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🌱 How could Harwood’s next budget reshape Waitsfield’s schools and staff?

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  • How could Harwood's next budget reshape Waitsfield's schools and staff?

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  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 67, low: 44.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 62 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Preview of at Harwood's FY28 budget: bad news (timesargus.com) — Harwood school officials are warning that the FY28 budget could either trigger millions in state penalties or force cuts equal to at least 30 full-time positions, directly affecting families in Waitsfield and neighboring towns. The board is also eyeing the Cabot Creamery office building in Waitsfield as a possible site for a future combined elementary school, while weighing consolidation and program changes before a March Town Meeting Day vote.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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