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North Country Supervisory Union
The North Country Supervisory Union is a school district responsible for the education of students in the Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ... towns of Newport (city), Vermont, the city of Newport, Newport (town), Vermont, Newport Town, Derby, Vermont, Derby, Charleston, Vermont, Charleston, Jay, Vermont, Jay, Troy, Vermont, Troy, North Troy, Vermont, North Troy, Coventry, Vermont, Coventry, Brighton, Vermont, Brighton, Holland, Vermont, Holland, Morgan, Vermont, Morgan, Westfield, Vermont, Westfield, and Lowell, Vermont, Lowell. It is administered by a school board. The supervisory union changed its name from the "Orleans-Essex North Supervisory Union" in 2008. By land area of the towns which send students there, North Country is the largest supervisory unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport (city), Vermont
Newport is a city and the county seat of Orleans County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 4,455. The city contains the second-largest population of any municipality in the county (only neighboring Derby is larger), and has the smallest geographic area. It is the second-smallest city by population in Vermont. Newport is also the name of a neighboring town in Orleans County. Newport was founded by European Americans as a settlement in 1793 and was first called Pickeral Point. It was the place where Rogers' Rangers retreated to in 1759, during the French and Indian War (or Seven Years War between the French and British). In the 19th century, the village was stimulated by construction of the railroad here in 1863, during the American Civil War. The lumbering firm Prouty & Miller operated here from 1865. Long after the post-war Reconstruction era, the village was the site for a Reunion Society of Vermont Officers in 1891. Newport has two public sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland, Vermont
Holland is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 632 at the 2020 census. It derives its name from Holland. Government Town * Town Clerk – Diane Judd * Treasurer – Diane Judd * Delinquent Tax Collector – Diane Judd * Auditor – Gaetane Patenaude * Agent – Diane Judd * Lister – Brian Currier * Road Commissioner (appointed) – Tommy Charest * Planning Commissioners – Albert Hauver, Marc Farrow, Gary Champney Jr. * Solid Waste Supervisor – Winston Dowland * Grand Juror – Speedo Deskins * Cemetery Commissioner – Michael Percy * Constable – Clara Nadeau * Moderator – Eernest Emmerson * Budget – $475,467 Building code The building code requires a roof snow load bearing capacity of . School District * Member, Union School Board – Lucy Cannon (2009) and Diane Rowlee (2010)Diana Emmerson * Chair, School Board – Diana Limlaw * Member, Board – Lori Ackerson (2009), Michael Lyon (2010), Diana Limlaw (2010) * Principal – Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Districts In Vermont
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be availabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Country Supervisory Union
The North Country Supervisory Union is a school district responsible for the education of students in the Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ... towns of Newport (city), Vermont, the city of Newport, Newport (town), Vermont, Newport Town, Derby, Vermont, Derby, Charleston, Vermont, Charleston, Jay, Vermont, Jay, Troy, Vermont, Troy, North Troy, Vermont, North Troy, Coventry, Vermont, Coventry, Brighton, Vermont, Brighton, Holland, Vermont, Holland, Morgan, Vermont, Morgan, Westfield, Vermont, Westfield, and Lowell, Vermont, Lowell. It is administered by a school board. The supervisory union changed its name from the "Orleans-Essex North Supervisory Union" in 2008. By land area of the towns which send students there, North Country is the largest supervisory unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act 60 (Vermont Law)
Act 60, known as "The Equal Educational Opportunity Act", was a Vermont law enacted in June 1997 by the Vermont legislature intended to achieve a fair balance of educational spending across school districts, independent of the degree of prosperity within each district. The law was in response to a Vermont Supreme Court decision in the ''Brigham vs. State of Vermont'' case, wherein the court ruled that Vermont’s then existing educational funding system was unconstitutional, because it allowed students in towns with higher total property values to receive a higher level of education funding per pupil than students in towns with lower property values. Act 60 was followed by Acts 68 and 130, which addressed some imbalances caused by Act 60. State-wide education funding In most local jurisdictions outside of Vermont, public school funding is determined within a school district by the following steps: :1. The school expenditure budget is set and non-tax income from grants and other sour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Country Union High School
North Country Union High School (NCUHS, North Country, or NCU) is a secondary school located in Newport, Vermont, United States. It is operated by the North Country Supervisory Union school district. The school serves students from Newport City, Newport Town, Derby, Charleston, Jay, Troy, North Troy, Coventry, Brighton, Holland, Morgan, Westfield and Lowell. Enrollment ranges between 1100 and 1200 students. NCU is affiliated with the North Country Career Center, a regional technical center that shares the NCU building. The school colors are maroon and blue, and its mascot is the Falcon. History The school stands on what was once Veterans' Park. The local American Legion post donated the land to the school district. The park had been used for carnivals, horse races, and baseball games. Until 2010, the school played hockey across the border in Stanstead, Quebec. It was the only professionally maintained rink in the area. Buildings The North Country Career Center was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Board
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution. The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional area, such as a city, county, state, or province. Frequently, a board of directors power with a larger institution, such as a higher government's department of education. The name of such board is also often used to refer to the school system under such board's control. The government department that administered education in the United Kingdom before the foundation of the Ministry of Education was formerly called the Board of Education A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution. The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are .... See also * National Association of State Boards of Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowell, Vermont
Lowell is the westernmost town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 887 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 56.1 square miles (145.2 km2), of which 56.0 square miles (145.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (0.11%) is water. The unincorporated village of Lowell is in the center of the town. Geology Circa 400 million years ago, large and slow moving upheavals formed the serpentine rock and the asbestos fiber which sometimes accompanies serpentine. This serpentine comprises Brown's Ledges at the Lowell-Westfield border. A rare fern species, '' Adiantum viridimontanum'', grows which can tolerate the high nickel content of serpentine. Serpentine also contains iron, so much so that some rocks can be magnetized. This affects where cell towers can be placed in town. The iron oxide gives the color brown to "Brown's Ledges."The Chronicle, September 8, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield, Vermont
Westfield is a town in Orleans County, Vermont United States. The population was 534 at the 2020 census. The town was founded in 1780 and named after Rhode Island general and politician, William West, a supporter of Vermont statehood. Westfield is home to the Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a contemplative order of women, following the Benedictine rule. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.2 square miles (104.1 km2), all land. Hazens Notch is located in town. Climate History The Abbey Sainte-Marie de Deux-Montagnes, near Montreal, Canada, founded the Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Westfield, Vermont, in 1981. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 503 people, 200 households, and 141 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.5 people per square mile (4.8/km2). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 8.4 per square mile (3.3/km2). The racial m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan, Vermont
Morgan is the easternmost town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 638 at the 2020 census. The town contains two villages: Morgan and Morgan Center. History The town was named for John Morgan, a landholder. The first settler was Nathan Wilcox in 1800. During the Civil War the town furnished forty-seven enlisted men, thirteen of whom were killed or died from the effects of wounds or disease.Gazetteer of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, VT.; 1883-1884, Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child; May 1887 Morgan was one of only two Vermont towns to vote for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.9 square miles (87.7 km2), of which 31.3 square miles (81.0 km2) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.8 km2) (7.71%) is water. Lake Seymour is contained entirely within the town. It covers . It is the second largest lake to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton, Vermont
Brighton is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,157 at the 2020 census. The town was named "Gilead" in its original grant in 1780. The town was sold to a group consisting primarily of soldiers commanded by Colonel Joseph Nightingale and subsequently named "Random". The town's name was finally changed by the legislature to "Brighton" in 1832. The Brighton village of Island Pond gets its name from the Abenaki word ''Menanbawk'', which literally means island pond. Brighton is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Brighton is in western Essex County, bordered to the north by Warren's Gore and Averys Gore, to the northeast by Lewis, to the southeast by Ferdinand, to the southwest by Newark in Caledonia County and Westmore in Orleans County, and to the northwest by Charleston and Morgan in Orleans County. The unincorporated community of Island Pond, the main community in the town, is at the north end of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, which usually operate several schools, and the largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio, or a combination of any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
