HUUSD School Board

Key Issues

Plain-language briefs on the questions in front of the Board — what each issue is, what the Board has said, and where to learn more. The Board approves every brief, and every update, by vote.

Draft — content will be confirmed and Board-approved before publication.

Draft brief

Technology & learning in our schools

Devices, cell phones, AI, and student data — including the cell phone policy now in front of the Board.

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Student well-being & support

Mental health, attendance, belonging, and the people and systems that support students.

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Budget — what it pays for

Where the district's money goes, how a budget becomes a tax bill, and how to follow the next one from the start.

Read the brief Proposed brief

Act 73, redistricting & our schools

Vermont is redrawing school district lines. What Act 73 requires, what Harwood residents said in the survey, and where the local work on school buildings stands.

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How Vermont pays for schools

Most of a school tax bill is set by state formula, not the local budget. What changed in Montpelier this year and what the Board told lawmakers.

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