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MONDAY Â Â EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 27 No. 6

Middlebury, Vermont

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Monday, April 27, 2015

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32 Pages

75¢

ANeSU  to  bring  in  a  mediator

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Board  vows  to   improve  climate By  ZACH  DESPART BRISTOL  â€”  The  Addison  North-­ east  Supervisory  Union  Executive  Committee  at  a  special  meeting  Thursday  pledged  to  address  what  it  characterized  as  a  â€œdeteriorated  environmentâ€?  in  the  district’s  six  schools. “The  committee  recognizes  the  need  for  an  immediate  assessment  of  current  conditions,â€?  the  committee  said  in  a  prepared  statement. The  executive  committee,  which  is  composed  of  one  representative  from  the  boards  of  each  school,  said  it  has  retained  a  professional  me-­ diator  to,  by  the  end  of  the  current  school  year,  conduct  an  assessment  of  the  working  climate  for  stakehold-­ ers  across  the  supervisory  union. Over  a  period  of  several  months,  the  committee  hopes  to  improve  the  working  relationship  between  fac-­ ulty  and  administrators,  reform  the  governance  structure  under  which  school  boards  operate  and  more  FOHDUO\ GHÂżQH WKH PDQQHU LQ ZKLFK (See  ANeSU,  Page  19)

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Spring’s back:

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By  EVAN  JOHNSON ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  Since  1970,  communities  across  Vermont  have  taken  to  local  roads  for  some  much-­needed  spring  cleaning.  As  they’ve  done  every  year,  residents  in  Addison  County  are  gearing  up  for  Green  Up  Day,  scheduled  for  this  Saturday,  May  2. Many  of  the  23  towns  in  Ad-­ dison  County  have  unique  Green  Up  Day  tra-­ ditions.  After  picking  up  rubbish,  many  towns  celebrate  with  picnics  and  barbecues,  treats  for  volunteers  DQG UDIĂ€HV ,Q 2UZHOO WKH RFFD-­ (See  Green  Up,  Page  30)


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