On April 26, 2021, the Mount Abraham Unified School District and the Addison Northwest School District came together to address the challenges of declining student enrollment across both districts. School populations are estimated to continue declining in the coming decade, and by 2031 the ANWSD will have an estimated 705 students, and MAUSD 1,117 students a decline of more than 38% and 30% of their peak populations, respectively. For this reason, both boards voted to form this study committee composed of board members, citizens, faculty, and staff from both districts for the purpose of “potentially merging their governance structures,” as then defined under