In the Schools

In this episode we hear from Sam Bromley, a Montpelier High School Science Teacher. Sam has recently joined a long list of MHS educators who have been awarded a prestigious Rowland Fellowship. We learn about Sam's plans for his Fellowship and how he hopes to shape our next learners. 

The Rowland Foundation

In this episode, we hear from Nathan Suter. Nathan has been hired by our school board to work with members of the community to determine our communities values for education. As we move toward a world where we’re living with the pandemic, these stated values will help frame our future.

MRPS District-Wide Visioning Committee

District-Wide Visioning Survey

In this episode we hear from MRPS Community Liaison Nick Conner. Nick works with students and families who are having a harder time engaging in school on a daily basis. We dig in with Nick about the work he's done so far and what's the come! 

In this special episode Superintendent Libby Bonesteel outlines the proposed plan for ESSER III money. An accompanying slide show can be found on the ESSER page of our website. After listening to this podcast we ask community members and staff to fill out a short survey regarding our plan. This survey can also be found on the ESSER page of our website.

In this episode we hear from Montpelier community member Joan Javier-Duval, MHS senior Eliana Moorhead, and 1st-grade teacher Susan Koch. Joan, Eliana, and Susan have been working on the MRPS School Board School Safety and Police Relations Committee. We talk with them about the committee's work and their hopes for the future.

In this episode we hear from Hannah Barden, an MRPS English Language Teacher, and Ashley Dubois,  an MSMS Special Educator. Hannah and Ashley have been key people involved in our work around equity at MRPS. We dig in with these two passionate educators about the work that we’ve done so far and what’s to come in creating a more equitable learning environment for our students.

In this episode we hear from Kirk Kreitz, Molly Clark, and Hilary Goldblatt, our instrumental and choral teachers for Main Street Middle School and Montpelier High School. We dig in with this talented group about what the music program has been like this year and what their hopes are for the future.

Listen to Essential Music for Essential Workers as composed by MHS students and displayed at Lakeside Pediatrics in Burlington and Integrative Family Medicine in Montpelier. This is a joint project with Music-COMP, a non-profit providing students opportunities to have their original music mentored online and in-person by professional composers.

In this episode we hear from Sarah Gardner, UES Special Educator, and Mary Cat Reed, UES 2nd Grade Teacher, and dig in about what it’s like to team-teach and how the pandemic has influenced life in their classroom.

In this episode we hear from Matt Link, MRPS Athletic Director, and Leo Riby-Williams, a senior athlete, for a behind-the-scenes look at what has been happening in the world of high school athletics during the time of a global pandemic.

Stream games on the NFHS Network or watch on Facebook Live @MontpelierHighSchoolAthletics, follow Matt Link on Twitter @MHS_Solons, and visit the MHS Athletics website for game schedules, COVID guidelines, and more!

Welcome to our first episode of In the Schools, a podcast dedicated to telling the story of the people who make the Montpelier Roxbury Public School District an amazing place to grow, learn, and work! In this episode we hear from Grant Geisler, MRPS Business Manager, to unravel the complicated world of district budgets and education finance so our community has a better sense of what they are voting for on Town Meeting Day. 

For more information on voting in Montpelier and Roxbury, visit these websites: 

Montpelier, Vermont City Clerk

Roxbury, Vermont 2021 Town Meeting 

MRPS March 1st, 2021 Budget Informational Hearing Presentation