Thanks to Sugarbush for sending a crew to talk with us last Friday about on mountain safety. Ski patrol had quite a time getting that moose on a sled! Please ask one of our students what they talked about. We look forward to putting their advice into action on the mountain SOON!

Dear Friends and Families, 
    You are likely aware that in 2017, our school officially transitioned to be part of a unified district: Harwood Unified Union School District. This district, which includes Duxbury, Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren and Waterbury is overseen by a fourteen member school board. While the day to day business of the schools is carried out by the employees of the district, the school board is responsible for the broad oversight of the district. The work of a school board includes: 
● Identify and build a shared a vision for education in the community.
● Develop and adopt a budget.
● Establish school-related policies.
● Hire and work with a superintendent to lead and manage the district.
● Monitor progress toward the vision, and assure accountability for results.
● Engage the community in supporting the education of students.
  
In the near future, the HUUSD board will provide direction to our schools on important topics such as keeping our schools viable with declining enrollment, maintaining vibrant schools while keeping costs feasible for our communities and ensuring our overall system is effectively supporting all learners in gaining the skills they need to live productive, happy lives as adults.

I share all this information because the HUUSD board needs YOU. A three year seat on this board is opening this March. Candidates for this position must submit a petition to run by Monday, January 28th. 

There is challenging, but extremely important and meaningful work to be done by the HUUSD board and our towns need thoughtful representatives to help move it forward. PLEASE consider running for this position, and/or asking those whom you know to have skills that would be well matched for this position, to run. Further information about the board position can be found online here, or by contacting me or current Waitsfield representatives to the board Christine Sullivan <csullivan@wwsu.org> or Rob Williams <rwilliams@wwsu.org>.    

Respectfully,
Kaiya

Next Week is Rainbow Week in the Lunch Room!

Next Monday 1.14.19 we will celebrating the start of RAINBOW WEEK in the LUNCH ROOM!  Each day of the week we will be offering foods of one color starting with RED!
Please encourage your child to wear the color of the day.

Tuesday will be ORANGE
Wednesday YELLOW
Thursday GREEN
Friday BLUE/PURPLE

We hope you will join us for this annual fun event!!

Best regards,
Chefs Cheryl Joslin and Sarah Bray