HUUSD School Board

Communications

The letters, messages, and testimony the Board has sent — to our community, the Legislature, and the Governor. 21 in all, January 18, 2024 – May 1, 2026, each with its full text and original source.

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Testimony

Testimony to House Ways and Means on H.949 (the Yield Bill)

May 1, 2026·Cindy (Lucinda) Senning, Vice Chair, HUUSD Board (Duxbury) → Vermont House Committee on Ways and Means

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All 21To the Community 13To the Legislature 6To the Governor 2

Apr 9, 2026Letter to the LegislatureSchool board to lawmakers: No spending capsThe Harwood Unified Union School Board (including student representatives); submitted by Chair Ashley Woods → Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, House Ways & Means Committee
Apr 2, 2026Op-EdSenate ed funding bill does not address the elephants in the roomSteve Rosenberg, Moretown representative on the HUUSD Board → The community (with a call to write district legislators about S.220)
Mar 5, 2026Community MessageHarwood board leaders thank the communityChair Ashley Woods (Warren) and Vice Chair Cindy Senning (Duxbury), HUUSD Board → The community
Feb 24, 2026Letter to the LegislatureHUUSD Board to lawmakers: Don't count debt, health insurance in per-pupil costsThe Harwood Unified Union School Board → Vermont Senators and Representatives; House/Senate Education and Ways & Means committees
Feb 16, 2026Community MessageSchool Board hosts Zoom Budget Forum, Feb. 19Steve Rosenberg (Moretown), Chair of the HUUSD Board Outreach Committee → The community / district voters
Feb 2, 2026Community MessageHUUSD Board: Info sessions Feb. 4 & 19 ahead of school budget voteAshley Woods (Chair, Warren) and Cindy Senning (Vice-Chair, Duxbury), HUUSD Board → The community / district voters (FY27 budget, Town Meeting Day March 3, 2026)
Jan 20, 2026NoticeHUUSD Board: Seeking applicants for a Warren seatThe HUUSD School Board → The community (Warren residents)
Jan 11, 2026Letter to the GovernorAn open letter and invitation to Governor Phil ScottAshley Woods, HUUSD Board Chair (Warren) → Governor Phil Scott
Dec 20, 2025NoticeHUUSD board: Fayston vacancy to fill in JanuaryThe HUUSD School Board → The community (Fayston residents)
Nov 14, 2025Letter to the LegislatureWoods & Senning: 'Our people are deeply skeptical' of school redistricting plansAshley Woods (Chair) and Cindy Senning (Vice Chair), HUUSD Board → The Act 73 redistricting Task Force and legislative committees
Oct 13, 2025Community MessageSchool Board shares Act 73 surveyHUUSD School Board → The community (parents / caregivers)
Aug 28, 2025Community MessageTo the Harwood Unified Union School District community (Act 73 & facilities update)Ashley Woods (Chair, Warren) and Cindy Senning (Vice Chair, Duxbury), HUUSD Board → The community
Jul 2, 2025Community MessageHarwood has Sen. Sanders to thank for federal funding reimbursementHUUSD School Board (signed by Chair Ashley Woods and Vice Chair Cindy Senning) → The community
Feb 20, 2025Letter to the LegislatureHarwood School Board leaders sound off to lawmakers on education reform proposalAshley Woods (Chair, Warren) and Cindy Senning (Vice-Chair, Duxbury), Harwood Union Unified School District Board → Vermont legislators
Feb 15, 2025Letter to the GovernorLetter to Gov. Scott on education funding reform ('show us the data')Ashley Woods (Chair, Warren) and Cindy Senning (Vice-Chair, Duxbury), HUUSD Board → Governor Phil Scott
May 23, 2024Op-EdIn response to former HUUSD board membersThe HUUSD Board → The community and former board members (rebuttal to a 'Rightsizing our schools' op-ed)
Apr 21, 2024Community MessageSchool board urges community to vote on revised 2024-25 budgetThe HUUSD School Board → The community / district voters (revised FY25 budget revote, April 30, 2024)
Mar 14, 2024TestimonyTestimony on the 2024 Failed BudgetAshley Woods, Chair, HUUSD Board (Warren) — accompanied by Vice Chair Cindy Senning and Supt. Dr. Mike Leichliter → Vermont House Education Committee (Chairman Conlon)
Feb 22, 2024Community MessagePlease support the school budget at Town Meeting DayKristen Rodgers (Chair) and Kelley Hackett (Vice-Chair), HUUSD Board → The community / district voters (FY25 budget, Town Meeting Day March 5, 2024)
Jan 18, 2024Community MessageStatement from the HUUSD Board, read January 10, 2024Kristen Rodgers, Chair, HUUSD Board (on behalf of the entire board) → The community and district support staff (re: contract negotiations)

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