Glover Community School

Reminder to OCSU Parents, Community Members, Faculty and Staff The OCSU Superintendent Search Committee has invited three candidates to visit our school community and participate in a second round of interviews with the Committee and School Board on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Committee invites parents, members of the community, faculty and staff to meet each candidate in 30 minute sessions between 4:30 and 6:00 pm in the Lake Region Cafeteria. Your participation and input is important to this process. Sincerely, David Blodgett & Neil Urie OCSU Superintendent Search Committee Co-Chairs

Dear OCSU Parents, Community Members, Faculty and Staff The OCSU Superintendent Search Committee has invited three candidates to visit our school community and participate in a second round of interviews with the Committee and School Board on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Committee invites parents, members of the community, faculty and staff to meet each candidate in 30 minute sessions between 4:30 and 6:00 pm in the Lake Region Cafeteria. Your participation and input is important to this process. Sincerely, David Blodgett & Neil Urie OCSU Superintendent Search Committee Co-Chairs

Newport, VT - On Sunday, January 5th, at 2 PM at the United Church of Newport, the Lake Region UHS music department presents our first annual Midwinter Solo & Ensemble Concert. Singers and instrumentalists will be presenting classical solo and chamber music, and festive songs of the season. Repertoire includes music by Hindemith, Weber, Rieding, Tchaikovsky, Kern, Betinis, traditional and modern carols, and more. The Jazz Ensemble, Chorus and Select Chorus will be performing. Admission is free, but donations or non-perishable food items will be gratefully accepted to benefit the NEKO Barton/Orleans Food Bank and the United Church Food Shelf. For further information, please contact Sara Doncaster at sdoncaster@ocsu.org or call (802) 754-2500 x219

Good evening, We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! Since we've adopted a new grading a reporting system this year, report cards will look different than they have in the past. Therefore, before report cards are sent home to EMS families later this week, we wanted to provide some resources that may help you navigate the new report. The report is called a "Student Learning Snapshot" because it is meant to give you a "snapshot" of how your student is doing at this moment in time. As the year progresses, students will continue to learn and grow. Please remember that you can login and check on your student's progress on individual assignments at any time by visiting the SmartScore Family website (www.smartedsystems.com). For now, you are welcome to review the "Student Learning Snapshot Cheat Sheet" (https://bit.ly/slscheatsheet) for a quick overview of the information included in the report card. A more detailed and in-depth overview is provided in the walkthrough video that is linked here (https://youtu.be/YvQZAMxKpdo). As always, our goal is to make these report cards as valuable and informative as possible for you and your student. Please reach out to your student's teacher, principal, or the Curriculum & Instruction office if you have any questions or if you need additional support. Thank you! Erica Harryman, Director of Instruction Kyle Chadburn, Access & Opportunities Coordinator

Opening for Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School Board Member from Glover The LRUEMSD board is currently seeking someone to fill a vacant spot on the school board. Candidate would need to be a resident of Glover. The school board meets every other Monday at 6:00 pm. If you are interested, please contact Lisa Worden, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent at lworden@ocsu.org or 525-1204 ext. 134.

November 4, 2024: Lake Region Union High School District Business & Operations Committee meeting to discuss FY26 Budget, see agenda here: https://5il.co/302ms at 5:00 pm and LR board meeting 6:00 pm: check out the agenda here: https://5il.co/302lc

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LRUHS Business & Operations Committee meetings to discuss budgets for 2025-2026: 10/23 6:00pm; 11/4 5:00pm; 11/13 6:00pm; 12/2 5:00pm. All meetings take place at Lake Region.

Hi all, Student Council will be hosting their Haunted House and trick-or-treat on Saturday, November 2nd at LRUHS. We are looking for some volunteers: 1. Trick-or-treat tables - think "trunk or treat" but inside where it is warm and dry. Please decorate your table/area as you wish and bring candy! Last year I would estimate we had about 100-150 children come through and trick or treat. Trick-or-treat will be from 1-3pm, but you are welcome to come start setting up at 11am. 2. Haunted house scare actors/guides/front lobby control: We are looking for volunteers for all jobs related to the Haunted House. The scarier haunted house will be from 6:30-9:00pm. 3. All day support: Unfortunately, we had to pick a weekend in which Doug is on duty, and therefore I am the only staff person who will be on premises for the entire day (10am-10pm). If anyone is willing to help manage teenagers, I would greatly appreciate it! If you are able to do any part of this, please email me and let me know. Please also share this information with students/families, and with the community. There is a Facebook event. Many thanks! -Mariah Mariah Gariepy, M.Ed. Social Studies Teacher Co-Advisor of: Student Council, and Cooking Club Lake Region Union High School

The Vermont Agency of Education announced in a recent press release the next phase of the 2024 Listen and Learn Tour and invites the public to participate in community conversations to inform how the Agency delivers services and supports to Vermont’s education system. These public engagement sessions will help the Agency develop its strategic plan and ensure that its work is supporting the educational priorities of communities across Vermont. Following a series of data reports and regional planning sessions with more than 250 education leaders, the Agency is eager to expand these conversations to include educators, parents, students, and community members across the state. The Agency encourages broad participation and welcomes input from all Vermonters, including students, families, and community partners - students are integral to these conversations and are encouraged to attend.

Good afternoon, Last week we reached out to you to let you know that we will be using a new grading and reporting system this year in our EMS schools called "SmartScore." Now that you've had some time to review the information we provided and register for your parent/guardian account in SmartScore, we wanted to follow up with some additional resources to help you navigate the SmartScore system. Two walkthrough videos are available at the link below. These videos show you how to interpret the scores you'll see on your student's learning snapshot, how to look at feedback from each of your student's courses, and how to view specific feedback on individual assignments. In addition, the informational handouts we sent previously are available on this webpage as well. https://www.ocsu.org/page/grading-reporting-resources As always, please reach out if you have any questions or if you need additional help. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and support as we transition to this new tool. Erica Harryman, OCSU Director of Instruction Kyle Chadburn, OCSU Access & Opportunities Coordinator

Butler's Bus Service—OCSU Drivers Needed/New Sign on Bonus

Good afternoon, In an effort to improve our schools' communication with students and their caregivers, the EMS district schools have adopted a new grading and reporting system called SmartScore. This system has many helpful tools and features that will hopefully make feedback more clear, accurate, and helpful for students. We hope that it will also make students' growth and progress easier for families to see and understand as well. Please review the attached document that provides an overview of the new system and provides you with login information so you can sign in and see how your student is doing. Teachers are working on putting student work into the new system right now, so please be patient as the transition takes place and we get everything up and running. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions you might have. Thank you for your support of our schools! Erica Harryman Director of Instruction Kyle Chadburn Access & Opportunities Coordinator

OCSU Employment Opportunities: OCSU is currently looking for a staff accountant, Spanish teacher, Health Office Staff and others. Check out the full listing here: https://orleanscentralvt.sites.thrillshare.com/page/employment-opportunities

The Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School Board is hosting a Public Tour of the Glover Community School on Thursday, September 12th from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Orleans Jr Fall Soccer is now open! Families can select below to download the registration form. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oisf95Y240DuvLRRTpRFLWozOY0In_fXt8ox1vaXiLw/edit?usp=sharing

Fingerprinting OPEN HOUSE, today, Tuesday, August 6!

OCSU Fingerprinting Open House—August 6, 2024—2:00-6:00 pm

Fingerprint Open House Canceled! The Orleans County Sheriff's Department has notified us that the Fingerprint Open House scheduled for tonight (7/30/2024) has been canceled due to flood-related road closures. We will spread the word when the OCSD schedules the next fingerprint open house. Be well and be safe.

Newest Employment Opportunities: Administrative Assistant (Curriculum & Instruction) https://www.schoolspring.com/jobdetail?jobId=4721804; Art Teacher https://www.schoolspring.com/jobdetail?jobId=4729714