Burlington Schools — Past, Present, and Future… Hi neighbors – On Town Meeting Day, the Burlington School District will have three items on the ballot. Taken together, they address the District’s past, present, and its future. One item, approved unanimously for the ballot by the City Council last night, is for authority to issue $9.7…
Hi neighbors — As most of you are no doubt aware, the Burlington School Board met on Tuesday night to finalize its proposed budget for the 2009-2010 school year. By a unanimous vote (with one abstention), the Board is recommending a budget in the amount of $49,903,088. As Board Finance Chair, I strongly take issue…
Hi neighbors — Just a quick (and much shorter!) post to let you know that the District has posted on its website the PowerPoint presentation that Supt. Collins gave last night at the budget hearing at the high school. If you were not able to attend, you can view the presentation here: http://bsdweb.bsdvt.org/Board/budget0910/BudgetFY10v3.pdf Please let…
Hi neighbors — It’s budget-preparation season for the Burlington School Board, as most of you no doubt realize from this morning’s Free Press article (for those of you who didn’t see it, here’s the link: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20081214/NEWS02/812140310/1001/NEW. As Molly Walsh noted, our first public hearing on the proposed budget will be held in the cafeteria of…
Hi neighbors — During the recent City Council vote on the School Board’s bond proposal, many of the councilors expressed their desire to work with the Board to develop a school renovation proposal that matches the city’s fiscal resources. On Monday evening, the Council is scheduled to consider a resolution that would establish a specific…
Phase One of the Master Plan and Vision for the Future After consulting with City leaders and the City Finance Board, the Burlington School Board reconsidered its proposal to ask the City Council for a ballot item in the amount of $226 million. At its monthly meeting on September 9, 2008, the Burlington School Board…
Hi neighbors — Not surprisingly, there has been a lot of interest in the School Board’s proposed bond for the District. The Board is actively building a website, BSDPlan.com, to offer information about the proposal, meeting dates and times, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and other related material. If there are specific questions you would…
On December 11, 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. stepped to the podium in Oslo, Norway to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. He took the opportunity to use what he called “this lofty and historic platform” to speak on the topics of civil rights, poverty, and war. At the conclusion of his speech, King took the…
Hi neighbors — On behalf of the School Board and the kids in the district, I would like to thank the voters of Ward 5 for their continued strong support of the school budget. It will make a big difference in the provision of important services in the schools, including the afterschool program, fully-staffed libraries,…
Hi neighbors — I got a note from Tammy Charboneau at Champlain School saying that she is looking for both an 8 mm and a Super 8 mm projector. If anyone has one that the school could borrow for a time, please contact the school. Also, since the news hasn’t hit the Free Press yet,…
