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.
Recap from last night's Varsity Boys Basketball play-off at Fair Haven:
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/fair-haven-moves-into-d-ii-quarterfinals/article_b8df7d38-d184-5371-9f78-066d520d1680.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Information for Parent/Teacher Conferences
Congratulations to our alpine & nordic skiers participating in state races yesterday!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/roundup-rutlands-harned-5th-in-gs-at-states/article_d7975427-50ec-5b8e-801e-c703dae85449.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Update on mask mandates from the Agency of Education Feb 28:
On Feb. 25, 2022, the CDC updated their COVID-19 guidance on wearing masks indoors as well as on school buses. Vermont is currently evaluating that guidance. Schools should continue to follow the recommendations from the Agency of Education and Vermont Department of Health to guide their decision making. We will have an announcement later this week on next steps in our public health recommendations for schools.
Recap from Saturday's Varsity Girls Basketball play-off at Lake Region!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/weekend-roundup-castleton-knocks-off-norwich/article_789afce8-e0b9-5d4e-8751-010398e59d82.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Recap from last night's Varsity Boys Basketball Senior Game against Springfield!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/roundup-msj-blasts-windsor-in-regular-season-finale/article_00ab7d8d-5d43-52be-ba0f-51df80bf2dd9.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline