Alamance-Burlington School System

All this year ABSS will be highlighting students, teachers, and staff making a difference in our schools and community. Smith Elementary was recently recognized as a Capturing Kids Hearts National Showcase School. https://youtu.be/s7sR4MOX87A #ABSSDifferenceMakers

ABSS Students & Families: August 29th is the first day of school. If you were a student last year and have not updated your forms, please do so this week. If you cannot access PowerSchool, please contact your school. https://abss.powerschool.com/public/

Thanks to St. Marks Community Church in Burlington for adopting Eastlawn Elementary and hosting a Back to School Celebration today at Sock Puppets Stadium. On top of all the fun, every student and their siblings received a backpack full of school supplies. #ABSSCommunity

Join our ABSS team! We have multiple openings for teachers and bus drivers. #StudentCenteredFutureFocused https://nc.teachermatch.org/jobsboard.do?districtId=569421980

ABSS Students Helping Students: Check out the courtyard transformation done at AO Elementary by the Western Alamance Volleyball team. Thanks for putting in the time, work, and energy as a service to our students and staff. The courtyard looks amazing! #ABSSdifferencemakers

The Back to School Celebration for Eastlawn students is tomorrow Aug. 13, 2022 at the Burlington Sock Puppets Stadium from 5 to 7. We look forward to seeing you there.

Congratulations to Southern Alamance High School Teacher Nick Anders on being named a finalist for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching CTE Teacher of the Year. Mr. Anders is our #ABSSCTE Teacher of the Year. #StudentCenteredFutureFocused

Thanks to WGHP's Cindy Farmer for visiting our schools and interviewing our ABSS 2020 Teacher of the Year Kelly Poquette and 2021 Teacher of the Year Christopher Doi about their recent trip to Africa this summer with Go Global NC. Both will be bringing the world to their classrooms this fall in unique ways for our students. The story will air Monday morning. #StudentCenteredFutureFocused

Join us in welcoming some our new teachers and staff who are in orientation today. We’re excited to have them join our ABSS team of amazing educators. #StudentCenteredFutureFocused

The Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled work session this afternoon. Since they are meeting in the professional library, live stream is not available. The meeting will be recorded and posted on our website later this week. 🖥️ http://ow.ly/Ohuv50FICHJ

Thanks, @ElonNewsNetwork for sharing our story. #StudentCenteredFutureFocused https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2022/08/alamance-burlington-school-system-introduces-new-mobile-app

ABSS has a new website & mobile app. You may need to update your bookmarks if you're getting an error message. Check out the new site using the link below and be sure to download our mobile app on Google Play or the Apple App Store. https://www.abss.k12.nc.us/

Interested in your student taking Drivers Ed? Click here to complete our interest form: https://tinyurl.com/2fwxne87

ABSS Superintendent Dr. Dain Butler greeted students and staff today on the first day of school for Alamance-Burlington Early College at ACC. Student Centered, Future Focused is our theme for the year. We look forward to an exciting year. #ABSSFirstDay

New year, new beginnings for our students at Alamance-Burlington Early College at ACC. Welcome! #ABSSFirstDay

Proud Moment: Seven ABSS students signed agreements tonight to begin the Career Accelerator Program (CAP) at Alamance Community College. The students will earn their associate degrees from ACC and work full-time as apprentices. All tuition, books, and fees for the degree program will be covered by their employer allowing them to graduate debt-free in addition to earning specialized certifications. Several of our former students also graduated tonight from the program. CAP is a partnership between ACC, ABSS, and more than a dozen industries across Alamance County. #StudentCenteredFutureFocused

Have you completed the free and reduced meal application? The USDA will no longer continue the free meals for all students during the 2022-2023 school year. 🍏 Please complete one application per family either online or pick up a paper copy at your child's school: https://www.lunchapplication.com/ 🍓 Families need an application submitted to be eligible for P-EBT benefits. 🥕 Submitting the application could qualify your students for reduced or free activity fees, reduced college application fees, reduced fees for tests such as the ACT and SAT exams, and more.

It’s #NationalNightOut2022 and our ABSS CTE team is out with the Burlington Housing Authority sharing all the great pathways we offer our students from carpentry to computer engineering and beyond. We empower all students to be successful citizens, workers, and leaders in a global economy. #ABSSCTE

We’re encouraging all families to complete an online lunch application for this school year. School breakfast this year will cost $1.50. Lunch is $2.60. To apply for free or reduced-price meals, households must complete the application. https://www.lunchapplication.com/

🎶 Congratulations to Eastlawn Elementary teacher, Pablo Salamanca! Mr. Salamanca received a Music Educator Award from the North Carolina Symphony. The North Carolina Symphony Musicians Award honors emerging music educators with fewer than 10 years of teaching experience in recognition of the fact that each one of the musicians in the NC Symphony have been influenced by excellent music teachers. Read more about the award and Mr. Salamanca ➡️ http://ow.ly/TOCY50JPTV3