There are a number of details that go into sending your child to school. On this page we’ve tried to compile frequent questions that our administration receives to help provide the answers for you. Think of something that would be helpful to include here? Let us know!
The C.P. Smith Elementary School in Burlington, Vermont serves students from kindergarten through grade 5. Our school has the following number of classes in each grade for the 2019-20 school year:
Kindergarten-two classes
Grade 1-three classes
Grade 2-two classes
Grade 3-three classes
Grade 4-two classes
Grade 5-two classes
There are approximately 270 students who attend our school.
Mrs. Shy Lalumiere is the President of the C.P. Smith P.T.O. Shy may be contacted at cpsmithpto@gmail.com.
Concerns about a C.P. Smith student may be reported to a classroom teacher, special educator or other specialist, guidance counselor Mrs. Kate Guilmette, school psychologist Mr. Jake Trackim, or principal Len Phelan. These reports may be made in person, by telephone at (802) 864-8479 or via email. All C.P. Smith faculty and staff email addresses may be found on the “Teacher & Staff Directory” page on our website.
The two DEs at the C.P. Smith Elementary School are Mrs. Kate Guilmette, guidance counselor and Mr. Leonard Phelan, principal. They may be contacted in person in the C.P. Smith main office, by telephone at (802) 864-8479. Mrs. Guilmette may be reached via email at kguilmet@bsdvt.org and Mr. Phelan may be reached via email at lphelan@bsdvt.org
Breakfast, mid-morning snack and lunch is served free of charge. All of the food served at the C.P. Smith Elementary School as in all Burlington School District Schools is of the highest quality that meets or exceeds USDA nutrition standards and is provided by the Burlington School Food Project.
Our school has dedicated EL teachers to facilitate English Learners’ access to the curriculum. We also have multi-lingual liaisons who work with the families of ELs to facilitate effective home-school communication and partnering.
School begins each day at 8:10 A.M.. On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays our school day ends at 2:50 P.M. On Wednesdays our school day ends at 1:50 P.M. to allow for teachers’ collaborative meetings.
Yes, both C.P. Smith Elementary School and the Burlington School District utilize an automated notification system to conveniently provide families with important school information.
You may call our school main number at (802) 864-8479 and then kindly press 1 when prompted.
In order to reach our administrative assistant Mrs. Winn in the main office call (802) 864-8479 and then kindly press 2.
