MOST RECENT VIDEOS

• 1:01 School Attendance Gains Are Exponential! Featured

  Every class your student attends gives them information they can use to make the next class easier. The more classes they attend, the more this benefit stacks. This makes school easier, more fun and more effective!

  Uploaded Mar 18, 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 12, 2025
• 1:00 Good Attendance Is a Lifelong Skill Featured

  This video highlights the importance of good attendance to local employers.

  Uploaded Jan 20, 2025
• 1:00 Maintaining Good Attendance Through Winter Featured

  We know sickness will spread more readily in the winter, and that could lead to students needing to stay home from school. Limiting other types of excused absences during this time of year can help students keep a consistent school schedule so they can still get the social, emotional and academic benefits that school offers.

  Uploaded Dec 11, 2024
• 1:27 Introducing the Standard Response Protocol Featured

  MVSD has adopted the Standard Response Protocol for handling emergency situations. This video explains more about that.

  Uploaded Oct 24, 2024
• 23-24 MVU STEM Fair

  MVU hosted another successful STEM Fair. This video shows the results.

  Uploaded May 15, 2024
• 00:60 How School Attendance Helps Student Anxiety

  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
• 1:00 Overcoming Attendance Barriers

  Getting students to school every day is a big job, but you don't have to do it alone! There are many chellenges that can prevent a student from coming to school, but by working with your teachers, guidance department and administrators many of those challenges can be overcome. Our new website has a directory of contact information to make communication easier, and you can always call the school to get some help problem solving too. Families working together with schools is a winning team in the game of student attendance!

  Uploaded Oct 18, 2023
• 00:57 Attendance Tips

  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
• 5:28 VPA Sportsmanship Message

  A message from the Vermont Principal's Association about good sportsmanship.

  Uploaded Sep 14, 2023