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An Afternoon of Learning and Collaboration!
When our educators and staff grow, our students benefit! Today’s professional development afternoon brought staff together to strengthen skills, share ideas, and build connections across our schools.
A central focus of the day was reinforcing our commitment to creating inclusive, welcoming learning environments where every student feels valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.
Staff also participated in learning opportunities focused on literacy, math, curriculum alignment, outdoor education, student well-being, and behavior supports. Our administrative assistants collaborated on website management, Alma, and Canva, while other staff engaged in specialized training and professional collaboration. And some staff went to the Nolato Open House to learn more about how to support flexible pathways to learning for our students.
Thank you to everyone who organized, facilitated, and participated in today's learning, especially Chief Academic Officer Anda Adams, who organizes our SU professional development and empowers our staff to lead. Together, we continue to grow, strengthen our schools, and create opportunities for all students to thrive!
Just in! WRVSU has been awarded $100,000 from the Henry P. Kendall Foundation to remove the biggest obstacle to meeting our district’s goal of 25% local purchasing for our Child Nutrition Program. With adequate cold storage, we can accept larger deliveries of local beef, introduce local chicken, buy local ingredients in bulk, and launch a seasonal produce preservation pilot.
We have so much to be proud of and grateful for! Thank you to Child Nutrition Director Mischa Johnson and Farm to School Coordinator Francey Slater for pursuing Storage for a Stronger Local Food System: Increasing Local Food at White River Valley Supervisory Union.
And a BIG thank you to the Henry P. Kendall Foundation for supporting WRVSU's commitment to our Vermont economy and food producers. Prize www.kendall.org/2026winners #NEFoodVision @kendall-foundation on LinkedIn
Learn more about our WRVMS After School Club Coordinator, Teal Sallen, here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ROZWUgrwrpMPocAADy8R7UlX3NRPkRPFOtiFVDMpqSA/edit?usp=drive_link
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first Meet & Greet with Superintendent Kinnarney & Newton School Principal Williams at Grandpa's Snack Shack. Beautiful fall foliage, warm conversations, and a wonderful group of caring, invested community and school board members made it a special gathering. We’re grateful you came out to connect with us!
Dear WRVSU Community
Today, we are sharing this update from Superintendent Kinnarney. http://dlvr.it/TVlZvv
Included are an -Overview of the Act 170 Group #9 Merger Study Committee -Details for the upcoming 10/13/26 #9 meeting -List of WRVSU's #9 committee members -Note about mandatory participation in the Act 170 voluntary merger process
Thank you, White River Valley Supervisory Union
