The Orleans Central Supervisory Union is a school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 responsible for the education of students in the Vermont towns of Albany, Barton, Brownington

Brownington, Vermont

Brownington is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 885 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.4 square miles , of which 28.3 square miles is land and 0.1 square mile is...

, Glover

Glover, Vermont

Glover is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 966. It contains two unincorporated villages, Glover and West Glover....

, Irasburg

Irasburg, Vermont

Irasburg is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,077 at the 2000 census.-Town:* Moderator - David Turner* Selectman - Randy Wells, Roger Gagnon * Town Clerk - Barbara Lawson* Town Treasurer - Barbara Lawson...

, Orleans

Orleans, Vermont

Orleans is a village in the northwestern corner of Barton, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 826 at the 2000 census, making it the largest village in Orleans County.-Government:...

, and Westmore

Westmore, Vermont

Westmore is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census, making it the least populated town in the county...

. This requires maintaining one elementary schools in each of the towns mentioned, plus the Lake Region Union High School

Lake Region Union High School

Lake Region Union High School, commonly known as Lake Region, is a secondary school located in Barton, Vermont. The school is operated by the Orleans Central Supervisory Union school district....

, Orleans, Vermont. The union is headquartered in Orleans.

Lake Region Union High School Board

The Lake Region Union High School school board consists of the following members, elected by the various participating towns and villages:

• Chairman - Dave Thurber, Brownington
• Vice Chaiman - Linda Michneiweicz, Westmore
• Clerk - Darlene Young, Glover

• Orleans - Dave Blodgett, Toni Eubanks
• Albany - Maybeth Whitten
• Barton - Dan Lussier, Wendy Poutre
• Irasburg - Michael Sanville, Renee Fontaine

The OCSU Board is chaired by Dan Lussier of Barton with Vice-Chair Thea Swartz of Orleans

• Superintendent (appointed) - Stephen Urgenson (contract expires 2010)

• Business Manager (appointesd) - Susan Watson

History

In 2004, the district sent certain at-risk students to Wheeler Mountain Academy. In 2008, they announced a decision to terminate this relationship in 2009.

In 2008, Union students performance on the standardized New England Common Assessment Program

New England Common Assessment Program

The New England Common Assessment Program is a series of reading, writing, mathematics and science achievement tests, administered annually, which were developed in response to the Federal No Child Left Behind Act...

 tests appeared to outperform the North Country Supervisory Union

North Country Supervisory Union

The North Country Supervisory Union is a school district responsible for the education of students in the Vermont towns of the city of Newport, Newport Town, Derby, Charleston, Coventry, Jay, Troy, North Troy, Coventry, Brighton, Holland, Morgan, Westfield, and Lowell...

 (eight out of ten worst performing).

Required by the state to do so, it furnished an interventionist

Early Childhood Intervention

Early childhood intervention is a support system for children with developmental disabilities or delays and their families.The mission of Early Childhood Intervention is to assure that families who have children ages birth to three, with diagnosed disabilities, developmental delays or substantial...

, part-time, at the parochial St. Paul's school in 2010.