This is a community forum organized by the Orleans County Supervisory Union to discuss the possibility of consolidating OCSU middle schools, in response to an expected shortage of middle school teachers in the district. The superintendent has warned that this may result in additional unplanned school closures in the coming year, similar to the one that occurred recently for the Irasburg middle school grades. In this case, students in grades 7-8 were sent from Irasburg to neighboring towns. Although it is preliminary, one potential step being discussed to address this issue is to consolidate middle school grades in the district into a single school. Many pros and cons are evident and will be further discussed at this meeting.