Burr Oak Community Schools

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

Bid for a cause, silent auction. See flier for details.

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!

Beginning Thursday, July 16, at 9 a.m. we will begin the process of calling our school families to gather information that will help us finish planning for our "Safe Return to School Plan." We hope to have all information from families by Monday or Tuesday of next week. If your phone number has changed, please contact the school as soon as possible.

UPDATE: We are still waiting on our template from the the powers that be at the state level to begin planning for the 20/21 school year. Here is what we do know: 1. We will need to meet (by phone, by Zoom, etc.) with every family to discuss the options for learning for each individual child. 2. We will do our best to provide the most face-to-face time possible for students. 3. We will come up with several plans based on the phases defined by the State of Michigan. 4. We have been working all summer to collaborate and brainstorm scenarios that would aim to keep our students as safe as possible and return to some form of face to face learning. 5. Not only will we work for the safety of students, but we will also work to keep our entire staff as safe as possible. 6. We have to be prepared for remote learning in the event that we go back to Phase three, BUT students will be held accountable to complete work and they will be expected to adhere to a schedule. 7. The length of the school day will most likely be different. 8. There are challenges ahead, but we are a creative bunch and feel confident that we can provide a quality education to students regardless of the obstacles we might face in the upcoming school year! - Mrs. Owens

Drivers training will be starting soon. Segment I and II will both be offered at Bur Oak Community Schools. Due to Covid -19 restrictions there are limited spaces available. Segment I will start Wednesday July 1st, from 6:00-8:00p.m. in Mr Greene's room. Please contact Mrs. Laurali for registration forms 269-489-5181 or lgates@burroakcs.org. Any other questions please contact Robin Bordner 269-506-5111

Because of the extended power outage, there will be no food pick up Friday, June 12.

Because of the power outage, there will not be any food service pick up today.

No food pick up today due to power outage.

Free COVID19 Testing- Saturday, June 6 & 7, in Sturgis! Hosted by our local Health Department.

Two reminders: First, staff will be picking up Chromebooks with chargers, textbooks, and school work beginning at 9am today. Please have items ready to go and preferably in bags. Second, there is a fresh food drive through today from 3:30 to 5:30 in the school parking lot.

Fresh Food Initiative

Senior Salute!