Barton Academy & Graded School

From the Superintendent's Office: The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School. Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.

Understanding the Vote to reconsider the LRUEMSD Annual Meeting Budget and Capital Fund Votes of March 11, 2024 1. Who can vote? All registered voters of the towns of Albany, Barton (including Orleans), Brownington, Glover, Irasburg, and Westmore. 2. Article One: This a vote to determine if voters wish to reconsider the LRUEMSD Annual Meeting Budget vote of March 11th, 2024. This means that if people want to reconsider the March 11th budget vote they should vote yes. If people do not want to reconsider the March 11th budget vote, they should vote no on this article. If the majority of voters vote yes to reconsider, then Articles 1B and 1C can be reconsidered and voted on. At this time the LRUEMSD Board will present the details of the budget. The budget was voted for $17,387,565. A detailed presentation of why this was needed was presented on March 11th. The voters would then vote to approve the original figure of $17,387,565 which the Board believes is necessary for the coming fiscal year. Additional information. • At the presently voted $17,387,565, voters will likely be responsible for approximately 47-50% of that figure, with state aid absorbing the rest. If this figure is lowered, that might not be the case. • If an alternate figure is voted, it is up to the Board to determine where cuts would be made. These could include teachers, paraprofessionals, transportation, extra-curricular activities, special programs, and everything else. This could also include needed building maintenance and repairs. 3. Article Two: This a vote to determine if voters wish to reconsider the LRUEMSD Capital Fund vote of March 11th, 2024. This means that if people want to reconsider the March 11th Capital Fund vote they should vote yes. If people do not want to reconsider the Capital Fund March 11th vote, they should vote no on this article. If they vote Yes, at this time the Board will present the details of the necessity for increasing the Capital Fund for LRUEMSD Schools, which was $500,000. Additional Information • It is important for voters to understand that in the previous three years most of the repairs to our building were accomplished through Grant Money including ESSER Funds from the Federal Government. Our schools all need work, and the grant money is ending. - The $500,000 that the Board asked for would be spent almost immediately on delayed and current repairs and replacements. This still does not cover all of the necessary and pending projects. • According to Truex-Collins Engineering Reports our schools could cost $108,000,000 to make them sustainable. • If the School Board cannot meet its bills a bond would have to be considered and voted on. The voters would then vote to approve the original $500,000 to the Capital Reserve Fund, to be used for repairs, replacements, and/or upgrading structural components and operating systems in projects costing more than $10,000 as overseen by the LRUEMSD Board Facilities Committee.

To all OCSU families, faculty, and staff. There was an incident of a water main break at the Orleans School, today, Monday, May 13th. All students and staff are safe. Local fire department and agencies are on site and evacuating water from the basement from the Orleans School. In order to assess damage and next steps, the Orleans School will be closed for staff and students May 14 and 15 and Principal Laliberty or Superintendent Chamberlin will reach out the afternoon of Wednesday the 15th with an update. Notice to all families staff and students, the entire Orleans School Campus, building, playground and ball fields are off limits until further notice.

From the Superintendent's Office: The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School. Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.

From the Superintendent's Office: The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School. Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.

Last Student Day for all OCSU schools EXCEPT Brownington: Thursday, June 13th and will be a half day. Brownington's last student day is Friday, June 14th - also a half day.

From the Superintendent's Office: The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School. Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.

From the Superintendent's Office: The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School. Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.

From the Superintendent's Office: The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School. Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.

A reminder that there is a joint board meeting tonight at Lake Region at 6pm. The full agenda is linked below. The meeting is in-person only; no remote option will be provided. Besides normal board business, there will a presentation by Truexcollins. The Truexcollins reports are also linked below. We hope to see folks tonight! Meeting agenda: https://5il.co/2jgox Truexcollins reports: https://www.ocsu.org/article/1561631

Dabble Day is this weekend!

Upcoming Board Meetings April 29, 2024 Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District Board: https://5il.co/2jgox Lake Region Union High School District Board: https://5il.co/2jgrl May 1, 2024 OCSU Board: https://5il.co/2jis9 May 6, 2024 Lake Region Union High School District Board: https://5il.co/2jitd

A reminder that signup packets for our summer program are available starting today at any of our OCSU elementary schools. More information is attached.

Consider mailing in your glasses so that they can be reused by children in other parts of the world for the next eclipse! Did your family watch? Feel free to share pictures in the comments!

Community Event: Family Dance to benefit the Jones Memorial Library

Registration for OCSU Track & Field (co-ed) and Girls Softball for students in grades 6-8 closes at 3pm tomorrow, March 29th. All forms can be turned in to your students school office or emailed to the athletic coordinator, Dana Jacobs. djacobs@ocsu.org Track and Field Open to grades 6-8 Track Coach: Ryan Newberger Field Coach: Kate Clayton Girls Softball New this year! Open to girls grade 6-8 Coach: Stephanie Merchant https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m2xdz_ApPLYOmllTWwvTBnucUfgcVZVC/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=102965353065067222233&rtpof=true&sd=true

Yesterday, our 4th grade students shared a bus with Brownington, Glover and Orleans' 4th graders to venter to North Country Career Center for a 4th grade STEM fair. The kids made 5 minute ice cream and learned how we get cream, vanilla, and sugar. They got to eat their ice cream, with added sprinkles, after they made it! Their next session was health care. The students had an opportunity learn about health care professions, view x-rays, and learn about tools used in the healthcare profession, even learning how to pronounce sphygmomanometer! They then put together an interactive floor puzzle of the organs of the human body! Their favorite part was the floor puzzle and looking at the various anatomy models. They then went to the technology center. In there, students got the opportunity to build our own solar powered circuit and test it out. The center leader told Barton we really did well because we were the only group to finish our circuits early! We ended our day in the kitchen. We learned all about different measurements including liquids, weight, volume, and density. We used our new found knowledge to measure different ingredients to make our own trail mix! We got the opportunity to enjoy the snack we made when we got back to school! It was an amazing experience!

Get ready to Rock Your Crazy Socks this Thursday, March 21 for World Down’s Syndrome Day! Whether they’re super silly, just plain colorful and funky, or maybe just mismatched- show your awareness for the few, the proud, the amazing fold with an extra set of the #21 chromosome. That’s why we celebrate on 3-21! If you were to look under a microscope at a chromosome, they look just like a pair of socks. So…Rock Your Socks this Thursday to spread awareness.

Please see the agenda's for upcoming board meetings.

Dabble Day 2024