The Guidance Office provides services to the faculty, students and administration and is staffed by the director of guidance and admission, three guidance/college counselors, and the registrar. They may be contacted by email or telephone at 802-362-1775.

Phil Anton
Director of Admission and Guidance

Melissa Michaud
Guidance and College Counselor

Andrea Hogan
Guidance and College Counselor

Cristin M. Rose
Guidance and College Counselor

Mary Grabarz
Registrar

The Guidance Office has five areas of responsibility:

Counseling

Working with individual students or groups of students to explore their abilities, interests and values, with a particular focus on careers and college plans.

Consultation

Assisting faculty and parents to better understand individual student's abilities, strengths, and weaknesses.

Coordination

Working with referrals of students to community agencies; planning the annual student registration and scheduling process; coordinating scholarship information; and making student placement decisions in conjunction with department chairs.

Information and Records Management

Maintaining information on colleges, careers and financial aid; maintaining accurate and secure permanent records and educational files for each student.

Admissions

Interviewing prospective students and their parents; and admitting and registering new students.

Guidance services are designed to assist students' academic and personal development throughout their high school years. Every student entering Burr and Burton is assigned a guidance counselor as well as a faculty advisor (the student's homeroom teacher). Together they work with teachers and other administrators to oversee student progress. This team approach encourages students and parents to discuss issues with whomever they feel most comfortable. Guidance counselors begin the advising process by meeting with new students and parents to select appropriate courses. As the year progresses, interim reports and report cards formally apprise families, faculty advisors, and guidance counselors of student progress on a regular basis. These reports not only reflect academic achievement but effort and attitude as well. The collegial atmosphere of Burr and Burton also provides for more frequent informal reporting among school members.

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