Annual Notifications

Heather Lawler, Superintendent of Schools

1^st Day of School: August 26, 2026

August 2026 Asbestos Management Plan

All affected school facilities within OESU have asbestos management plans available and accessible to the public at the administrative offices of each facility.

August 2026

Special Education Services: Child Find Notice

In accordance with state and federal laws Orange East Supervisory Union, serving the towns of Bradford, Corinth, Groton, Newbury, Ryegate, Topsham, Thetford, and Wells River serves notice that special education and related services are available to appropriately identified individuals between the ages of birth through twenty-one.  Any individual wishing to take advantage of these services or desiring additional information may contact Sabrina Brown, Director of Student Services at (802-222-5216 x6111)

If there are parents within the school districts who should have this information interpreted or written in other languages, please notify the Orange East Supervisory Union.

2026-2027 Annual Notification

Designation of Directory Information & Right of Refusal

Schools in the Orange East Supervisory Union may disclose designated directory information on students and eligible students* without the prior consent of the parent of eligible students, and without any record of such disclosure.  The following types of personally identifiable information have been designated directory information:

Disclosure may include such personally identifiable information contained or reflected in photographs.

If you are the parent of an eligible student currently attending any of the schools in the Orange East Supervisory Union, you have a right to refuse to permit the designation of any or all of these types of information as directory information concerning your child or (if you are an eligible student) yourself, by providing written notice of your refusal, listing the types(s) of information which you refuse to have so designated, to the principal of the school your child attends (or the school you attend, if you are an eligible student), not later than 15 working days of receipt of Annual Notice Regarding Student Records.

*You are an eligible student if you are at least 18 years of age or are attending an institution of post- secondary education.

Notice of Destruction of Special Education Records

Public Notification of the Education Rights of Children & Youth That Are Homeless

August 2026

Educational Support System

All Vermont schools are required to have a tired system of academic, social emotional and behavioral supports commonly referred to as “MTSS.” Therefore, per policy, all schools within Orange East Supervisory Union must develop and maintain, in consultation with parents, a comprehensive system of education that includes a wide range of layered supports. This system of support is designed to enhance, supplement and intensify classroom instruction resulting in practices that support, to the greatest extent possible, the success of all students in the general education classroom. This approach recognizes that both high quality instruction and additional layers of support may be necessary for some students. The schools of Blue Mountain, Bradford, Newbury, Oxbow, Thetford, and Waits River Valley have developed an educational support system and educational support teams. Parents, teachers and/or students may make a referral to school based teams through their classroom teacher when a student is at risk of failure or requires additional assistance in order to succeed in the general education environment. This system is designed to provide all students with the supports and interventions they need to be successful regardless of eligibility for categorical programs.

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