PreK-12
School District
Proposed Merger Vote
November 4, 2014
Who:
All voters in the Chittenden East Supervisory Union.
What:
Vote to replace the six town school boards, Mt.
Mansfield Union School Board and the Chittenden East Executive Committee with
one PreK-12 unified governing board. If
one or two towns vote no, vote to create a Modified Unified Board with unified
governance for all Towns voting yes.
When:
November
4, 2014 vote, by Australian ballot.
Where:
Bolton,
Huntington, Jericho, Richmond, Underhill Town, and Underhill ID.
Why:
For fifty years, our communities have
united in a grade 5-12 single school district and school board--Mount Mansfield Union
School District--to educate our children in middle and high school.
After a long and extensive study process, the CESU Voluntary Merger Committee
has recommended that our communities unite in a PreK-12 single school district
and school board to provide better education opportunities for all of our
children and to more efficiently manage our resources and tax dollars.
If the proposal is approved, the State of Vermont will provide
property tax reductions for each community voting yes for a period of four
years. The amount of the reductions is
described in the Voluntary Merger Report.
The details of the proposal,
supporting report, and dissenting views are in the Voluntary Merger Report that
is posted on the CESU website. In
addition, the website contains links to studies and background information
considered in this process. We encourage
all voters to study this important question.
There will be informational meetings held in each community; the times,
locations, and dates of the meetings are listed on the back of this flyer.
All
local school boards have scheduled public votes by Australian ballot on November
4th as part of the general election.
For More Information: Call the
CESU office at (802) 434-2128 for a copy of the full report, or go to the CESU
webpage at http://cesu.k12.vt.us and click on the Voluntary Merger Discussion
tab.
Polling Places
The voters residing in each member district will cast
their ballots in the following polling places:
Bolton
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♦
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Smilie
Memorial School
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♦
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7 am–7
pm
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Huntington
|
♦
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Brewster-Pierce
Memorial School
|
♦
|
6:30 am–7 pm
|
Jericho
|
♦
|
Jericho
Elementary School
|
♦
|
7 am–7
pm
|
Richmond
|
♦
|
Camels
Hump Middle School
|
♦
|
7 am–7
pm
|
Underhill ID--Jericho
|
♦
|
Jericho
Elementary School
|
♦
|
7 am–7
pm
|
Underhill ID--Underhill
|
♦
|
Underhill
Town Hall
|
♦
|
7 am–7
pm
|
Underhill Town
|
♦
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Underhill
Town Hall
|
♦
|
7 am–7 pm
|
Informational
Meetings
Dates
|
Locations
|
Times
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October 1
|
Smilie Memorial School
|
6 pm
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October 7
|
Underhill Central School
|
6:30 pm
|
October 8
|
Jericho Elementary School
|
6 pm
|
October 14
|
Brewster-Pierce Memorial School
|
6 pm
|
October 15
|
Richmond Elementary School
|
6 pm
|
October 16
|
Browns River Middle School Library
|
6 pm
|
October 21
|
Deborah Rawson Library
|
10 am
|
October 22
|
Mt. Mansfield Union High School KIVA
|
6 pm
|
October 27
|
Brewster-Pierce Memorial School
|
6 pm
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October 28
|
Underhill ID Elementary School
|
6 pm
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October 28
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Underhill Central School
|
6:30 pm
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October 29
|
Smilie Memorial School
|
6 pm
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October 29
|
Jericho Elementary School
|
6:30 pm
|
November 2
|
Camels Hump Middle School Library
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4 pm
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