Burlington School District Announcements CONGRATULATIONS, CLAUDE!
Citywide Summer Registration Events BSD Joins VFN (Vermont Fresh Network) May 9, 2012  It is thrilling to announce that all Click here to read more.
North Avenue News – May Superintendent’s Message May 4, 2012 Greetings everyone. What a beautiful spring we are having this year. As the school year winds down, I invite parents to check with their individual school websites to confirm final days in June, graduation dates, and other events at the end of the year. For the entire community, I invite you to participate in the upcoming school plays, musical events and other community gatherings as the weather continues to improve and the days get longer. We have incredibly talented students and dedicated staff and parents. Come enjoy your schools! Check the calendar on school websites for dates and times.
To read the full message, visit the Superintendent's Blog. BHS Students Visit High School in China  On April 20th, BHS Students visited Read more about this trip and program: Governor Shumlin Appoints EMS Principal to State Board April 16, 2012
Click here to read the full article from the April 6th issue of North Avenue News. EMS Student Awarded Honorable Mention in Statewide Essay Contest April 16, 2012  Eva Paradiso, 8th grader at Edmunds Middle School, was awarded Honorable Mention in this year's Lincoln Essay Competition. This is the second year in a row that an EMS student has been awarded for their writing; last year Nathan Treadway placed 1st in the competition.Click here to read the press release from Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home. Winooski and Burlington Announce Education Fellowships April 13, 2012 The Winooski-Burlington Partnership for Change announced today that it has awarded five fellowships to support school transformation in the two communities. Click here to read full press release. Connections to Japan at BHS April 11, 2012
 The month of March saw a number of activities between Burlington High School and Tottori Prefecture in Japan. Click here to read more about this exchange and the School Board Chair Elected April 11, 2012 Keith Pillsbury was unanimously re-elected as the Burlington School Board Chair at the April 1st, 2012 Commissioner's Meeting. Commissioner Pillsbury has served on the Board since 1987. In his acceptance speech, he noted "I appreciate the Board’s vote of confidence. I pledge to you that I will do my best to lead the Board in ensuring that every child is given the opportunity to meet their full potential." Pillsbury also spoke to upcoming District priorities, including the development of a strategic plan for Diversity & Equity, the technology initiative at the middle and high school levels, and multi-year fiscal and capital improvement strategies with the engagement of the community.  ELL Teachers Present at National Conference April 3, 2012
Two ELL teachers from the Burlington School District presented at the recent TESOL Conference, the annual international convention for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, held this year in Philadelphia. Nancy Nadel (HMS) participated in a panel session titled Teaching Teachers to Collaborate, together with faculty from St. Michael's College. The group reported about their work on the CREATE grant, a federal grant project awarded to St. Michael's College and for which Burlington School District is a partner district. The grant program is designed "to prepare all new teachers graduating from St. Michael's College to work effectively with the increasing number of English Language Learners in U.S. classrooms". Ms. Nadel presented specifically about her work using a systemic functional linguistics approach to teaching English language in middle school. Beth Evans (IAA) presented as part of the Electronic Village at the TESOL conference. The presentation, Teasing Apart Writing Skills With LiveScribe Pens, showed how she is using technology to help students who have difficulty writing and reading. BHS Students Shine in State Competition  March 29, 2012 Last night BHS senior Claude Mumbere again took top honors at the Vermont State Poetry Out Loud competition in Barre. He'll be traveling to D.C. in May to represent Vermont at Nationals. BHS' runner up was freshman Fabiola Mujomba, who volunteered to serve as the performer to assist in calibrating the scoring of the judges. READ MORE NEWS Stay Informed
Review the BSD announcements and announcements archive, watch school board meetings, hear podcasts online, and get school updates on your neighborhood Front Porch Forum. Click here for the BSD Announcements Archive. Commissioner's Corner is broadcast on CCTV Channel 17.Click here to find out when programs air, and listen to podcasts. Click here to watch School Board Meetings from Channel 16 RETN online now or to find out when programs air on TV.School Board Broadcasts on RETN Superintendent Jeanné Collins e-mails regular updates to neighborhood Front Porch Forums. Click here for Front Porch Forum. Front Porch Forum |
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Claude finished runner-up in last night's Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington D.C. Runner-up! In the whole country! 
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