School Choice Lottery

MHS is currently accepting applications for the Winooski Valley Regional Public School Choice Lottery
for the 2012-2013 school year. This program provides students the opportunity to apply to go, at no cost,
to a high school other than the one in their own school district. Students are chosen by lottery from all the
applicants for each school district based on the number of open slots.

Students not accepted in the lottery will be considered for the Exchange Program. The Exchange Program
offers a student an opportunity to attend another school, if there is a student from that school interested in
attending Montpelier High School. Exchange spaces are for one year only.

The advantage of the School Choice Program is that once a student is accepted to the program, that student
will be able to finish at the chosen high school, even if there is not an “exchange partner”. The deadline
for applying to the School Choice Program is February 27, 2012. Applications and the list of participating
schools are available in the Office.

If you have any questions, please call Valerie in the Main Office at 225-8001.

African America Read-In

Good news,  February  brings  the African-American Read-in, which has become an annual event at MHS.  For the past three years students, faculty and even ex-faculty,Francis Brooks, have read poetry or short readings from African-American authors in the library.  This year on Tuesday, Feb. 21 Curtiss Reed, executive director of the Partnership for Fairness and Diversity will read some works of Lucy Terri Prince to students and staff in the auditorium . The reading will take place from 11:19 - 11:34 (first Tues. schedule) then Curtiss will offer two 80 minute sessions, 5th and 7th periods, on the topic of The Power of Perspective.  He describes the sessions in the following  way:

Winooski Valley Jazz Festival Participants

• Congratulations to the following students for making it into the 
• Winooski Valley Jazz Festival this year.

Staying Connected

Our kids are growing up and becoming more independent very quickly. They may be pushing us away one minute and need us there the next. Their moods are changing. Their lives are busy. Their friends are new. It’s hard to keep up with them. How do we parent these adolescents? Click here for more information.

FY 13 Budget Proposal

In order to provide as much transparency in the FY13 Budgeting Process, I have provided a copy of the Draft Presentation made to the Montpelier Board of School Commissioners on Wednesday, December 21. 

Please know that this is a Draft Proposal for FY13.  All are invited to share feedback at the next School Board Meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 7:00 in the Montpelier High School Library.  

Know of my wishes for a safe and happy holiday season for everyone in Montpelier.  

Gratefully,

Dr. Brian G. Ricca