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NEW SALEM Voters at Monday’s Annual Town Meeting will consider authorizing the Selectboard to sell or bestow the 1794 Meetinghouse to a private entity, adopting zoning bylaws governing short-term rentals and approving various financial.
NEW SALEM Voters at Monday’s Annual Town Meeting will consider authorizing the Selectboard to sell or bestow the 1794 Meetinghouse to a private entity, adopting zoning bylaws governing short-term rentals and approving various financial.
Swift River School teachers’ union pleased with return to hybrid learning model
Swift River School in New Salem, which also educates children from Wendell, reportedly has 66 students. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
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NEW SALEM President of the Swift River School teachers’ union read a letter last week commending the New Salem/Wendell School Committee for allowing students to enter a hybrid learning model this month.
Swift River Educators Association (SREA) President Jennylou Powers said during the March 4 meeting that children in preschool through second grade were finishing their first week in the building at 201 Wendell Road and “we would like to express our appreciation for your consistent, thoughtful consideration, which has supported this next step.” Students in grades three through six started Monday.
Swift River School Committee votes to go hybrid
Published: 2/7/2021 6:00:18 PM
NEW SALEM The Swift River School Committee voted five to three, with one abstention, on Thursday to enter a hybrid learning model in two phases in March.
Children in preschool through second grade will resume in-building lessons on March 1 and those in grades three through six will start March 8. Based on classroom population, classes will be divided into groups of 10 or fewer to allow for social distancing. Swift River School, which serves children of Wendell and New Salem, reportedly has 66 students.
Students will attend in-school classes on either Mondays and Tuesdays or Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesdays will be remote learning days for all. Students can remain fully in remote learning if their families so choose.