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Missisquoi Valley School District #89 presented a $52,440,854 level-services budget and a separate $1,270,500 parking-lot replacement article; officials estimated per-homestead tax impacts, described stormwater/permit work and planned outreach and polling locations for March 3.
Vermont / School Districts / Missisquoi Valley School District #89
The Missisquoi Valley School District board approved a two-year master agreement with its educational support staff unit after brief remarks that negotiators worked in a collaborative spirit; the motion carried with seven affirmative votes.
Vermont / School Districts / Missisquoi Valley School District #89
The Missisquoi Valley School District board adopted its FY27 budget and voted to place a $1,270,500 parking-lot and lighting special article on the ballot after members debated taxpayer impact and timing; the budget passed 8-0 and the special article passed by roll call.
Vermont / School Districts / Missisquoi Valley School District #89
Missisquoi Valley board agreed to join a joint letter from Franklin County school boards to Governor Scott on Act 73, urging transparent, data-driven policy, attention to rural equity and support for student mental health; the board approved joining the letter by voice vote.
Vermont / School Districts / Missisquoi Valley School District #89
A Highgate-town representative told the Missisquoi Valley School District board the town is advancing a multi-phase wastewater system, brownfield abatement at the Village Core and water-well feasibility testing that could support senior-housing and village expansion; he said major construction is unlikely before 2027 and that the wastewater project has a $750,000 earmark.
Vermont / School Districts / Missisquoi Valley School District #89
The district's kid governor visited the board to describe her inauguration and priorities, telling members her issue focus is homelessness and that she enjoyed meeting state officials; board members praised the program and discussed how to expand student engagement.
Vermont / School Districts / Missisquoi Valley School District #89
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 reported modest gains on the October VTCAP results — a 6-point districtwide increase in ELA and a 2-point rise in math — while trustees and administrators emphasized equity gaps for students on IEPs and outlined training and curriculum steps to address those gaps.
Vermont / School Districts / Missisquoi Valley School District #89
Trustees voted to submit the state’s beta governance self-assessment under Act 73 after discussing potential future consequences and approved the first reading of a state-required behavioral threat assessment teams policy; the board plans further review and community engagement on governance goals and timelines.
Vermont / School Districts / Missisquoi Valley School District #89
The board reviewed a preliminary FY27 budget draft that currently shows a roughly $1.6 million increase driven by salary and benefit placeholders, discussed class-size mandates under Act 73, transportation contracting and reallocated special‑education chargebacks; finance staff said draft 2 will refine staffing and contracted services.
Vermont / School Districts / Missisquoi Valley School District #89
Facility staff recommended awarding snowplow contracts to incumbent vendors; the board approved the recommendation after staff explained a new flat-pricing RFP, higher fuel and inflation costs, and that the increase would likely exceed the budget by roughly $26,000.