Trailhead 2020: Shrewsbury pursues sustainability By Kate Barcellos Staff Writer Jan 3, 2019 SHREWSBURY — Seventeen kindergartners and first-graders eagerly scurried into the snowy banks behind Shrewsbury Mountain School to their specialRead More…
Trailhead 2020: Initiative for learning By Kate Barcellos Staff Writer WALLINGFORD — Students pre-kindergarten through sixth grade were curled on cushions in the hallways and lounging on rugs, silent but forRead More…
Trailhead 2020: Clarendon Elementary CLARENDON — The Mill River school district isn’t just implementing proficiency-based education — it’s reformatting the Tinmouth, Clarendon, Wallingford and Shrewsbury elementary schools, giving each a curriculum andRead More…
Supporting Teachers with Making Sense of Proficiency-Based Learning October 31, 2018 by Andrew Jones This is the second in a three-part series from Andrew Jones, director of curriculum at Mill River UnifiedRead More…
Transparency: Operating with a Clear Instructional Vision to Put Policy into Practice October 30, 2018 by Andrew Jones This is the first in a three-part series from Andrew Jones, director of curriculumRead More…
CLARENDON — Monday morning, students in Mike Lannon’s fifth-grade class at Clarendon Elementary School talked shop with guests Gov. Phil Scott and Sen. Brian Collamore. “I think it’s important to talk toRead More…
Myths of Proficiency Based Learning – Andrew Jones March 17, 2018 Proficiency-based learning is not a fad, nor is it some wild experiment that only Vermont schools are attempting to implement. There existsRead More…
Mill River Union High School was ranked in the top ten high schools in Vermont by US News and World Report for 2017. One school in Vermont was given a gold medal rating,Read More…
Advancing Student Leaders: The enhanced role of the principal creates meaningful ways to empower students – Jodie Stewart-Ruck April 1, 2016 It has always been an important part of a principal’s role toRead More…
Honing Transferable Skills – Jodie Stewart-Ruck October 1, 2016 Change is coming our way. With the passage and early implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the federal government is working toRead More…