. The schedule is as follows:<br />
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<li>January 12 6:30pm - 8pm Marlboro Elementary School </li>
<li>January 19 6:30pm - 8pm Dover Town Hall</li>
<li>January 23 6:30pm - 8pm Wardsboro Town Hall</li>
<li>February 2 6:30pm - 8pm Wardsboro Town Hall</li>
<li>February 13 6:30pm - 8pm Marlboro Elementary School</li>
<li>February 27 6:30pm - 8pm Dover Town Hall</li>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19lgZyhTMb1aZhyc1oq_dEaf1zUksrfPr_QPa0x5giDI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">GO TO THIS SCHEDULE IN PRINT-FRIENDLY FORMAT - click here.</span></a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141620265035027329.post-21806568903547152372016-11-18T08:47:00.000-05:002017-01-31T19:40:10.099-05:00For Public Review: Report & Articles of Agreement / NEXT MEETING<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_54.html">Click here</a></span> to read the full 30-page <b><i>Report & Articles of Agreement </i></b>prepared by the Act 46 Elementary Study Committee for Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro. Instructions for <span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> <a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_54.html">HOW TO COMMENT.</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/meeting-schedule.html">Next Meeting </a></span><br />
December 8, 2016, Wardsboro Elementary School, 6:30pm. Open Public Meeting.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/wcsu-elementary-act-46-study-committee.html">Read the Agenda </a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Public Service Announcement Regarding the Completion of the Report & Articles of Agreement</b></span><br />
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On November 17, 2016, the Windham Central Supervisory Union (WCSU) Act 46 Elementary Study Committee concerning Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro voted to approve the final draft of its Report and Articles of Agreement. Nine of the ten committee members were present, and the vote was 7 in favor, 2 abstaining. The committee members voting in favor were: from Dover: committee chair Richard Werner, school board member; Laura Sibilia, school board member; Chip Vicary, school board member; and Randy Capitani, Dover resident; from Marlboro: Celena Romo, school board member; and and from Wardsboro: Mike Murphy, school board member; committee second chair Dwight Boerem, Wardsboro resident. Those abstaining were Dan MacArthur, a Marlboro school board member and Lucy Gratwick, a Marlboro resident. Committee member Jill Dean, a Wardsboro resident, was absent. The principals of the schools in the three towns were also present, Matt Martyn from Dover Elementary School, Francie Marbury from Marlboro Elementary School, and Tammy Bates from Wardsboro Elementary School. Several citizens from the various towns also participated during the public comment portions of the meeting. The Committee members had set a goal when they began their sessions last summer to have a document completed by late November, and by adding a few extra meetings to their schedule in October and November, they were able to complete their report and the articles on schedule. The BCTV video of the November 17 meeting is available from a link on the Committee’s blogsite at <a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/">wcsu-committee.blogspot.com</a>. <br />
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The document that the Committee approved is a 30-page paper, consisting of a report from the Committee; 19 Articles of Agreement; recommendations prepared by the Committee’s consultant, John Everitt; and charts and tables in an appendix. The approved document outlines a plan for the consolidation of school governance that aligns with the goals of Vermont Act 46. The Articles of Agreement will go before the voters in Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro on Town Meeting Day, March, 2017. Before then, the Committee is planning to schedule open discussion sessions in each of the towns so that voters can have the opportunity ask questions about how each of the Articles in the document may or may not impact their town and their school. Overall, the Articles of Agreement includes no plans to close any elementary school in each of the three towns, and, by unanimous agreement of the Committee members, the document shows a strong intent to preserve the unique character of each of the elementary schools. Should the voters ultimately reject the recommendations of the Elementary Study Committee, Vermont’s Agency of Education can mandate changes to school governance for these towns. This can also result in the loss of several grants now received which could be in excess of $250,000. <br />
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The full document can be viewed on the Committee’s blog site at <a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/">wcsu-committee.blogspot.com</a>. Anyone who wishes to receive a copy by email should send their name and email address <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">towcsu.media@windhamcentral.org</a>. A printed copy is kept on file at the elementary schools in Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro. The public is also invited to attend the Committee’s next regularly scheduled meeting which will be held at the Wardsboro Elementary School at 6:30 pm on December 8, 2016. The agenda for that meeting is posted on the blog site at <a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/">wcsu-committee.blogspot.com</a>. <br />
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Part of the process of submitting the Articles of Agreement to the State Agency of Education requires that the new unified school district be given a new name. The Committee, with participation from everyone present at the meeting, chose the name “River Valleys Unified School District” (RVUSD). There would no longer be three separate school boards, but instead only one school board comprised of representatives from each town known by that name.<br />
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Additional information available for residents, taxpayers and voters<br />
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Residents, taxpayers and voters have options if they wish to keep informed about the progress of the tri-town Study Committee. One way to keep up to date is to attend the meetings. <br />
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In addition, voters may sign up for periodic email news about the Study Committee by sending their name, address and email address to this email: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">wcsu.media@windhamcentral.org</a>. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141620265035027329.post-76313484641720131152016-11-11T10:09:00.003-05:002016-11-18T08:30:33.815-05:00 Next Meeting <b>Next meeting - November 17, Thursday at 6:30 PM at Dover Elementary School </b><br />
<b>Open Public Meeting. </b><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dover+Elementary+School/@42.938863,-72.8121041,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e0e4ab63eaaf41:0xbd01204c0b6ac8ac!8m2!3d42.938863!4d-72.80991" target="_blank">MAP to location </a><br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_11.html"><b>Agenda</b></a> <br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Public Comment period - November 11 through November 17</b></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_54.html"><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">Click here</span> </a>to read the DRAFT of the Report from the Committee and the DRAFT of the Articles of Agreement (document is 29 pages)</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A
little help from our friends? The Study Committee is seeking
suggestions for the name of the new school district by which the three
schools will be known, if <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the unified school governance is</span> approved by voters in March 2017.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:wcsu.media@windhamcentral.org" target="_blank">EMAIL </a>your suggestions<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> before <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">v. 30, 2016</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/our-brochure.html"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Our Brochure </span></a><br />
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Who's working on this Study? A little background on <a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/the-study-commitee-members.html"><b>the people</b></a> who have volunteered for this important work.<br />
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<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_25.html" target="">Consultant to the Study Committee - Mr. John Everitt </a> <br />
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<b>Watch
for notices of meeting dates in the local newspapers, on Front Porch
Forum, on town websites, in the Marlboro Mixer, in the Bucketville News,
and on bulletin boards in your town offices, libraries, and schools. </b><br />
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<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_34.html">Timeline by Month</a><i> (updated 10/14/2016)</i><br />
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<i>Where can I find information about each of these 3 school systems? </i><br />
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<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/dover-school-information.html" rel="nofollow">Dover School Information </a></li>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/marlboro-school-information-for-act-46.html">Marlboro School Information </a></li>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_12.html">Wardsboro School Information</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141620265035027329.post-26657195196451394482016-11-04T07:06:00.002-04:002016-11-11T09:39:37.300-05:00Keeping you informed! <b>Next meeting - November, 10, Thursday at 6:30 PM at Marlboro Elementary School </b><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/W8Qao64wYDD2" target="_blank">MAP to location</a><br />
<b>Open Public Meeting. </b><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/announcements.html">Public Service Announcement</a><br />
<b><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/agenda-for-11102016-meeting.html">Agenda </a></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A little help from our friends? The Study Committee is seeking suggestions for the name of the new school district by which the three schools will be known, if <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the unified school governance is</span> approved by voters in March 2017.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:wcsu.media@windhamcentral.org" target="_blank">EMAIL </a>your suggestions! </span></span></span><b><br /></b></div>
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<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/our-brochure.html"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Our Brochure </span></a><br />
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Who's working on this Study? A little background on <a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/the-study-commitee-members.html"><b>the people</b></a> who have volunteered for this important work.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_25.html" target="">Consultant to the Study Committee - Mr. John Everitt </a> <br />
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<b>Watch
for notices of meeting dates in the local newspapers, on Front Porch
Forum, on town websites, in the Marlboro Mixer, in the Bucketville News,
and on bulletin boards in your town offices, libraries, and schools. </b><br />
<br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_34.html">Timeline by Month</a><i> (updated 10/14/2016)</i><br />
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<i>Where can I find information about each of these 3 school systems? </i><br />
<ul><ul>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/dover-school-information.html" rel="nofollow">Dover School Information </a></li>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/marlboro-school-information-for-act-46.html">Marlboro School Information </a></li>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_12.html">Wardsboro School Information</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
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Committee for the WCSU towns of Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro, Vermont
is updated frequently. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141620265035027329.post-7310881911188333652016-10-29T07:57:00.001-04:002016-11-04T07:12:39.366-04:00Next meeting 11/3<b>Next meeting - November, 3, Thursday at 6:30 PM at Wardsboro Elementary School </b><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/LoRRnhvehTr" target="_blank">MAP to location</a><br />
<b>Open Public Meeting. </b><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/announcements.html">Public Service Announcement</a><b><br /></b><br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/agenda-for-1017-meeting.html">Agenda for November 3 meeting is the continuation of the agenda for the October 27, 2016 meeting <span style="background: yellow; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Prepared
on 10/14/2016 – updates may follow</i></span></span></a><br />
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<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/our-brochure.html"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Our Brochure </span></a><br />
<br />
Who's working on this Study? A little background on <a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/the-study-commitee-members.html"><b>the people</b></a> who have volunteered for this important work.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_25.html" target="">Consultant to the Study Committee - Mr. John Everitt </a> <br />
<br />
<b>Watch
for notices of meeting dates in the local newspapers, on Front Porch
Forum, on town websites, in the Marlboro Mixer, in the Bucketville News,
and on bulletin boards in your town offices, libraries, and schools. </b><br />
<br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_34.html">Timeline by Month</a><i> (updated 10/14/2016)</i><br />
<br />
<i>Where can I find information about each of these 3 school systems? </i><br />
<ul><ul>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/dover-school-information.html" rel="nofollow">Dover School Information </a></li>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/marlboro-school-information-for-act-46.html">Marlboro School Information </a></li>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_12.html">Wardsboro School Information</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
This site about the work of the Act 46 Elementary Study
Committee for the WCSU towns of Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro, Vermont
is updated frequently. <br />
Click on the pages above for additional information available to date.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141620265035027329.post-83825018239600192712016-10-14T08:14:00.000-04:002016-10-29T07:54:26.508-04:00Next Meeting! 10/27<b>Next meeting - October 27th, 6:30 PM at Dover Elementary School </b><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/vswXZ3ADndq" target="_blank">MAP to location </a><br />
<b>Open Public Meeting. </b><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/announcements.html">Public Service Announcement</a><b><br /></b><br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/agenda-for-1017-meeting.html"></a>
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/agenda-for-1017-meeting.html">Agenda for October 27, 2016 meeting <span style="background: yellow; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Prepared
on 10/14/2016 – updates may follow</i></span></span></a><br />
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Who's working on this Study? A little background on <a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/the-study-commitee-members.html"><b>the people</b></a> who have volunteered for this important work.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_25.html" target="">Consultant to the Study Committee - Mr. John Everitt </a> <br />
<br />
<b>Watch
for notices of meeting dates in the local newspapers, on Front Porch
Forum, on town websites, in the Marlboro Mixer, in the Bucketville News,
and on bulletin boards in your town offices, libraries, and schools. </b><br />
<br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_34.html">Timeline by Month</a><i> (updated 10/14/2016)</i><br />
<br />
<i>Where can I find information about each of these 3 school systems? </i><br />
<ul><ul>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/dover-school-information.html" rel="nofollow">Dover School Information </a></li>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/marlboro-school-information-for-act-46.html">Marlboro School Information </a></li>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_12.html">Wardsboro School Information</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
This site about the work of the Act 46 Elementary Study
Committee for the WCSU towns of Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro, Vermont
is updated frequently. <br />
Click on the pages above for additional information available to date.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">News Articles for Further Reading</span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #274e13;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://dvalnews.com/view/full_story_obits/27280888/article-Incomplete-assignment?instance=news_page" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Deerfield Valley News September 2016 </span></a></span></span><span style="color: black;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.reformer.com/latestnews/ci_29962752/an-act-46-party-three-dover-marlboro-and" target="_blank">Deerfield Valley News May 2016</a></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Brattleboro Reformer May 2016 </span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://vtdigger.org/2015/11/04/windham-central-boards-hedging-on-act-46-mergers/" target="_blank">VTDigger November 2015</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/rich-12_25.html">Report and Recommendations from the WCSU </a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141620265035027329.post-83157749664664414712016-10-03T11:20:00.000-04:002016-10-14T08:12:33.933-04:00Next meeting 10/13<b>Next meeting - October 13th, 6:30 PM at Marlboro Elementary School. </b><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/W8Qao64wYDD2" target="_blank">MAP to location</a><br />
<b>Open Public Meeting. </b><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/announcements.html">Public Service Announcement</a><b><br /></b><br />
<br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_26.html">Agenda for October 13, 2016 meeting</a><br />
<br />
Who's working on this Study? A little background on <a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/the-study-commitee-members.html"><b>the people</b></a> who have volunteered for this important work.<b> </b><br />
<br />
<b>Watch for notices of meeting dates in the local newspapers, on Front Porch Forum, on town websites, in the Marlboro Mixer, in the Bucketville News, and on bulletin boards in your town offices, libraries, and schools. </b><br />
<br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_34.html">Timeline by Month</a><i> </i><br />
<br />
<i>Where can I find information about each of these 3 school systems? </i><br />
<ul><ul>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/dover-school-information.html" rel="nofollow">Dover School Information </a></li>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/marlboro-school-information-for-act-46.html">Marlboro School Information </a></li>
<li><a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_12.html">Wardsboro School Information</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
This site about the work of the Act 46 Elementary Study Committee for the WCSU towns of Dover, Marlboro and Wardsboro, Vermont is updated frequently. <br />
Click on the pages above for additional information available to date.<br />
Bookmark this page to return to the site as new content is added.<br />
Suggest content you would like to see added. <a href="mailto:wcsu.media@windhamcentral.org" target="_blank">EMAIL</a><br />
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<br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_25.html" target="">Consultant to the Study Committee - Mr. John Everitt </a> <br />
<br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;">News Articles for Further Reading</span></b><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://dvalnews.com/view/full_story_obits/27280888/article-Incomplete-assignment?instance=news_page" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">Deerfield Valley News September 2016 </span></a></span> </span><br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;"> </span></b><br />
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.dvalnews.com/view/full_story_obits/27187945/article-Wardsboro-meeting-to-talk-about-Act-46?instance=home_news_2nd_right" target="_blank">Deerfield Valley News May 2016 </a></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.reformer.com/latestnews/ci_29962752/an-act-46-party-three-dover-marlboro-and" target="_blank">Brattleboro Reformer May 2016</a></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://vtdigger.org/2015/11/04/windham-central-boards-hedging-on-act-46-mergers/" target="_blank">VTDigger November 2015</a></span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://wcsu-committee.blogspot.com/p/rich-12_25.html">Report and Recommendations from the WCSU </a><br />
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