Departments

Exploratory

Design & Technology – Mr. Schoembs
Visual Arts – Ms Klima
Music Education Orchestra – Mr. Hakim, Mr. Lambert, & Ms. Pawlikowski
Physical Education – Mr. Ellsworth & Sabrina Butterfield
World Language – Emily Smith
Health – Kim Wilson & Kevin Mailepors

Library

Librarian Jordan Funke
Morning homework help- 7:30 to 7:55 AM
Afterschool homework help- 3:00 to 5:00 PM

Guidance

Our Guidance Counselors:

Pat Hulbert – 7th & 8th Grade Counselor

Hi. My name is Pat Hulbert and I have been the Guidance Counselor here at Edmunds for 9 years. I support our students by providing individual and small group counseling. I also support students and their families by making counseling referrals. Part of my time at school is spent communicating with teams in order to identify the needs of our students. I provide classroom lessons as needed. I am also responsible for all students’ scheduling needs and coordinate the entire Testing/NECAP process. I am at Edmunds Monday through Friday and can be reached at phulbert@bsdvt.org or 864-2149. Please let me know if I can support you or your child in any way.

Brady Lozier – 6th Grade Counselor

Angela Halsted – Student Assistance Professional (SAP) Counselor

Hi. I am the SAP Counselor here at Edmunds Middle School. The overall goal of the Student Assistance Program is to identify, educate, support, and refer students who are experiencing challenges. Students are referred to the SAP Counselor by school staff, a parent, or a friend, for a variety of reasons including challenges realated to substance use, depression, anxiety, family conflict and divorce, stress management, suicidal ideation, self harm, body image and eating disorders, physical or sexual abuse and friendship challenges. As an SAP Counselor, I am here to support any student for any reason. I am also the Prevention Coordinator here at Edmunds in which I plan and implement a number of Prevention activities that promote making healthy choices. Some of these Prevention activities include Red Ribbon Week, Bullying Prevention activities, Great American Smokeout, Kick Butts Day, Wellness Week… If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me. I am at Edmunds on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. My email is ahalsted@bsdvt.org and my phone number is # 864-8486 x41010.

Nurse

Health Office- Carla Wyatt-Cannaday, RN 802-864-8443

The school nurse helps facilitate health for all students and staff in the Edmunds Middle School community, to create a healthy learning environment for the most optimal learning experience possible.

In trying to do our best to keep our school community as healthy as possible please keep the following in mind:

1. Students should be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school.

2. Students should not return to school until 24 hours after last bout of diarrhea or vomit.

3. Students diagnosed with strep throat should not return to school until they have taken antibiotics for 24 hours.

4. Students who have an injury that requires them to miss more than two days of gym class need a doctor’s note to be excused from physical activity.

Emergency Information Sheet
Every student must have an emergency information sheet on file in the school. This gives us pertinent information about your child’s doctor and health insurance in case of emergency. It also provides us your permission to give your student ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) or acetaminophen (Tylenol) when they have any headaches or muscle aches at school. Students in this age group get headaches and muscles aches often because of all the physical and hormonal changes taking place within their bodies in middle school.

Required Immunizations
By the 6^th grade, students should typically have the following number of immunizations: 3 Hep B, 2 MMR, 2 Varicella, 5 DTaP, and 4 Polio. In 7^th grade, students are required to have the Tdap PRIOR to school starting. Please keep this in mind if your child has a doctor’s appointment over the summer. If your student does not have the Tdap PRIOR to the start of school the district policy states they will not be allowed to attend school. If students do not have the above mentioned vaccinations, your family must fill out the appropriate exemption paperwork required by the state.

Medication at School
As a reminder anytime your student brings medication to school, our district requires all medications to be in locked cabinet in the nurse’s office. Prescription medication MUST be brought to school in its original prescription bottle, otherwise it cannot be given out. In addition a parent signature and a physician’s signature are required on our district medication administration form to give the student the prescribed medication.Please keep in mind that if your child needs to take medication at school, the district policy is clearly stated below:

Medications which must be given during school hours will be administered by the Certified School Nurse or his/her designee. Prescription drugs will only be administered by school personnel on the written order of a physician or other health professional authorized to prescribe. A parent or guardian must complete the Request Form provided by the school or supply the necessary information in written form signed by parent/guardian. Prescription drugs will also require a written order from a physician or prescribing health care provider. The physician or prescribing health care provider must complete the appropriate section of the Request Form or a copy of the prescription or order written on office stationary may be attached to the Request Form. Medication must be brought to school in the original container labeled with the student’s name. Medications must be kept under lock and key. First doses of prescription medication will be not given at school. Long term medications must be renewed at the beginning of each school year.

If your student has asthma, an asthma action plan from the doctor’s office must be mailed or brought in person to the school every new school year. A doctor signature and a parent signature must accompany the stated plan, and the inhaler itself must be brought to the nurses office with the appropriate paperwork. The Vermont Asthma Program has updated the Vermont Asthma Action Plan. It is available on the Asthma Program’s website for printing here.

If your student has any type of allergy, an allergy emergency action plan must mailed or brought in person to school every new school year. A parent signature and a doctor signature must accompany the stated plan, and any necessary medication such as an Epi-pen or Benadryl should be brought to school for the specific student it is intended for.

Please feel free to contact School Nurse Carla Wyatt-Cannaday at the email address cwyattca@bsdvt.org or by calling 802-864-8446 with any questions or any need for clarification concerning your child’s health.

Food Services

Please visit our Burlington School Food Project website to view menus and learn about what is available.

Property Services

Visit EMS and you will be sure to see our dedicated custodians working hard behind the scenes to keep our school in fantastic shape. To contact District Property Services, please call 864-2158.

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