OVUUSD - Ballots Now Available!
The OVUUSD Special Budget Re-vote is April 26, 2022. Ballots are available now at your local town clerk’s office. Call your town clerk’s office to make an appointment to vote at your convenience or stop by your polling location on April 26, 2022.
Please vote!
Vote early at your town clerk’s office or at the polls on April 26th!
Attend the virtual OVUUSD Special Informational Meeting on Monday, April 25,2022 at 6:30 PM to hear the budget presentation. To learn more about the budget re-vote, please see the articles providing details in the Reporter and the Rutland Herald.
OVUUSD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WANTED! The Otter Valley UUSD School Board has three vacancies that need to be filled. Leicester (must be a Leicester resident), Pittsford (must be a Pittsford resident), At Large (can be a resident in any Otter Valley Unified Union town: Brandon, Pittsford, Goshen, Leicester, Whiting or Sudbury). Appointees will serve for one year and may run for their seat next March in the annual election. The board meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6 PM (except for July). If interested, email Melinda Piper at mpiper@rnesu.org. There will be some questions to respond to prior to the May 4 board meeting.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! BUDGET RE-VOTE TUESDAY APRIL 26: The OVUUSD budget was defeated in March with fewer than a third of the usual voter turn out. Why? Perhaps because voters did not realize that Brandon and Pittsford mailed municipal ballots and the schools, by law, were not allowed to do the same. We need your help!
The new vote for a slightly reduced budget will take place on April 26, 2022 (see below, you can vote early!). A virtual informational session will take place on April 25 at 6:30 pm. Please spread the word far and wide! Show up and be heard- vote!
YOU CAN VOTE EARLY: Later this week, town offices will have the official ballots ready and you can go into your town office and vote early or you can request an absentee ballot if you don’t prefer to vote in person. We will notify you when walk-in voting is available.
Recap from Thursday's Unified Basketball game @ Middlebury!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/roundup-ov-tops-middlebury-in-unified-hoops/article_ccb810ce-04e6-5d45-a94b-e6713a32ddc9.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Unboxing the New Welding Equipment
Check out the preview in the Rutland Herald for Boys Lacrosse!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/lax-teams-prepare-for-2022-season/article_6b3c33dc-887c-53a0-90a5-7851cb9b4313.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Check out the Herald Previews for our Baseball & Softball teams this spring!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/the-v-in-valley-stands-for-versatility/article_6f26e1fa-965f-57ef-aee8-859ddfef07e7.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
COVID TESTS AVAILABLE: While our nurses continue to conduct diagnostic testing in school and make home antigen tests available on an as needed basis, there are times families want to have more testing done, such as before or after an event. We have been told that by April 4, families who wish to have antigen tests may make an appointment at a State of Vermont testing site to obtain up to eight rapid antigen tests or one LAMP test per appointment for their use at home. To make an appointment, click link: https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/testing/where-get-tested
OVUUSD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WANTED! The Otter Valley UUSD School Board has three vacancies that need to be filled. If you are interested in serving on the school board, send a letter by April 2 to indicate your interest to:
Melinda Piper, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, RNESU, 49 Court Drive, Brandon, VT 05733
The following vacancies need to be filled: 1. Leicester (must be a Leicester resident) 2. Pittsford (must be a Pittsford resident)
At Large (can be a resident in any Otter Valley Unified Union town: Brandon, Pittsford, Goshen, Leicester, Whiting or Sudbury).
Appointees may serve for one year and may run for their seat next March in the annual election. The board meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month except for July.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! OVUU BUDGET RE-VOTE APRIL 26th: The Otter Valley Unified Union Board budget re-vote will be held on Tuesday, April 26. Please help spread this word near and far! The board will share information about the budget in the coming weeks and will hold an informational meeting virtually on April 25. To comment on the defeated vote, please use the link below to access our Let’s Talk online forum OR attend the board meeting next Wednesday, April 6th - 6pm at OVUHS for public comment.
https://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/embed.aspx?L=PF9Y79G3K2LT
Check out our release for Varsity Football Head Coach Jordan Tolar!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/roundup-ov-hires-tolar-as-football-coach/article_53e13090-3ecd-5de4-bb52-a07e0bef534d.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Check out some pre-season quick hits from the Rutland Herald!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/spring-sports-teams-begin-preparing/article_f6bb3749-82ae-509b-9582-2efa1057d104.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Congratulations on those mentioned in Rutland Herald in the 'Underclassmen who shined' section!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/underclassmen-who-shined-during-winter/article_6b4d1fc8-b0e8-5d12-af09-efd0a57f5b99.html
Check out the upcoming baseball match-ups to watch for OV!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/baseball-games-to-watch-this-spring/article_df90bd58-8731-545f-a130-b803980ed64f.html
OVUU SEEKS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
Interested in becoming more involved in the school system? Consider becoming a school board member.
The Otter Valley Unified Union School Board is looking for interested parties to be appointed to the following open seats.
Leicester – 1 year remaining of a 3 year term
Pittsford – 3 year term
At-Large – 1 year remaining of a 3 year term (candidates can be from any of the OVUUSD towns: Brandon; Goshen; Leicester; Pittsford Sudbury; and Whiting)
All appointed school board members would be serving through to the next election in March 2023, at which time they would be required to run and be elected to complete the terms.
Please use Let’s Talk to submit Letters of Interest to the Board.
RNESU Announces New Superintendent
The RNESU Board announces the appointment of a new superintendent to replace retiring Supt. Jeanné Collins in July. Dr. Kristin Hubert has accepted the position. Read the full article here: https://www.rnesu.org/article/681786
The Superintendent Search Committee has reviewed additional applications and has chosen one to interivew. Dr. Kristin Hubert, RNESU Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, will be interviewed by the search committee on March 8 followed by a community interview that evening. All are invited to join the virtual community forum to interview Dr. Hubert on Tuesday March 8 at 6:30 pm. The link will be on the RNESU.org website on Tuesday.