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• 2:30 Highgate Staff on the Benefits of Smart Budgeting on Instruction Featured

  Prioritizing student success means that we closely examine data on our instruction materials and practices, and invest in what works best. In this video, Highgate Principal Yeshua Pastina and others from the Highgate School community talk about how this method works for students while keeping costs down.

  Uploaded Feb 19, 2025
• 2:29 Swanton Administrators Celebrate School Staff Featured

  School staff are the largest and most important part of our school budget. Swanton Principal Chris Dodge and Assistant Principal Jess Bourbeau discuss some of what the staff are doing everyday to make MVSD such a great place for students to learn as well as the school and district commitment to finding the right team for this important work. This year's proposed budget has made cuts to central office staff and eliminated some vacant positions to ensure we allocate resources to the staffing that will benefit students the most while still reducing the tax burden on our community.

  Uploaded Feb 14, 2025
• 2:11 Franklin Staff Share How Professional Development Benefits Students Featured

  Professional Development is a key benefit provided to MVSD employees in the school budget. Joyce Hakey, Principal of Franklin Central School, and teachers Laura Sullivan and Ashley Bachelder talk about how Professional Development positively impacts students. Not only that, it also makes our district more attractive to new teachers and motivates experienced teachers to stay where their expertise is cultivated and valued.

  Uploaded Feb 11, 2025
• 2:18 An Interview with MVU Middle School Principal, Christie Martin Featured

  We asked Christie Martin, MVU Principal in charge of the Middle School, to talk a bit about how the school budget is used to provide the best outcomes possible for our students!

  Uploaded Feb 06, 2025
• 00:60 How School Attendance Helps Student Anxiety Featured

  Anxiety is a feeling everyone experiences, and for many students it is closely related to school and attendance. In this video, mental health professionals working in MVSD explain how even though school may be a source of anxiety for many young people, regular attendance can actually reduce anxiety and even improve mental health overall. If you are interested in learning more about anxiety, including strategies you can use as a parent to help students overcome it, watch the full interview with Dr. Joelle van Lent and Fellicia Cota on our youtube page at https://youtu.be/4DH_6QZlkYY

  Uploaded Nov 20, 2023
• 00:57 Attendance Tips Featured

  Maintaining consistent attendance can be tough. Here are three tips that may make it easier:
  1. Routines. Having a clearly defined regimen makes keeping to a schedule a lot easier for young people and adults alike.
  2. Sleep. Getting plenty of rest sets you up for a great morning. Routines can be helpful for going to sleep too, and keeping screens charging in another room is another great strategy.
  3. Checklists. Anything that helps a student visualize all the steps they'll need to take to accomplish a task will benefit their ability to manage time.
  We hope you find these helpful. For more great ideas check out these resources: https://www.attendanceworks.org/resources/handouts-for-families-2/

  Uploaded Sep 18, 2023
• 00:60 The First Step to a Good School Year Is Just Be There!

  The beginning of another school year brings a lot of feelings for everyone. Some of them are positive and some may not be, and that's okay. See how MVSD staff and students are dealing with those feelings in our video about first day jitters!
  
  New MVSD School Psychologist Mary Mihuta recommends we focus on the things we are looking forward to while we process all of these emotions. For students, seeing friends or a favorite teacher, or even just going to recess might be a reason to get excited about school starting.
  
  Also keep in mind that teachers will spend the first few days establishing routines so students can better know what to expect going forward. Using fidgets and/or taking deep, calming breaths can be another useful tool for managing any anxiety students may feel about coming back to school.
  
  However you feel, we're glad that another school year is starting and we can't wait to welcome students back!

  Uploaded Aug 29, 2023
• 3:12 Welcome to Missisquoi Valley School District
  Uploaded Aug 22, 2023