HARDWICK – The Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) Board has named Rebecca Tatistsheff and Becky Read as finalists for superintendent of the OSSU. As part of the superintendent search process, staff, families and community members may participate in two online community forums to learn more about each candidate and to[Read More…]
OSSU
OSSU voices heard at NEK Day
MONTPELIER – Two Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) employees testified before the Vermont House Committee on Education during NEK Day, Thursday, Jan. 22,. Kay Freedy, a Hazen Union teacher and Danville School Board member, spoke as did Lisa McCarthy, principal of Craftsbury Schools, offering her testimony from the perspective of[Read More…]
Les Girafes
Preserve OSSU School Boards, Preserve Local Democracy
HARDWICK − We won’t always agree with every decision our school boards make, but we should all agree on this: they must exist. Without them, we lose local democracy, community involvement, and taxpayer oversight. Whether you’re from Hardwick, Greensboro, Woodbury, Stannard, Wolcott or Craftsbury, one thing is clear: our communities[Read More…]
Hazen Union Drama
Empty Bowls Soup Dinner Contributes $2,000 to HAFP
CRAFTSBURY – At the Empty Bowls Soup Dinner at Craftsbury Academy, May 28, over 300 community members gathered to share a meal and support the Hardwick Area Food Pantry (HAFP), raising more than $2,000 to support food security for residents in Hardwick, Craftsbury, Albany and surrounding towns. Craftsbury students created[Read More…]
Hazen Union High School Graduation
Craftsbury Academy Graduation
Supervisory Union Budget to Increase
OSSU AREA — The supervisory union budget assessment is up significantly this year,” wrote Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Dr. David Baker in a January 3 newsletter addressed to parents, guardians, staff and community. This “will put pressure on local boards and voters to support their budgets,” he said. “We[Read More…]
Parker Selected as Principal at Lakeview, Woodbury
HARDWICK – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) has announced that the Mountain View Union Elementary School District (MVUESD) Board has selected Beth Parker as the next principal of Lakeview and Woodbury Elementary Schools, beginning July 1. Honing skills in the Washington Central Unified Union School District, Parker has experience as[Read More…]
