
Peacham School Board
The School Board has the responsibility of insuring that all Peacham students receive an education. Specifically, the Board oversees the operation of our pre-K through Grade 6 elementary school, and works through Caledonia Central Supervisory Union (CCSU) to pay tuition for students in Grades 7-12 to attend middle and high school. Students have their choice of secondary schools, and are currently enrolled in a variety of public and independent middle and high schools in the area.
Peacham’s School Board has three members, each elected for a three-year term. The terms are staggered, with one vacancy being filled every year at Town Meeting. Regular Board meetings take place the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at Peacham Elementary School. Meetings are open to the public, and attendance and participation are welcomed. Topics at these meetings range from infrastructure issues such as building repair or equipment acquisition, to questions of staffing, curriculum, policy updates and budget. The Board works closely with the Principal and Superintendent for input and consultation on these and other issues.
To contact the School Board, you may call any of the current members:
Jo Anne Post, Chair 592-3221
Wynne Browne, Vice-Chair 592-3545
Dave Stauffer, Clerk 592-3076
The latest School Board minutes along with the most recent archives of minutes are available online as a PDF documents. See the links below.
Latest School Board Minutes: June 3, 2010 (Special)
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May 25, 2010 (Special)
May 18 & 20, 2010 (Special)
May 10, 2010
May 7, 2010 (Special)
April 12, 2010
April 7, 2010 (Special)
March 23, 2010 (Special)
March 8, 2010
February 22, 2010 (PreTown)
February 11, 2010 (Special)
February 8, 2010
January 25, 2010 (Special)
January 11, 2010
November 23, 2009
October 26, 2009
September 14, 2009
July 13, 2009
June 8, 2009
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Grades 7-8 Study Committee
After the conclusion of the School Options study in 2007, the School Board placed the following article on the warning for Town Meeting 2008: “Shall the voters of the Peacham School District authorize the Board of School directors to develop a program for educating seventh and eighth graders at the Peacham Elementary School and submit it to the town for final approval in the fall of 2008?”
The article was approved and the School Board appointed a committee. The work and minutes of that committee may be accessed HERE.
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Peacham School Board Community Planning
Like many other towns across Vermont, Peacham has experienced a decline in student numbers over the last decade. In response to this situation, and to the changing statewide environment for school funding, the Board and a number of community volunteers are engaged in a series of discussions to help determine whether our current model of providing education is still appropriate, or whether changes should now be considered. Four workgroups are meeting from the spring to the fall of 2007, examining different approaches to structuring education in Peacham: keeping the school as is with possible cost-cutting measures and/or initiatives to increase enrollment; collaborating and/or merging with a neighboring school district (Danville or Barnet); closing the school and offering school choice from kindergarten through high school; and expanding the elementary school to include seventh and eighth grades. The website includes documents from this process, beginning with results from a community-wide meeting in January, 2007; minutes of the monthly meetings of the entire Planning Group; and minutes from the individual workgroups as they are filed. Please note that workgroup minutes reflect ongoing discussions, and do not necessarily represent the views or findings of the School Board as a whole.
At the first community meeting on January 21, 2007 Winton Goodrich from the Vermont School Boards Association moderated a "Peacham Community Dialogue" to consider the future of education in Peacham. The minutes of this meeting and all additional community meetings are available below.
All interested persons are welcome. In addition to these larger community meetings, five standing committees have been established (see below). These committees/workgroups schedule and post their own meetings. Committee meeting minutes are available online as a PDF documents. See the links below:
FY 08 Budget Figures
Cost per Student at the Peacham Elementary School
Expansion:
Committee Report - DRAFT
Report Summary
Parent Survey Results 2007
Budget
June 6, 2007
May 17, 2007
April 4, 2007
Revision of School As Is:
Committee Report - DRAFT
August 14, 2007
June 18, 2007
May 7, 2007
April 11, 2007
Collaboration/Merger:
Committee Report - DRAFT
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
April 10, 2007
May 8, 2007
July 10, 2007
School Choice:
Committee Report - DRAFT
Appendix B
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