Lamoille South Supervisory Union, Stowe School District, and Elmore-Morristown School District will be refreshing their websites, beginning this evening, Wednesday, August 23, 2017. There is likely to be intermittent issues for the next 24 hours. Please bear with us. More information about the new websites and how to give feedback will be forthcoming.
If you are trying to access E-Registration through the school district websites, an alternative would be to use the following link https://ps.morrisville.org/public to access the parent portal.
If you are having any difficulties accessing the parent portal, or resetting your password, please call Melissa Gillen at 802-888-4541, ext. 5559 or email her at melissa.gillen@lssuvt.org, and she will assist you.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
School Board Brief - August 16, 2017
The Stowe School District, Elmore-Morristown
Unified Union, and Lamoille South boards met to continue their work on our Act
46 Alternative Governance Structure self-study. The boards reviewed the tax
implications of both voluntary and forced governance mergers, reconfirming that
any merger would present little to no tax benefit to either district and a
likely eventual increase in Stowe’s homestead tax rate. This confirms that the
boards are on the fiscally responsible path by seeking an Alternative Governance
Structure that would maintain two separate districts under one supervisory
union.
There
are two important upcoming meetings, during which the boards will seek input
from both communities regarding a draft of the Alternative Governance Structure
proposal that will eventually go to the State Board of Education. On Monday,
September 25, at 6:00 PM, the boards will meet at Stowe High School, and on
Tuesday, September 26, at 6:00 PM, the boards will meet at Peoples Academy. A
draft of the Alternative Governance Structure proposal--our districts’ response
to Act 46--will be available several days in advance of these meetings. We
encourage members of the community to read this draft and then attend a meeting
to give feedback. Community response is crucial to our response to Act 46, and
these meetings will allow the board to hear what community members think.
Below,
please find the schedule of upcoming Act 46 meetings, which has been revised:
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Wednesday, September 13, 6:00.
Stowe Elementary School Music Room
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Monday, September 25, 6:00. Stowe
High School Auditorium
Community Engagement Meeting -- PLEASE
ATTEND
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Tuesday, September 26, 6:00.
Peoples Academy Auditorium
Community Engagement Meeting -- PLEASE ATTEND
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Tuesday, October 24, 6:00.
Morristown Elementary School Library
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Wednesday, November 15, 6:00.
Stowe Elementary School Music Room
Thursday, August 17, 2017
School Board Brief - August 14, 2017
Board members are enthusiastic about our district’s progress toward proficiency based and personalized learning systems. Our teachers have developed standards by which they will measure and report each student’s progress towards mastering important skills and concepts. The district is customizing a reporting system, which teachers will use to organize and track data about student progress and to communicate that progress to students and parents. Plans are also in place to strengthen student understanding of mindset, motivation, and metacognition to support their transition to Proficiency Based Learning. There will be a great deal of communication between the administration, teachers, parents, and students as we continue to implement this new process, which will serve students’ learning needs.
The Board is looking forward to regular updates on the work in our schools on Proficiency Based Learning and Personalization at meetings throughout the school year.
Superintendent Tracy Wrend briefed the board on the ramifications of Act 85, which determines how the state will capture savings from changes in teacher health insurance. Lamoille South Supervisory Union’s contractual net employer/employee contributions to healthcare are close to the target plan laid out by the state, and we do expect to generate savings from the health insurance transition to offset amounts expected to be withheld from state education fund payments. In addition, Act 85 set yield amounts and non-residential tax rates at a different level than projected during budgeting, and ultimately local tax rates are lower than was projected in March.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
School Board Brief - June 05, 2017
Stowe School Board held its final regular meeting for the 2016-2017 school year. Superintendent Wrend shared the annual report for 2015-2016, which is available here.
Monday, June 5, 2017
School Board Brief - May 31, 2017
In a joint meeting with Lamoille South Supervisory Union’s and Elmore-Morristown Unified Union’s boards, the Stowe School Board continued work on our Act 46 Alternative Governance Proposal. Consultant Peter Clarke reviewed the portions of passed legislation that are relevant to our proposal, as well as additional guidelines from the State Board of Education. The boards reviewed achievement data pursuant to both our Alternative Governance Structure Proposal and our continued goal of providing a strong education for all students in the Supervisory Union.
The next Act 46 meeting will be Monday, July 10, 2017, at 6:00PM at Stowe Elementary School.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
School Board Brief - May 15, 2017
The board reviewed Stowe’s and Elmore-Morristown Unified Union’s math and literacy progress monitoring tools. Lamoille South Supervisory Union (LSSU) has recently begun using the STAR assessment, which takes 20 minutes and will be given three times a year, with the flexibility to add screenings for some students. Students progress through the assessments once they have demonstrated proficiency. These screenings provide data that enables more focused instruction in areas where students haven’t mastered skills and provide ongoing indicators of the extent student learning is on track to meet our goals.
The board began discussion of the formation of a committee to address our capital improvement needs. The board will solidify plans over the summer.
Emily Rosenbaum was named the Stowe School District board representative to the Regional Advisory Board.
Monday, May 15, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017
Parent Announcements |
2017-2018 LSSU Calendar Principal & School Blog - Subscribe Now
NEW
Garden Work Session Thu. 2:45 - 4:00 - Community Service hours will be awarded. See Mr. Smith or Mr. Grogan to let him know you can help out
A World of Difference Students will be meeting this Friday the 19th in the art room during active study.
Memorial Day Poem Wanted: We seek a poem to be read on Friday, May 26th. The poem will be posted on our school's blog and read aloud. The poem theme is "The Meaning of Memorial Day." Please email or give a copy to Ms. Ortiz elisabeth.ortiz@lssuvt.org.
Annual Remembrance Run 5K: June 11th, 9:30am, at PA. Registration available here.
Special Olympics Torch Event: Walk/Run with the torch at SMS during Active Study, Friday, June 2nd. $20 gets you a t-shirt and allows you accompany the torch around the track. Turn in money to Mrs. Marshall or the MS Office.
Fall sports registration is now open! Please register your athlete by July 1, 2017. Register info here.
Yearbook Ordering DEADLINE is May 26th!!! Yearbooks can still be purchased. Orders can be placed online or you can drop off $20 (cash or check made out to Stowe Middle School) to the office.
Band/Chorus Rehearsal - TUESDAY, 9:50-11:15am, mandatory
High School Transition Night - Tuesday, the 16th, 6:30pm in the auditorium (for 8th grade parents and students alike!).
Stowe Bible Camp Registration open: June 19-23, 9am-12pm, Register here.
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Adventures in Public Art Making HDAC Camp: Maisie and Georgia Schnee, together with artist Kelly Holt, are launching a public art project, in our community to activate interest artists in a response to advancements in global warming. They are leading a camp at Helen Day Art Center in July. If you are interested, please sign up! Join the team and bring a powerful idea to life to share in our community! Campers will get to work in various media and collaborate on something BIG. The group will create a mural responding to the idea of BELONGING. The sky's the limit! In this camp, we will look at what artists are putting out into the world and share ideas of how we respond to art as we live alongside it. Instructor: Kelly Holt
July 10th-14th
Ages 9-13
9:00am-3:00pm
$275 (member) | $300 (non-member)
Also, you can sign up to help with this project on Beautification Day! Stay tuned for more details on Beautification Day activity sign-ups. This group will participate in painting part of the canvas!
Type 1 Diabetes Presentation: Thursday, May 18th, at UVM, 6:30-8:30pm. Living well with Diabetes in the Family presentation given by Moira McCarthy Stanford.
Call for Substitute Teachers: Do you know someone who might like to be a substitute? If so please contact LSSU and get on the sub list (very easy application packet). We now use an electronic sub system (AESOP), so you can look at and sign up for vacancies from wherever you are at any time of day.
Summer Camps
*NEW* Stowe Bible Camp Registration open: June 19-23, 9am-12pm, Register here.
Summer Camps at HDAC: For more information, see their brochure!
Musical Theater Camps at PA:
June 19th-24th - Aristocats, ages 6 and up
June 26th-30th - Pirates of Penzance, 6th grade and up
Visit Stowe Middle School Music website for upcoming events and details.
Community Service Opportunities
The Friends of the Stowe Free Library Book Sale July 5th thru July 24th. Your hours can be flexible and we will work with your schedule. We need volunteers to get boxes out of the library basement, via an elevator, to the porch or gazebo, and also to shift boxes around on the porch. Please email Bonnie Knight me for more information or if you think you can help. bonniesknight@gmail.com
Leadership/Community Service: 6th/7th Graders interested in helping on 5th Grade transition night on TUESDAY, May 16th at 6:30pm please sign-up outside the office. This is an opportunity to be help teachers tell our 5th grade parents about SMS.
Calendar - Full calendar on website |
May 17th-18th: 6th-8th SBACs
May 16th: 5th Grade Parent Transition Night, 6-7pm
May 18th: SMHS Spring Concert, 7pm
May 22nd: 6th Gr Field Trip to Fairbanks Museum
May 24th-25th: 8th SBAC
May 26th: Beautification Day
June 2nd: 6th Gr Field Trip to Montpelier
June 7th: Step Up Day
June 9th: 8th Gr Field Trip to Great Escape
June 12th: SMS BBQ
June 15th: 6th Gr Field Trip to Smugglers Notch / 7th Gr Field Trip to Spare Time / 8th Grade Graduation, 6pm
June 16th: Last Half Day, Field Day!
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