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Champlain
Elementary School
http://www.bsdvt.org/Schools/Champlain/ 800 Pine St, Burlington, VT 05401 Site Supervisor: Nancy Talbott/864-8477 Directions to school From
UVM campus, go down Main Street
and take a left on Pine Street by the Down Hill Edge store. Look for
the
school on your left, one block north from the intersection of Pine
Street and Flynn Avenue, across from Noyes Tires and Champlain School
Apartments, and next to Lake Champlain Chocolate Factory.
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| Champlain Elementary School is located at 800 Pine Street in the south end of Burlington. Student enrollment is approximately 300 students in grades K-5, with a student population consisting of families from varied demographics, ranging from low to high income. Fifty five percent of our families are on free and reduced lunch. Over the past five years there has been an increase in the ethnic background of our students. ESL (English as a Second Language) services has been offered to students who have moved here from Bosnia, Germany, Vietnam, China, Tibet, Romania and Somalia. Last year 63 students (21.2%) received Title 1 services, 56 students (18.8%) received Special Education services and 16 (5.4%) were on 504 plans. At Champlain, there are several collaborative support services in place. Classroom teachers, educational assistants, special educators, and a Title 1 reading teacher work in conjunction with student teachers from area colleges, parent and community volunteers. Our goal is to help each and every student become an independent and fluent reader. In addition to those instructional supports which are currently in place, we are actively seeking literacy volunteers to supplement and support those students most in need of 1-1 instructional assistance. |
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Edmunds Elementary School
http://www.bsdvt.org/schools/edmundsel/ 265 Main St., Burlington, VT 05401 Site Supervisor: Stephanie Bolwin/864-8473 Directions to school
From
UVM campus, go west, toward the lake, on Main Street about 4 blocks.
Edmunds will be a large
stone building on your left between
Willard and Union St. Park, go into the Elementary building entrance,
go up one flight and ask for the elementary office.
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| There are 228 students currently enrolled in Edmunds Elementary School. Some of the children come from low income families with few literacy opportunities. Some of the children come from Tibet, Bosnia, Vietnam or other countries. Literacy Buddies work in the classrooms K-5th grades. Some Literacy Buddies work in the kindergarten class doing journals and pre reading activities. Other Literacy Buddies help students with literacy, reading and writing activities. Children who are high risk for failure have been targeted to receive additional support. All of the children and college students enjoy forming close relationships to achieve success. We are fortunate to have such enthusiastic and caring college students to work at our school |
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John J. Flynn Elementary School
http://www.bsdvt.org/Schools/Flynn/ 1645 No. Ave, Burlington, VT 05401 Site Supervisor: Donna Voghell/864-8478 Directions to School: Take Pearl Street all the way until the last traffic light (you will be facing Battery Park) Take a right onto North Ave. Follow North Ave., you will pass on your left Burlington High School, then the Ethan Allen Shopping Center. After the Ethan Allen Shopping Center, go through 3 sets of traffic lights and the school is located at 1645 North Avenue on your left, across from Birchwood Nursing Home.The chool is easily accessible by the CCTA bus system. |
| The John J. Flynn Elementary School is the largest in Burlington with 460 students in grades kindergarten through grade five. The Flynn School was built in 1952 and has had a number of additions throughout the years. The most recent being a 4000 square foot Multipurpose Room added in 1996. The school has 21 homerooms, Learning Center (1990) and a recently updated Computer Lab (1998). Students are grouped by grade level with multi-age partnerships. Flynn School serves over 340 families who represent a demographic cross section of the Burlington Community. The school has an active PTO that provides a number of programs to support literacy and cirriculum enrichment. The Flynn School is committed to getting all students off to a successful start learning to read and write. There are opportunities for America Reads Volunteers to support classroom teachers and specialists. There are also openings to work in our Birchwood Terrace and Starr Farm inter generational reading program. |
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H.O. Wheeler Elementary School
9 Archibald Street, Burlington, VT 05401 http://www.bsdvt.org/Schools/Wheeler/ America Reads School Supervisor: Vicki Graf: 864-8475 America Counts School Supervisor: Lillian Robinson: 864-8475 Directions to school From UVM campus, go north on North Prospect St. to Archibald. Turn left onto Archibald and go to the end of the street. The school will be on your right. Go to the office and ask for Jane Sheppard, the administrative assistant to the principal, Vicki Graf. |
| H.O. Wheeler Elementary School is one of 6 elementary schools in Burlington. We have 254 students in kindergarten through grade 5. We are located in what is called the "Old North End" of Burlington. Our community is diverse with many languages and cultures coming together in our school. Our school has a special focus on working closely with our community. We have a school community coordinator as well as a Family room. We also have the largest total number of English as a Second Language students in Burlington. |
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Lawrence Barnes Elementary School
http://www.bsdvt.org/schools/barnes/ 123 North Street, Burlington, VT 05401 Sue Mack: 864-8480 Directions to school Go
west on Pearl Street towards the
lake. Take a right onto 127 which is also North Champlain St. Go up
three blocks. School is on right hand side at the first light. (This
light is not a traffic light, but a walking light for pedestrians.)
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| Lawrence Barnes lies
at the heart of Burlington's Old North End, a predominantly low income
community. The students who live in this densely populated urban
neighborhood rely upon
the school to meet many of their basic needs. About one quarter of the
children
eat their breakfast at school each day and 85% of the children receive
free
and reduced lunch. Perhaps even more important than the meals and basic
educational
foundations we provide for them, the school and its personal provide
the
children with stability, security, safety and caring. We are lucky to have a very diverse student population at Barnes. Approximately 15% of our children do not speak English as their language. These children have special literacy needs. Many of our American born students arrive at school without the benefit of coming from literacy rich homes: they have not been exposed to books, magazines, or literature of any sort. By and large, they have not been read to as preschoolers and are not read "to" or "with" once they are in school. So . . . most of our students really learn to read and write exclusively at school. And that's why we need your help! |
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