Harwood Middle School Update, January 4, 2019

Harwood Middle School Update, January 4, 2019

Curious 8th Grade geographers preparing for the GEO Bee scheduled for
February 21st at Harwood Union Middle.  

7th Grade Scientist participating in a classroom competition about
identifying ECO systems. Great to get them active after a long
Winter Break 

Nothing better than coming back from vacation to build a country. 
7th-grade Political Engineers creating a new world in 2019.  

Important Message for 8th Grade Families

We are just about at the mid-point of the school year and 9th-grade planning is right around the corner! I'm thrilled to hear that many students are thinking about high school and getting ready to take the next step. The transition committee is getting together and will share a timeline in the next few weeks of what to expect around course registration, opportunities and all of the other details associated with getting ready for 9th grade. Stay tuned!
Also, if any students are applying to private school for high school, please have them set up a meeting time with Jen at jdreimiller@wwsu.org.

SUBJECT: HUUSD School Board Meeting Update - Dec 19, 2018

Dear members of our six town community,

Below please find the votes and key agenda items from the HUUSD board meeting on December 19, 2018.

-Approved the following items as part of the consent agenda for December 19, 2018:  Approve past meeting minutes; Accept board warrants totaling $244,698.85.

-Approved updating the budget based on additional information received from our administrative team.- Approved amending the condition of our early retirement incentive from requiring 20 years of district teaching for retirement to requiring 15 years of teaching for retirement.- Approved directing the superintendent and administrative team to return to the original project budget after a discussion around 3 cent cut option fully explored.- Passed a resolution acknowledging the board’s strong desire to focus on our district’s asset management and all allocation in the next 12 months to more proactively engage in budget planning for next year.  - Approved the creation of “Board Buddies” for student council representatives. (Welcome, students!)-Approved distributing “Join the HUUSD board" FAQs for distribution.-Approved revised communications structure and process.-Approved Community Engagement/Creative Discourse report, including 1) accepting the report,2) approving distribution, and 3) sending policy through a process for fast-tracked adoption.

Our next HUUSD board meeting is scheduled for 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 9th at the HUHS library.  

Please note this meeting follows our recently adopted HUUSD board agenda format, with the first hour spent with committees meeting individually from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.  The full board will come back together at 7:00 pm.

Please visit wwsu.org for board packets, agendas, and minutes - and to find the link to watch board meetings. The direct link to watch this and past meetings is: https://mrvtv.com/category/school-board-meetings/

Thank you for your continued support and engagement.

Respectfully,

The HUUSD Board

Christine Sullivan (Waitsfield)  *Chair, Caitlin Hollister (Waterbury)  *Vice Chair, Alycia Biondo (Warren), Jill Ellis (Fayston), Gabe Gilman (Moretown), Linda Hazard (Moretown), Garett MacCurtain (Duxbury), Maureen McCracken (Waterbury), Theresa Membrino (Fayston), Melissa Phillips (Waterbury), Torrey Smith (Duxbury), Alexandra Thomsen  (Waterbury), Rosemarie White (Warren), Rob Williams (Waitsfield)

Parents, Guardians, and Interview Subjects,
Join us at the Ethnography Celebration Tuesday, January 15th from 10am to Noon!
Students will be sharing their ethnographic project results, and you will learn a lot
about your home in the Vermont Community! We will have coffee and breakfast snacks
for adult visitors and you are welcome to join your child for lunch at noon.
Lunch is $4.50 for adults
If you plan to attend, please RSVP with Liz Hepp at 882-1127 or lhepp@wwsu.org
Or email questions to Nick Gordon (ngordon@wwsu.org) or Jon Potts
(jpotts@wwsu.org)

Parent Career Fair Help: Wednesday, April 3
Part of planning for high school is getting students forward thinking. We would love your help in exposing students to a range of career opportunities. Here is the link to some details regarding this event Career Fair 2019
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