RNESU BRAND REFRESH: We are excited to share with you that RNESU is working on developing a unified look and feel for our schools, honoring our very important traditional logos, mascots and colors! Be on the lookout for updates and communication from your school principal!
VEGGIE VAN GO THIS FRIDAY APRIL 22: This event is the 4th Friday of each month and provides FREE fresh fruit and produce for ANYONE in the RNESU community. Come to OVUHS parking lot from 10 AM - 11 AM to get your produce! MARK YOUR CALENDAR - FUTURE FRIDAY DATES: May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug 26
VEGGIE VAN GO THIS FRIDAY APRIL 22: This event is the 4th Friday of each month and provides FREE fresh fruit and produce for ANYONE in the RNESU community. Come to OVUHS parking lot from 10 AM - 11 AM to get your produce!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR - FUTURE FRIDAY DATES: May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug 26
INPUT ON USE OF COVID FEDERAL FUNDS APRIL 26: On Tuesday, April 26th from 6 PM - 7 PM, Director of Curriculum Kristin Hubert will be hosting a virtual meeting to gather input on the potential use of federal funds within RNESU for the 2022-2023 school year.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87238186814?pwd=dUc1VVdjYXF1QmRGRUt6a1JJa2ZtZz09
OVUUSD - Please Vote!
The OVUUSD Special Budget Re-vote is April 26, 2022. Ballots are available now at your local town clerk’s office. Call your town clerk’s office to make an appointment to vote at your convenience or stop by your polling location on April 26, 2022.
Attend the virtual OVUUSD Special Informational Meeting on Monday, April 25,2022 at 6:30 PM to hear the budget presentation. To learn more about the budget re-vote, please visit www.rnesu.org.
OVUUSD - Ballots Now Available!
The OVUUSD Special Budget Re-vote is April 26, 2022. Ballots are available now at your local town clerk’s office. Call your town clerk’s office to make an appointment to vote at your convenience or stop by your polling location on April 26, 2022.
Please vote!
Vote early at your town clerk’s office or at the polls on April 26th!
Attend the virtual OVUUSD Special Informational Meeting on Monday, April 25,2022 at 6:30 PM to hear the budget presentation. To learn more about the budget re-vote, please see the articles providing details in the Reporter and the Rutland Herald.
OVUUSD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WANTED! The Otter Valley UUSD School Board has three vacancies that need to be filled. Leicester (must be a Leicester resident), Pittsford (must be a Pittsford resident), At Large (can be a resident in any Otter Valley Unified Union town: Brandon, Pittsford, Goshen, Leicester, Whiting or Sudbury). Appointees will serve for one year and may run for their seat next March in the annual election. The board meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6 PM (except for July). If interested, email Melinda Piper at mpiper@rnesu.org. There will be some questions to respond to prior to the May 4 board meeting.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! BUDGET RE-VOTE TUESDAY APRIL 26: The OVUUSD budget was defeated in March with fewer than a third of the usual voter turn out. Why? Perhaps because voters did not realize that Brandon and Pittsford mailed municipal ballots and the schools, by law, were not allowed to do the same. We need your help!
The new vote for a slightly reduced budget will take place on April 26, 2022 (see below, you can vote early!). A virtual informational session will take place on April 25 at 6:30 pm. Please spread the word far and wide! Show up and be heard- vote!
YOU CAN VOTE EARLY: Later this week, town offices will have the official ballots ready and you can go into your town office and vote early or you can request an absentee ballot if you don’t prefer to vote in person. We will notify you when walk-in voting is available.
Recap from Thursday's Unified Basketball game @ Middlebury!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/roundup-ov-tops-middlebury-in-unified-hoops/article_ccb810ce-04e6-5d45-a94b-e6713a32ddc9.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Unboxing the New Welding Equipment
Check out the preview in the Rutland Herald for Boys Lacrosse!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/lax-teams-prepare-for-2022-season/article_6b3c33dc-887c-53a0-90a5-7851cb9b4313.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Check out the Herald Previews for our Baseball & Softball teams this spring!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/the-v-in-valley-stands-for-versatility/article_6f26e1fa-965f-57ef-aee8-859ddfef07e7.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
COVID TESTS AVAILABLE: While our nurses continue to conduct diagnostic testing in school and make home antigen tests available on an as needed basis, there are times families want to have more testing done, such as before or after an event. We have been told that by April 4, families who wish to have antigen tests may make an appointment at a State of Vermont testing site to obtain up to eight rapid antigen tests or one LAMP test per appointment for their use at home. To make an appointment, click link: https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/testing/where-get-tested
OVUUSD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WANTED! The Otter Valley UUSD School Board has three vacancies that need to be filled. If you are interested in serving on the school board, send a letter by April 2 to indicate your interest to:
Melinda Piper, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, RNESU, 49 Court Drive, Brandon, VT 05733
The following vacancies need to be filled: 1. Leicester (must be a Leicester resident) 2. Pittsford (must be a Pittsford resident)
At Large (can be a resident in any Otter Valley Unified Union town: Brandon, Pittsford, Goshen, Leicester, Whiting or Sudbury).
Appointees may serve for one year and may run for their seat next March in the annual election. The board meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month except for July.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! OVUU BUDGET RE-VOTE APRIL 26th: The Otter Valley Unified Union Board budget re-vote will be held on Tuesday, April 26. Please help spread this word near and far! The board will share information about the budget in the coming weeks and will hold an informational meeting virtually on April 25. To comment on the defeated vote, please use the link below to access our Let’s Talk online forum OR attend the board meeting next Wednesday, April 6th - 6pm at OVUHS for public comment.
https://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/embed.aspx?L=PF9Y79G3K2LT
Check out our release for Varsity Football Head Coach Jordan Tolar!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/roundup-ov-hires-tolar-as-football-coach/article_53e13090-3ecd-5de4-bb52-a07e0bef534d.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Check out some pre-season quick hits from the Rutland Herald!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/spring-sports-teams-begin-preparing/article_f6bb3749-82ae-509b-9582-2efa1057d104.html?utm_source=sports-newsletter&utm_campaign=local-sports&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Congratulations on those mentioned in Rutland Herald in the 'Underclassmen who shined' section!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/underclassmen-who-shined-during-winter/article_6b4d1fc8-b0e8-5d12-af09-efd0a57f5b99.html
Check out the upcoming baseball match-ups to watch for OV!
https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/baseball-games-to-watch-this-spring/article_df90bd58-8731-545f-a130-b803980ed64f.html