Building a learning community in Vermont
Posted November 5, 2025
Burlington City & Lake Semester Highlighted in Publication from United Nations University Burlington, VT Burlington High School (BHS) is once again making international news. Last month, the United Nations University published a book featuring Burlington City &… Read more »
Posted September 16, 2025
The Community School work at the Burlington School District started in February 2025 thanks to a Community Schools Grant from the University of Vermont. “Community Schools” is both a place and a partnership between the Burlington School… Read more »
Posted September 24, 2024
TEAMS: Restorative Practices Collaborative The RP Collaborative is a group of BSD professionals dedicated to narrowing the achievement gap for students and improving the culture within the District for students, teachers, and faculty through the use of… Read more »
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2021 Safety-Task-Force-Final-Report School Safety Taskforce formed in fall of 2020 to examine the role of School Resource Officers (SROs) and to develop recommendations to further the District’s policy goals in implementing all elements of restorative practices. Read… Read more »
Posted June 3, 2024
Statement on LGBTQ+ Advocacy We at the Burlington School District (BSD) stand committed to transforming BSD into a national model for holistic wellness for LGBTQ+ people, youth, and adults. We stand in solidarity with LGBTQ+ students, staff, and… Read more »
Posted April 19, 2024
BHS Peer Mediators Present at Education Justice Coalition: Peer Mediators at BHS have been trained in Restorative Practices and are working to make BSD a safer and healthier community. Victoria Tornwini, Esther Lokossou, and Lincoln Safron proudly… Read more »
Posted December 12, 2022
District Seeks Cost of Building New High School and Technical Center Burlington, VT Burlington School District (BSD) has filed a lawsuit in federal court, suing Monsanto for its role in manufacturing, marketing and distributing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).… Read more »
Posted June 13, 2022
Our BTC hiring committee has been working hard to identify the next leader for the technical center. We are happy to report have two strong candidates who are interested in working in Burlington School District! Please join… Read more »
Posted May 2, 2022
District Stop the Hate Art Competition Winner, Lily Dantscher HMS The BSD The Office of Equity has launched a Stop the Hate campaign in the fall of 2021. Goals: Stop the Hate at HMS: As part… Read more »
Posted November 5, 2021
Thank you to Rep. Peter Welch for taking the time to come visit Downtown Burlington High School to check in with students and talk about school construction aid. It was a pleasure to show you around our… Read more »
Posted June 15, 2021
As we head into summer, our work to create a new strategic plan for Burlington School District is unfolding nicely. Last month, we received more than a dozen volunteers to engage in training to conduct empathy interviews… Read more »
Posted May 5, 2021
Edmunds Elementary was one of eleven schools across Vermont and New Hampshire to receive one of this Year’s “Year of the Book” grants from the Children’s Literacy Foundation. Other schools in the district have received the grant… Read more »
Posted April 12, 2021
As part of the District’s ongoing focus on creating a more equitable school system for students, families, and staff, we are embarking on work to create an Equitable Budget model and process. Our aim is to create… Read more »
Posted March 30, 2021
The Burlington High School Principal Hiring Committee has announced three finalists for the BHS principalship. The candidates are Steven Berbeco, who most recently served as Deputy Commissioner for the Child Development Division of Vermont’s Department for Children… Read more »
Posted March 8, 2021
Recognizing that Black history doesn’t end when March begins, please join us for our third annual “Beyond Black History Month” event on Friday, March 12 from 5:00-6:30. This year’s event is presented virtually as part of our… Read more »
Posted December 23, 2020
Burlington School District is in the last year of our strategic plan. We are soliciting written proposals from professionally qualified contractors to provide services to the Burlington School District for the development of a new five year strategic… Read more »
Posted August 14, 2020
Pinckney to Lead New Effort to Coordinate District-wide Athletics BSD is pleased to announce that Quaron “Q” Pinckney has accepted the position of District Coordinator – Head of Athletics. This new position takes a District-wide management approach… Read more »
Posted July 1, 2020
On July 1, Superintendent Tom Flanagan launched his first day in the Burlington School District (BSD) by announcing an ambitious 100 Day Entry Plan, focused on bridging opportunity gaps in equity, empowering student engagement, and deepening community… Read more »
Posted May 29, 2020
The State of Vermont has informed us that any family attending a BSD school which provides free meals for all students will receive an additional grocery benefit. The benefit comes from the CARES Act and has been… Read more »
Posted May 11, 2020
May 4-8 is National Teacher Appreciation Week! Check out these videos put together with a little help from our students and administrators.
