It’s that time of year when we start planning for our annual Prekindergarten Screening and Open House.  This event will be held later this year due to the need to plan around COVID health and safety guidelines.  We anticipate Prekindergarten Screening and Open House will take place for both Barre City and Barre Town Prekindergarten programs in May.  The date will be announced as it is finalized.  

For more information, please click the image above.

After being remote through the month of December, the Reopening Team at BUUSD has been routinely meeting to discuss and plan how we can maximize in-person learning while still carefully following the Strong & Healthy Start guidance from the Vermont Agency of Education.

Beginning on January 19, 2021, BUUSD intends to begin a phased transition to full in-person instruction. Click here or the image above to learn more.

Our hope is that this document will serve as a guide for students, families and community members to understand what remote learning looks like for all Barre City students, grades Pre-K to 8. The BCEMS faculty and staff have been hard at work since the start of the pandemic in the spring to make remote learning engaging and meaningful for our students. We are proud of the learning experience we have in place, but we know that there will always be room for growth and improvement in these incredibly uncertain times.

Do you have questions about what school is going to look like this fall?  Click the photo above to learn more!

Barre Schools are reopening on September 8, 2020.  Please visit our Reopening Barre Schools web page by clicking the image above to view information on our hybrid and virtual learning options to see what fits best for you and your family.  Registration forms will be sent out on Monday, August 3, 2020.

As the return to school approaches, one of the main areas of focus for us is busing and transportation.  It is going to look very different this year as we will be implementing many measures to maximize the safety of our students and staff.  For more information please go to buusd.org/covid-19/transportation

The Barre Unified Union School District will be offering free meals to anyone ages 18 and under starting March 18.  These meals will be offered weekly Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until further notice.

We will have one open meal site and multiple sites we are delivering to.  Click the image above to learn more.

The State of Vermont passed a new law in 2019 that requires all schools and child care providers to test their drinking water for lead. Barre City Elementary and Middle School participated in pilot testing in Spring 2018.  Based on those results, we received a waiver on new testing and remediated based on results from 2018.

Check out this year's first edition of our middle school newspaper, the Bulldog Bulletin, led by Ms. Neddo!

A huge thank you to everyone that participated and gave feedback in our first budget survey. We appreciate all of the comments and responses and will use this information as we develop our budget for next year. We continue to work to improve how we communicate and engage with our community, so please let us know if you have any questions or need more information. We look forward to hearing from you again soon!

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