RES September Newsletter
9/6/23
Dear RES Families,
It has been a very warm start to September. This week calls for high temperatures and lots of sunshine. Please remember to send your children in with a water bottle to help stay hydrated. Students have shown how ready they were to return to school. The first week was full of setting expectations, learning routines, creating new friendships and building upon existing ones.
Mark your calendars!
Saturday, September 9: An Autumn Evening in Reading- This event is jointly presented by the RES PTO and the Reading Recreation Commission. It is sure to be a great event.
Thursday, September 21: Open House at RES from 5:00-6:00
Friday, October 27: School Picture Day
Annual Forms - ALMA: Here is a link that will provide you step-by-step visual directions for how to access your students ALMA account so you can complete the required annual school registration forms update process. If you have questions please call Justine Montgomery 802-484-7230 for assistance.
IMPORTANT PreK Inservice and Delay-Start Schedule: Please see the district schedule regarding days when there will be NO PreK classes.
School Meals Update: In May 2022, Vermont implemented Universal School Meals for the 2022-2023 school year. This enables schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, regardless of household income.
However, even though meals are now free to all students, our schools still need to gather household income data. This data helps Vermont access the maximum possible federal dollars for school meals, which will reduce the burden on Vermont taxpayers.
But it’s about more than meals. Household income data is needed to ensure that millions in federal education dollars continue to flow to Vermont to support educational benefits and program supports and to make sure that these funds are fairly distributed across our state. Some examples of uses of this funding are:
Federal funding for schools’ reading, math and other educational programs,
Afterschool and summer program resources,
Broadband access programs,
Special education,
And many more.
This information is also needed for required reporting that accompanies the approximately $123 million in federal education funding the state receives each year. When you fill out the form, you help us make sure Vermont’s information is accurate and complete.
We need your help! Every family in our school community needs to fill out the form to help create a brighter and more equitable future for all of Vermont’s students. Even if you didn’t fill out these forms in the past, doing so now will help Vermont maintain an affordable Universal School Meals program and continue to receive millions in essential federal education dollars.
Please complete the Vermont Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals for your household. This form should only take a few minutes to fill out. Please reach out to Ms. Czaja via email gretchen.czaja@mtnviews.org if you have any questions. Thank you for taking the time to help our school!
Cheers,
Brandon Hill
Principal
Reading Elementary School
Reading, VT 05062
(802)484-7230 Ext. 1501
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