Upcoming ORCSD District Events

The new school year is fast approaching! The following district events were announced at tonight's ORCSD Board meeting:

Middle School Principal Jay Richard announced three events happening at the middle school:

• Thursday, August 25th from 9:00AM - Noon — New student orientation at the middle school.
• Thursday, August 25th from 5:00PM - 6:30PM — 5th grade picnic behind the middle school. [INFO]
• Tuesday, September 20th — School wide open house.

High School Principal Todd Allen announced two events:

• Tuesday, August 30th from 9:30AM - 12:30PM — Freshman orientation at the high school. Pizza generously provided by the Durham Police Department and School Resource Officer Holly Malasky. [UPDATE] Date corrected from 9/20 to 8/30.
• Friday, August 26th — The athletic season opens with boys and girls soccer against Coe Brown Academy.

Principal Allen also mentioned that they are addressing issues with student logins to the PowerSchool portal.

Technology Coordinator Danielle Bolduc announced that bus routes have been posted to the ORCSD website. Discover bus number(s) and estimated arrival times for your address.

Board Member Megan Turnbull announced the Informal Kindergarten Playdates occurring thoughout the next two weeks. [INFO]

Superintendent Levesque reiterated the dates for the public meetings at each of the schools released in the July 2011 Superintendent's Monthly Report [PDF]. He plans to treat this as a listening tour and is interested in hearing answers to the following three questions:

• What do you value most and desire to preserve regarding public education in your school system?
• What would you like to improve, change, or receive more information on regarding public education in your school system?
• What advice or recommendations do you have for the superintendent?

See Also:

August 12, 2011 — August 17 - School Board Regular Meeting
August 4, 2011 — Fifth Grade Family Picnic on August 25th
August 4, 2011 — Informal Playdates for Incoming Kindergarten Students
August 3, 2011 — Superintendent's Report: July 2011