Burr Oak Community Schools

Here is the latest information on school bus pick up times. The first bus pick up will be around 6:50 a.m. Which is approximately 20 minutes later than last year. Your students pick up should be about 20 minutes later than it was last year. Please have your students ready 10 minutes prior to their pick up time. Please text or call the bus drivers as soon as possible if your student will not be riding the bus. If your student rides Amy's bus, you can reach her at 517-677-8911. If your student rides Michaela's bus, you can reach her at 269-397-6521.

We are hiring a kitchen aide! We will be filling the position as soon as possible. https://burroakcs.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=16

iPad Update: While we realize the frustration with the iPad situation, we still believe that Internet safety is a non-negotiable. Therefore, because technicians are in a different time zone and very hard to get in contact with, our appointment has been put off until Thursday afternoon. The earliest iPad pick could happen is Friday, but it will most likely be Monday. In the meantime, all applications are accessible on other devices; cell phones or other computers IF you have one.

Learning is at home this week. We are still meeting with families to write educational development plans for every student. Many have not yet picked up Chromebooks - please do so this week so your children are able to log on to determine if there are any tech issues we need to address. On campus learning and bus pick up will begin Aug. 31.

We have attempted to call every number we have on file for families to set up meetings. Some numbers have been invalid, voicemail full or not set up, or calls ignored. Please call 269-489-2213 if you still have not scheduled a meeting with teachers, missed a meeting, or have not heard from the school. We have limited appointment times so please try to make your scheduled time or call to reschedule so we can give that spot to others. And just a reminder, that masks are required inside the building at this time. Thank you.

Some Reading Street textbooks were not returned in June. If you are a family with a student in grades K-6 and are still in possession of a textbook, please drop off in the elementary office or bring with you to your back to school meeting. Thank you!

CHANGE: iPad pick up for K-2 students: We are updating our security for the iPads; therefore, we will hand those out during our meetings next week. You do not need to pick them up this week. If you have a scheduled meeting with teachers this week, we will make arrangements to get the iPads to you when the security is done being installed. Sorry for the delay, but Internet safety is important to us.

This is a first! Our Burr Oak teachers and administrators did their professional development outside today. #promotingoutdoorlearning

Visit the Teacher/Family meet up page on our website to make an appointment to begin the new school year. Click this link: https://www.burroakcs.org/teacher-family-meet-up

We're hiring! Come join our elementary teaching team! https://burroakcs.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=15

We are hiring! We currently have a vacant coaching position for varsity girls basketball. If you would like to apply for this job please follow the link below https://burroakcs.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=14

Thank you for your patience! As soon as I get the final touches done on the district back to school plan, it will be available on our website and through a link on Facebook sometime today.

GRADUATION DETAILS Sunday - August 16, 2020 Where: Church Park (in the middle of town), Village of Burr Oak Practice 10 a.m. (graduates only) Baccalaureate 2 p.m. Graduation 3 p.m. According to state guidelines for outdoor gatherings AT THIS POINT IN TIME, we must must adhere to the following: 1. Persons not part of the same household should maintain six feet of distance from one another. 2. Masks required unless medically exempt 3. Limited to 100 people total (this allows for approximately 5 people per graduate according the number of grads we currently have attending) We will follow whatever the guidance is that day, so if it changes, we will post details on social media that morning. NOTE: Bring your own lawn chairs or golf carts and spread out; chairs will only be provided for our graduates and speakers. *In the event of inclement weather on that day or major restrictions due to Covid-19, we will not reschedule a public ceremony. We will provide an opportunity and backdrop for that ceremonial picture of the presentation of the diploma for the graduates. Let's hope mother nature cooperates!

IMPORTANT for families of 4-year old children: We are on a deadline to secure spots for our Great Start Readiness Program in Burr Oak. If you are considering pre-school at all for the 20/21 school year and have not already registered, it is very important that you get registered immediately. We have to make a decision by Tuesday, August 11 on how many spots we are committing to for the year. If you have questions or are unsure about sending your child please call the school and leave a message and we will call you back on Monday, August 10 to discuss options.

Radio-athon today from 6:00a.m.-6:00p.m.

Just a quick update on back to school plans: Thank you so much to all of our families for being part of the process for getting back to school. We appreciate the input you have provided as partners in education at Burr Oak Community Schools. We are hoping to have all of our "recommended guidelines" from each department at the state level by the end of this week. As well, the health department guidelines for schools differ a little bit each week so we have to continually make adjustments. We have been working on several plans with slight differences at each grade level. As of this past Tuesday, we were still waiting on directives from the early childhood Great Start Readiness Program and special education. These directives could make a difference in where teachers are assigned, so once we have those directives we will be able to give more detailed information for each grade level. We will post the "Back to School Safely" plan on our website and will include a link on the school's Facebook page. High school students and at least one parent will need to meet with the teacher team and counselor the first week of school. These will be scheduled time slots and we hope to do this in person but might have to via Zoom. (More to come on this.) We will have detailed instructions for K-8 sent home. You should receive them the week of August 17 (possibly sooner). I understand that we would all like a definite plan in place; we are working as quickly as possible to make that happen. ~ Mrs. Owens

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IMPORTANT! If you have NOT yet spoken to an employee of the school about your learning options for your children, please call 269-489-2213 so we can get your information. We have called all families at least once using the numbers on record and have left messages when that was an option. We want to share our return to learning plans, but we need this information by Thursday, July 23 to effectively complete the process. Thank you.

Remember, every 100 people counted in the census represents $2 million dollars that comes back to our community in federal funding for supportive programs over the next decade. Burr Oak community members you are rocking it! Current county-wide completion rate: Burr Oak 69.6% Centreville 62.9% Colon 60.9% Constantine 62.9% Mendon 66.7% Sturgis 66.2% Three Rivers 67.8% White Pigeon 66.9% And if you have not filled it out yet, please do. There is still time. Beginning August 11, 2020 Census workers will begin going door to door again to see if you need help.

If you or someone you know can substitute teach please apply at www.edustaff.org!