Tonight - April 25, 2022 You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Grade School Library. This meeting will be in person or virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/wck-ifsf-xve or dial: (US) +1 865-401-0275 PIN: 911 262 892# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/19bi7 Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/18rlk Next Board Meeting: May 9, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School
almost 2 years ago, Slate Valley
Board Spotlight
3rd grade morning read!
almost 2 years ago, Benson Village School
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Mrs. Schuyler showing her colors at the BVS School Gift Shop!
almost 2 years ago, Benson Village School
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Good evening, The budget passed with the following results: Yes: 882 No: 541 We want to thank the community for voting!
almost 2 years ago, Slate Valley
Please remember to vote today! Town of Benson: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Benson Community Hall Town of Castleton: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Castleton Fire Station Town of Fair Haven: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Fair Haven Grade School Town of Hubbardton: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Hubbardton Town Hall Town of Orwell: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Orwell Town Clerk's Office Town of West Haven: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, West Haven Town Hall For more information, we invite you to visit the budget page on our website: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget
almost 2 years ago, Slate Valley
Vote Reminder
Save the Date! Our next Middle School Family Forum is IN-PERSON on April 28th at 5:30 p.m. at FHU! Join us to hear about athletics and extracurricular activities, as well as other topics. We look forward to seeing you there! *Please note the date change from our previous post.
almost 2 years ago, Slate Valley
Middle School Family Forum #2
Join us tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the FHUHS Band Room for an informational hearing to discuss the proposed FY23 budget (Article 2), which will be voted on tomorrow by Australian ballot. Virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/kwb-acpu-kjm or by calling +1 352-503-8958 PIN: 358 031 844#. For more information, we invite you to visit our budget web page: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget.
almost 2 years ago, Slate Valley
Special Meeting
School Budget Revote on Wednesday, April 13th at Benson Community Hall 10:00 am-7:00 pm Please vote!
almost 2 years ago, Benson Village School
1st grade students have developed strategies for addition facts. We worked on classifying their strategies and modeling our thinking with a number rack
almost 2 years ago, Benson Village School
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As we approach our April 12th Informational Meeting and April 13th Budget Revote, we are highlighting Frequently Asked Questions (https://5il.co/1898z) related to the FY23 Budget. Question: How does Slate Valley’s FY23 Education Spending per Equalized Pupil compare to surrounding districts? Answer: Rutland City: $18,624 Mill River: $18, 376 Estimated State Average: $18,023 Otter Valley: $17,048 Slate Valley: $16,947 Quarry Valley: $16,870 For more information, we invite you to visit our budget web page: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget.
almost 2 years ago, Slate Valley
Slate Valley Budget FAQ
Tonight - April 11, 2022 You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union High School Library. This meeting will be in person or virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/pon-cdyc-ivw or dial: (US) +1 567-250-1061 PIN: 344 705 713# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/18j0p Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/185lr Special Meeting: April 12, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. at FHUHS Band Room
almost 2 years ago, Slate Valley
Board Spotlight
Tax Time!!!!!! Wonderful lesson on taxation using M&Ms as $$$.
almost 2 years ago, Benson Village School
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As a reminder, there is a special meeting on Tuesday, April 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union High School Band Room to discuss the proposed FY23 budget (Article 2), which will be voted on by Australian ballot on Wednesday, April 13th. We invite you to visit the budget page on our website for more information: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget
almost 2 years ago, Slate Valley
Informational Meeting - Reminder
There is an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, April 14th from 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM at the Benson Town Hall, 2760 Stage Road, Benson, VT 05743. This is a different location than most previous drives. We prefer that you schedule your appointment online so the number of persons waiting is held to a minimum. Yes, it is safe. You can read about the Red Cross' enhanced safety protocols at https://www.redcrossblood.org/ and schedule an appointment while you are there. You can also reduce your time at the drive by using Rapid Pass within 24 hours of the drive to complete reading the predonation materials and answering the questions online. If April 14th does not work for you or you would like to donate sooner, please find another drive close by and schedule your appointment there. If you can't find the answer to a specific blood donation question, call 1-800 RED-CROSS. We hope to see you on the 14th.
almost 2 years ago, Benson Village School
As we approach our April 12th Informational Meeting and April 13th Budget Revote, we are highlighting Frequently Asked Questions (https://5il.co/1898z) related to the FY23 Budget. Question: What changed from the March vote? Answer: Since the voters of Castleton and Hubbardton voted to close and purchase the Castleton Village School from Slate Valley UUSD, $33,500 of building operation costs were removed from the budget. For more information, we invite you to visit our budget web page: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget.
almost 2 years ago, Slate Valley
Slate Valley Budget FAQ
Laura MacLachlan from the Vermont Energy Education Project came in to kick off our unit on wind, solar, and hydro energy! We brainstormed ways that we use electricity, and learned about what types of energy we generate and use in Vermont. Over the next 8 weeks, students will be working to build working models of solar panels and wind turbines to learn about our renewable energy sources.
almost 2 years ago, Benson Village School
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Today we celebrate National Instructional Assistant Day and National School Librarian Day! Thank you to these amazing folks who do so much for our students! Our Library is a wonderful space of imagination and creativity where students are encouraged to fill their minds and souls through books and projects. Thank you, Mrs. Witt! Our IAs support our students and teachers and care for our 🐻s at recess and lunch. Thank you, Colleen, Cris and Kathy! BVS would not be the success it is without each of you!
almost 2 years ago, Benson Village School
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Congratulations to Mrs. Thurston & Mrs.Sturtevant on their presentations for their Master Degrees from the Vermont Mathematica Initiative program! It was an honor to be able to be a part of this day with them. BVS is so fortunate to have these 2 dedicated teachers!
almost 2 years ago, Benson Village School
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As we approach our April 12th Informational Meeting and April 13th Budget Revote, we will be highlighting Frequently Asked Questions (https://5il.co/1898z) related to the FY23 Budget. For more information, we invite you to visit our budget web page: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget. Question: Why is there a budget decrease, but on the ballot the school budget article says there is an increase and the district is estimating a tax rate decrease? Answer: The wording on the budget article can be confusing. The information that appears on the ballot is set by Vermont statute. The language was jointly developed by the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of State and was adopted by the State Board of Education. $26,236,547 is the amount of the total expenditure budget for the entire district for the school year 2022-2023. It is the amount necessary to operate and maintain 5 buildings and to educate 1,250 students. The expenditure budget is $43,838 less than the 2021-2022 school year budget. 2.78% is the percent increase in education spending per equalized pupil compared to the prior year. Education spending per equalized pupil is the amount of the expenditure budget ($26,236,547) less the district's local revenue divided by equalized pupils. Equalized pupils is based on a formula that gives greater weight to certain students. The principle being that it costs more to educate certain students. Since the district has less local revenues and fewer equalized pupils the resulting change compared to the previous year is a slight increase. We are estimating a tax rate decrease because Vermont's system of determining education property tax rates takes into consideration the amount of money in the State's Education Fund. Since this year there is a surplus in the Education Fund it reduces the amount of Slate Valley's local tax rates.
almost 2 years ago, Slate Valley
Budget FAQ
Kinders practicing their letters the fun way!
almost 2 years ago, Benson Village School
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