Understanding the Vote to reconsider the LRUEMSD Annual Meeting
Budget and Capital Fund Votes of March 11, 2024
1. Who can vote?
All registered voters of the towns of Albany, Barton (including Orleans), Brownington, Glover, Irasburg, and Westmore.
2. Article One: This a vote to determine if voters wish to reconsider the LRUEMSD Annual Meeting Budget vote of March 11th, 2024. This means that if people want to reconsider the March 11th budget vote they should vote yes.
If people do not want to reconsider the March 11th budget vote, they should vote no on this article.
If the majority of voters vote yes to reconsider, then Articles 1B and 1C can be reconsidered and voted on.
At this time the LRUEMSD Board will present the details of the budget. The budget was voted for $17,387,565. A detailed presentation of why this was needed was presented on March 11th.
The voters would then vote to approve the original figure of $17,387,565 which the Board believes is necessary for the coming fiscal year.
Additional information.
• At the presently voted $17,387,565, voters will likely be responsible for approximately 47-50% of that figure, with state aid absorbing the rest. If this figure is lowered, that might not be the case.
• If an alternate figure is voted, it is up to the Board to determine where cuts would be made. These could include teachers, paraprofessionals, transportation, extra-curricular activities, special programs, and everything else. This could also include needed building maintenance and repairs.
3. Article Two: This a vote to determine if voters wish to reconsider the LRUEMSD Capital Fund vote of March 11th, 2024. This means that if people want to reconsider the March 11th Capital Fund vote they should vote yes.
If people do not want to reconsider the Capital Fund March 11th vote, they should vote no on this article.
If they vote Yes, at this time the Board will present the details of the necessity for increasing the Capital Fund for LRUEMSD Schools, which was $500,000.
Additional Information
• It is important for voters to understand that in the previous three years most of the repairs to our building were accomplished through Grant Money including ESSER Funds from the Federal Government. Our schools all need work, and the grant money is ending.
- The $500,000 that the Board asked for would be spent almost immediately on delayed and current repairs and replacements. This still does not cover all of the necessary and pending projects.
• According to Truex-Collins Engineering Reports our schools could cost $108,000,000 to make them sustainable.
• If the School Board cannot meet its bills a bond would have to be considered and voted on.
The voters would then vote to approve the original $500,000 to the Capital Reserve Fund, to be used for repairs, replacements, and/or upgrading structural components and operating systems in projects costing more than $10,000 as overseen by the LRUEMSD Board Facilities Committee.
To all OCSU families, faculty, and staff. There was an incident of a water main break at the Orleans School, today, Monday, May 13th. All students and staff are safe. Local fire department and agencies are on site and evacuating water from the basement from the Orleans School.
In order to assess damage and next steps, the Orleans School will be closed for staff and students May 14 and 15 and Principal Laliberty or Superintendent Chamberlin will reach out the afternoon of Wednesday the 15th with an update.
Notice to all families staff and students, the entire Orleans School Campus, building, playground and ball fields are off limits until further notice.
From the Superintendent's Office:
The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School.
Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.
Spirit Week continues! Todays theme is dress as you will in retirement or when you are older!
From the Superintendent's Office:
The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School.
Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.
Good morning families,
The last day of school is Thursday, June 13 and it is going to be a half day of school. This means buses will be in around 11:20 and parent pick up will be shortly after.
Field Day is going to be Tuesday, June 11. We hope you will join us in a day of fun and a BBQ style lunch!
8th Grade Graduation is June 5 at 5 PM! Come celebrate with us!
Last Student Day for all OCSU schools EXCEPT Brownington: Thursday, June 13th and will be a half day. Brownington's last student day is Friday, June 14th - also a half day.
Spirit Week for Teacher Appreciation Continues! Guess todays theme?!
Teacher Appreciation Week
We are doing Spirit Week for staff and today was dress like a student day! Without planning, many of us choose to celebrate some of our 8th grade girls. <3 Slaying!
From the Superintendent's Office:
The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School.
Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.
From the Superintendent's Office:
The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School.
Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.
From the Superintendent's Office:
The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (LRUEMSD) FY25 Budget Reconsideration Vote will occur on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m at Lake Region Union High School.
Please visit www.ocsu.org to review the June 3, 2024 Warning and March 11, 2024 LRUEMSD Annual Report.
A reminder that there is a joint board meeting tonight at Lake Region at 6pm. The full agenda is linked below. The meeting is in-person only; no remote option will be provided. Besides normal board business, there will a presentation by Truexcollins. The Truexcollins reports are also linked below. We hope to see folks tonight!
Meeting agenda: https://5il.co/2jgox
Truexcollins reports: https://www.ocsu.org/article/1561631
Upcoming Board Meetings
April 29, 2024
Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District Board: https://5il.co/2jgox
Lake Region Union High School District Board: https://5il.co/2jgrl
May 1, 2024
OCSU Board: https://5il.co/2jis9
May 6, 2024
Lake Region Union High School District Board: https://5il.co/2jitd
A reminder that signup packets for our summer program are available starting today at any of our OCSU elementary schools. More information is attached.
Click below to read our Kindergarten newsletter for March 2024!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vbhGu6vVFESa0s_bYIKCF2Exypj9BKYtLdTFHeW-iLs/edit
Our 4th/5th graders enjoyed a fun STEAM activity with Mr. Supernaw during Friday Exploratory!
LRUHS Live and Silent Auction
Our Awesome Auction is in 4 days!
Here is a link to the AUCTION CATALOG: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tClZ0V72UdpkHKosKWtL60wdcNA1Inmoxe9b3zl3-IM/edit
Friday exploratory, where we learn new skills and play games. This week was outside with Mr. Supernaw and board games with Ms. Raven and Ms. Kristen.
OCSU Faculty, Staff, Families and Students;
Please be aware that Monday, April 8, 2024 will be an Early Release Day for the staff and students of OCSU (Towns of Albany, Barton, Brownington, Glover, Irasburg, Orleans and Westmore) so that they may have the opportunity to witness the Solar Eclipse with their families and friends! We will follow our normal early release times for each school.
If you have questions, please call your child's school building administrator for details on release times.
The OCSU Faculty and Staff will remain at school until 1:00 p.m. on April 8th to ensure all children have been picked up by parents, walked safely home or have boarded our buses.
We wish everyone a safe afternoon! Enjoy this once in a lifetime experience!
I want to publicly thank our LRUEMS Board, LRUHS Board and OCSU Board for providing this option for staff, students and families!
Take Care! Ms. Chamberlin