Tonight - March 28, 2022
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Castleton Elementary School Cafeteria. This meeting will be in person or virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/ibt-nfdy-psz or join by phone (US) +1 260-557-1907 PIN: 533 683 324#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/17jpu
Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/179ke
Next Board Meeting: April 11, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School
The Slate Valley Universal Preschool Program will be conducting developmental screenings for children 0-5 years of age on Thursday March 31st at Benson Village School.
Screening involves activities that are both fun for young children and help us learn about a child’s motor, cognitive, and language skills. Vision and hearing will also be screened. We encourage any child aged 0-5 years that resides in Benson, Castleton, Fair Haven, Hubbardton, Orwell and West Haven who has not previously been screened to be screened.
If you plan to attend this screening, please call Benson Village School for an appointment.
Bingo! Last Friday, we had schoolwide Bingo. Here are some shots of the fun!
Today's Family Lunch was for Grades 2 & 3. Another awesome turnout!!
Please take a few minutes to check out the recording of our first Middle School Family Forum! https://bit.ly/3iC08Vd
If you have not done so already, take a minute to complete this survey https://forms.gle/2Z5GHLFTysAkU1qx5 so we can address your questions and concerns about next year.
Our next forum will be in-person at 5:30pm on April 28th at FHU. Thank you!
CES Continuous Improvement Plan/Family Engagement Procedures:
Annually, we meet to discuss the goals of our school's improvement plan as well as our Family Engagement procedures. Our goals include Academic Proficiency, Student Engagement and Social Emotional Wellbeing/Communication.
We invite families to join us for this conversation. It will be held at CES on Tuesday, 3/29 at 4 pm. A virtual option will also be available. Hope to see you there! http://meet.google.com/fva-cjwo-dsf
Please join us on Thursday, April 7th at 5:30 p.m. in the FHUHS Library or join virtually to discuss our Parent/Family/Community Engagement Policy E-1. This meeting will be an opportunity for parents/community members to provide feedback on the policy and discuss Slate Valley’s Continuous Improvement Planning.
Policy E-1: https://5il.co/rao4
Meeting ID: https://meet.google.com/cee-mehp-crb
Phone Number: (US) +1 414-909-5677 (PIN: 707156020)
Check out this beautiful Thank You bulletin board from our CVS students and staff! While we know they need their own space, and we're happy for them that they got to return to CVS, we sure do miss them around here!
Universal Preschool Registration is now open! Please call the school where your child will be attending to register.
Starting on Monday, there will be main road pick-up only for students on Belgo Road, Pencil Mill Road, Griffin Road, and Eaton Hill West due to road conditions.
Tonight - March 14, 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/mgk-ptbz-drh or join by phone (US) +1 605-681-6441 PIN: 247 273 963#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/1742d
Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/15u75
Next Board Meeting: March 28, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. at Castleton Elementary School
Today's Family Lunch was for Grades K and 1. Look at the turnout! It was fantastic to see families in our building today!
Sound Off! First graders recently enjoyed a visit from Wonderfeet Kids' Museum! Students listened to a story about sound and then participated in four station rotations exploring sound and vibrations! Thank you so much Wonderfeet for a fun afternoon!
The results of the budget recount are as follows:
Yes: 853
No: 861
Good afternoon,
Due to the close outcome of the SVUUSD budget vote (Yes: 852/No: 861), a recount has been requested to ensure the accuracy of the results. The recount will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 8th at Fellowship Bible Church. We will provide an update with the results of the recount when they become available.
The Slate Valley Universal Preschool Program will be conducting developmental screenings for children 0-5 years of age on Tuesday March 8th and Wednesday March 9th at Fair Haven Grade School.
Screening involves activities that are both fun for young children and help us learn about a child's motor, cognitive, and language skills. Vision and hearing will also be screened. We encourage any child aged 0-5 years that resides in Benson, Castleton, Fair Haven, Hubbardton, Orwell and West Haven who has not previously been screened to be screened.
If the Fair Haven Grade School dates are not convenient, we will also be screening at Benson Village School on 3/31. Please choose the date or site that works best with your schedule and give that site a call for an appointment.
Parenting Workshop Series - Change of Dates
Please note that the dates have changed for this series. It will now run from March 21st through May 23rd. See the flyer for details.
Sign-up forms (https://5il.co/16hdx) are currently being accepted!
Town Meeting Day Results:
Benson School Director
Rebeckah St. Peter: 1279
Castleton School Director
Timothy Smith: 1331
Fair Haven School Director
Curtis Hier: 595
Christopher Stanton: 866
Orwell School Director
Glen Cousineau: 1250
Hubbardton School Director
Christina Ryan: 1130
Treasurer
Dawn Custer: 1097
Article 4: Shall the voters approve the following compensation to be paid to Slate Valley Unified Union School District Officers?
A. School Directors - $1,200 per person per year
B. School Board Chair - $1,500 per year
C. Treasurer - $1,200 per year
Yes: 1157
No: 534
Article 5: Shall the voters authorize the Slate Valley Unified Union School District to borrow money pending receipt of payments from the State Education Fund or Town Tax Funds by the issuance of its notes or orders payable not later than one year from date provided, however, that the Slate Valley Unified Union School District is authorized by Vermont Statutes to borrow sufficient funds to meet pending obligations?
Yes: 1114
No: 563
Article 6: Shall the voters of the School District authorize a transfer from the general fund surplus balance in the amount of $820,000 to the capital improvements and repairs reserve fund?
Yes: 1094
No: 604
Article 7: Shall the voters of the school district approve the school board to expend Twenty-Six Million Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Forty-Seven Dollars $26,270,047.00 which is the amount the school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? It is estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $16,983.43 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 2.94% greater than spending for the current year.
Yes: 852
No: 861
When frigid winter days keep you inside, physical education teacher, Ms. Clarke, has to think outside of the box. She did just that by using the VR (virtual reality) Goggles which allowed students to box, climb mountains, run for candy from a piñata, and smash music beats. It was really fun and quite successful. Special thanks to Ms. Cacciatore, Mr. Batschelet and Mrs. Rampone for setting up the equipment and assisting throughout the days.
Click on the link to see the students in action: https://youtu.be/IAz93s4Sb-I
Good Morning,
Today is Town Meeting Day in Vermont. Please remember to vote!
For SVUUSD budget information, please visit the budget page of our website: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget