The district only has a three-and-a-half-year lease on its temporary downtown location — the former Macy’s department store turned high school.
Burlington school district sets ambitious plan to build new high school in 4 years
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New Burlington schools equity report shows learning disparities, pandemic regression
The report shows the Burlington School District didn’t achieve many of its equity goals, but that outcome was expected and will be used to build solutions, officials say.
Burlington School District to remove police officers from schools
By this fall, only one officer will visit schools during scheduled events, such as trainings and active-shooter drills, and without weapons or uniforms.
Burlington City Council delays action on police ‘staffing crisis’
The council also heard a proposal to up the school budget by $3.6 million as a result of Covid-19 pressures and the relocation of Burlington High School.
Covid spike forces Burlington public schools to go remote before winter break
Before Dec. 10, there were no coronavirus cases in Burlington schools. Since Dec. 10, 20 positive cases have been identified.
Burlington eyes former Macy’s building as temporary high school site
After facing pressure from parents and students to return to in-person learning, school district officials are forging ahead on plans to find an alternative high school site.
For one day a week, Burlington High School students will learn at Edmunds
School Superintendent Tom Flanagan said he hopes in-person learning at Edmunds will start Nov. 18, but is “working collaboratively with the (Burlington teachers union) to agree on the details of this short-term solution.”
Burlington elementary schools expanding to four days of in-person classes
At a press conference Wednesday, the Burlington School District and local colleges touted low Covid positivity rates as they reopened during the pandemic.
Burlington school staff press leaders on reopening plans
Just how the district will operate is coming into focus.
Burlington aims to reopen in-person education in August
‘It’s a huge lift, we need everyone involved, but I do think we can do it,’ new Superintendent Tom Flanagan said to parents Wednesday evening.
Burlington schools set to open on time, new superintendent says
Tom Flanagan says the district was considering an “A/B” schedule where students would be physically in classrooms half of the time.
Burlington School Board recommends continued funding for school officers
The Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and over 1,000 callers to recent municipal meetings have called for the city to remove police officers from schools.
Community calls to remove police officers from Burlington schools at forum
The Burlington School Board is reconsidering its partnership with the Burlington Police Department amid calls from community members to remove police officers from schools.
Weinberger to ask school district to review resource officer program
Following a misleading communication from the school district, the Burlington mayor shifted his position after expressing support for the program and including it in his budget.