TOWNSHEND After hearing from school staff and community members about not having enough input from their perspective, an idea to transform West River Education District campuses will not be
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TOWNSHEND â After state guidance on preventing COVID-19 infections was recently updated to allow for 3 feet of spacing between students rather than 6 feet, Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School will expand its in-person instruction after spring break.
âWe are planning four days a week after break,â Principal Bob Thibault said at the West River Education District Board meeting held remotely Monday. âThis is our fourth reopening of school that weâve planned for because we planned for live in the fall initially then had to pivot to planning for remote and then we had to plan to bring people back in February then had to plan to bring people back for more days in April.â
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TOWNSHEND â Minimizing the impact on tax bills by cutting back on administrative costs and applying reserve funds, the West River Education District unanimously approved a $12,115,000 budget for fiscal year 2022.
The budget, which will be decided by voters via ballot March 24, represents a 0.66 percent or $80,000 increase over the prior fiscal year.
At a school board meeting held remotely Tuesday, Board Vice Chairman Joe Winrich said the budget committee discussed how to cut $500,000 from the budget to avoid tax rate increases, but felt uncomfortable proposing a reduction of workforce without discussing it with the board. The committee recommended using $300,000 from fund balance or reserves and committed to discussing how schools might be restructured to make them more affordable.