AGENCY OF EDUCATION:
PRESS RELEASES & WEEKLY FIELD MEMOS:
WEEKLY FIELD MEMO
(Updated 5/23/13)

Prior to January 2007, our correspondence with principals and superintendents took place on an "as occurring" basis, often resulting in multiple e-mails weekly.

In an effort to move away from paper communications and toward increased efficiency, we created the VT-AOE Weekly Field Memo, a compilation of these messages sent to principals, superintendents, and educators in a single, concise and less burdensome format. All the items contained are important and have been organized for convenience by intended audience and topic. The weekly memo is not a newsletter.

In some cases items in the weekly memo include attachments. These attachments have been listed separately for your convenience. All attachments are available for downloading as PDFs or other standard formats. The last two months of field memos will be archived. For older memos, contact Angela Ross, Public Information Officer, at angela.ross@state.vt.us or (802) 828-3154.

May 22, 2013 PDF

• MEMO: School Egress (evacuation) & Secure the School (clear the halls) Drill Schedule
• MEMO: Residential Review Process
• Transition from VTAAP to DLM for Reading and Math ONLY
• 2013 Spring Student Census/SECT Training Schedule
• Eye on Assessment: Weekly Question
• Critical Thinking and Higher Order Questions
• Smarter Balanced Item Authoring Opportunities - 2013
• Update on Smarter Balanced Progress and Finances
• REMINDER: Seeking VT Educators to Help Review Professional Learning Resources
• REMINDER: Vermont Takes Part in Education Superhighway Project—We Need Your Help!
• REMINDER: Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Applications Due 5/24
• REMINDER: Vermont Teacher of the Year Applications: May 31st Deadline
• Statewide Professional Development Calendar sponsored by VITA-Learn
• From Idea to Impact: Harnessing the Power of Video in Your Classroom
• Vermont Suicide Prevention Symposium
• Vermont Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security: May Newsletter
• Vermont Teachers Financial Literacy Summer Institute at Champlain College

May 15, 2013 PDF

• Seeking Vermont Mathematics and English Language Arts Educators (SMARTER Balanced)
• Common Core Standards Webinar: Short, Focused Research
• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (2014)
• Results Oriented Program Approval (ROPA) Informational Meeting
• IDEA-B Flow Through Grant Application Package (FY 2014)
• Local/Regional Standards Board (L/RSB) Annual Report & 2013 Summer Conferences
• REMINDER: Seeking VT Educators to Help Review Resources for Digital Library (SMARTER Balanced)
• REMINDER: Do You Know a Talented VT Educator? Seeking Recommendations
• Civility & Political Discourse in Vermont: How do We Compare to the Nation?

May 8, 2013 PDF

• FY14 Consolidated Federal Programs (CFP) Annual Spring Conference
• State Special Education Funding – Estimated FY-2013 Final Worksheet A’s & B’s Due! • Elementary Endorsement Revision
• Supplemental Education Services (SES) 2012-2013 Survey
• SMARTER Balanced: Weekly Question
• CCSS ELA: Vermont Education Exchange, Professional Development Modules
• NGSS Course: Scale and Models in Science: Concepts, Dimensions, and Design
• VSI Science and Engineering Academy: Revised Dates & Program Features!
• Schools as Champions of Summer Food (Request from the USDA)
• Vermont Teacher of the Year Applications: May 31st Deadline
• National Teacher Appreciation Week: May 6-10, 2013
• VT Participates in National PE & Sports Week: Let’s Move! Active Schools
• REMINDER: Annual Tri-State Child Nutrition Programs Conference
• Governor's Institutes Announces 6 Scholarships for Late-Applying Teen Girls in Info Tech
• The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge & Kids’ “State Dinner”
• Governor's Institutes to Hold Special Topics Institute on Farms, Food & Your Future
• Way to Go! Week in Vermont: May 13-17, 2013
• Workshop on Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve
• Become a Maker of Mobile Media
• Host an International High School Exchange Student

May 1, 2013 PDF

• Accountability Determinations (AYP) Advisory
• Education - Join the Conversation: Extended Day Learning & Afterschool Programs
• CVU and Mt. Abe Inducted into the League of Innovative Schools
• Inventory all NECAP Science Materials
• SMARTER Balanced: Weekly Question
• Seeking VT Educators to Help Review Professional Learning Resources for SMARTER Balanced Digital Library
• Common Core: Anthology Alignment Project
• Common Core State Standards: Standard Algorithm
• VSBPE Rules Governing the Licensing of Educators and the Preparation of Educational Professionals
• Calculating Actual Costs of Providing Prekindergarten
• Vermont Takes Part in Education Superhighway Project—We Need Your Help!
• Do You Know a Talented VT Educator? Seeking Recommendations for Secondary Educators
• Governor Shumlin Honors Presidential Scholars Semi-Finalists
• Deadline Approaching: Application for Student Membership on the State Board of Education
• Nominate an Outstanding Teacher: Victor R. Swenson Humanities Educator Award
• National School Nurse Day is May 8, 2013!
• Way to Go Commuter Challenge (May 13 - 17, 2013)
• Vermont Curriculum Leaders Association (VTCLA)
• VT-HEC Autism Certificate (summer, 2013)
• Women’s Health Week (May 12 – 18, 2013)
• Health Department Improves Services to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities
• Vermont Reads 2013 – 10th Anniversary of Program!
• Introductory Architectural Plan Reading Workshop
• Common Core: Teaching ELA/Literacy to English-Language Learners (webinar)
• Reminder: VITA-Learn Professional Development Opportunities Calendar
• Reminder: UVM Summer University: Workplace Emergency Planning & Response

April 24, 2013 PDF

• Survey Assessing Enhanced 9-1-1 Capabilities in Schools
• Three Vermont Schools Recognized Nationally as Green Ribbon Schools!
• Teacher Feature: Linda Parker, Windsor State Street School
• SBHS Team "First Class" wins Innovation Merit Award at the RWDC National Competition
• SMARTER Balanced: Practice Test FAQs
• Common Core State Standards & EdNews Voices
• Reminder: Upcoming 6-12 Common Core Webinar for All Content Areas
• Supplemental Education Services (SES) 2012-2013 Survey
• Count of State Placed Students SPS Form 1 for school year 2012-2013
• Save the Date: Tri State Child Nutrition Conference (May 13, 2013)
• Vermont Multi-State Learning Technology Initiative Roadshow continues – this Friday!
• Reminder: Vermont Multi-State Learning Technology Initiative Showcase Event
• Reminder: Tobacco Use Prevention Funding FY14 Year Two Continuation Forms
• Reminder: Vermont Teacher of the Year Applications
• Reminder: VTAAP Scoring Institute Application – We Still Need Scorers!
• Final Community Dinner on High School Innovation!
• 2013 National Teacher of the Year: Jeff Charbonneau, WA
• Vermont 2-1-1
• Governor's Institutes Announces 6 Scholarships for Late-Applying Teen Girls in Info Tech
• Vermont Energy Education Program (VEEP) – Online Resources!
• Save the Date: iPads in the VT Classroom (May 11, 2013)
• Castleton's Personalizing Learning Institute
• RETN Hosts New Video Camp for High School Students
• RETN Offers Summer Video Course for Educators
• 2013 Vermont State Science & Math Fair (VSSMF)
• Afterschool Coaches for 2013-14
• Essay Contest: Changing the Future of Stigma: Bipolar Disorder in 2020
• Reminder: 2013 VSBA/VSA Student Voice Contest
• Reminder: Puppets in Education & Hoopapalooza IV

April 17, 2013 PDF

• Mark Perrin Appointed to the Vermont State Board of Education
• SMARTER Balanced: Weekly Question
• Upcoming 6-12 Common Core Webinar for All Content Areas
• Talking to Writing: Keys to the Common Core
• CCSS ELA: Vermont Education Exchange, Elementary Literacy Group
• A Vision for Teaching, Leading, and Learning: Core Teaching and Leadership Standards for Vermont Educators
• New Breakfast Meal Patterns (WEBINAR)
• Designing Personalized Learning Pathways: Best Practices from Vermont (WEBINAR)
• 2013 NECAP Science Test (WEBINAR)
• Final Community Dinner on High School Innovation!
• Reminder: Teachers Who Write Conference 2013
• Invest EAP Special Edition Newsletter: How To Talk With Children About Boston Marathon Bombs
• Last Chance! Be a Part of the Decisions Made in Your Schools!
• Making Mobile Media Camp
• Vermont Higher Education Collaborative (VT-HEC) - Summer Courses & Events
• VSAC 2013 Career Planning Conference
• Navicate: Makin’ it Relevant for Young People
• Blended Learning & Your School (WEBINAR)

April 10, 2013 PDF

• Education – Join the Conversation: League of Innovative Schools
• SMARTER Balanced: Weekly Question
• SMARTER Balanced Announces Practice Test
• Common Core: Improving Participation with Talk Moves & Reasoning about Division
• 2013 NECAP Science Test Administration Window
• VTAAP Spring 2013 Portfolio Submission Training Webinar
• VTAAP Scoring Institute Application
• Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Released
• NGSS: VSI Science Leadership Support Sessions
• NGSS: VSI Science and Engineering Academy
• Vermont Multi-State Learning Technology Initiative Showcase Event
• Vermont Multi-State Learning Tech Initiative Road Show (without vendors)
• Do You Know a Talented Vermont Educator?
• Community Dinners on High School Innovation
• VITA-Learn Professional Development Opportunities Calendar
• Save the Date! From Idea to Impact: Harnessing the Power of Video in Your Classroom
• Vermont Edition: Bullying, Harassment, Hazing – How to Stop Them & How to Tell Them Apart
• UVM Summer University: Workplace Emergency Planning & Response
• Vermont Intergenerational Walk & Roll to School Day 2013
• 2013 VSBA/VSA Student Voice Contest
• Puppets in Education & Hoopapalooza IV
• Afterschool Innovators & Middle School Success (webinar)

April 3, 2013 PDF

• SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium: Weekly Question
• Common Core: Reading Complex Texts in Digital Environments: Four Teaching Practices
• What is Green Mountain Star?
• Vermont Educational Technology Resources & Links
• Save the Date: Multi-State Learning Technology Initiative Vermont Demonstration Showcase
• Community Dinners on High School Innovation
• US ED & NREA host Conference Call on School Safety
• Emerging Science Classroom Resources
• A Primer on Next Generation Science Standards and its Policy Considerations
• St. Johnsbury School Wins “Most Improved” Wellness Award
• Governor Shumlin: Summer Internship Opportunities
• "Beyond Traditional Job Development" with Denise Bissonnette
• "Opening Doors to College & Careers" Conference
• League of Innovative Schools: Free Monthly Webinars
• Digital Wish: Bringing Technology Resources to Teachers and Students!
• Digital Learning Transition: Massive Online Open Course for Educators (MOOC-Ed)
• Save the Date: Peers Sharing Success
• Scenarios for the Future of Education: An International Perspective
• Hey Kids, Let’s Get Cooking!
• Reminder: Be a Part of the Decisions Made in Your Schools!
• Reminder: Application for Student Membership on the State Board of Education

March 28, 2013 PDF

• Reminder from Secretary Vilaseca: Principal Mentoring – Act 20 of 2011 Reminder from Secretary Vilaseca: Envision Program survey
• SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium: Adequate Technology & Student Preparedness
• CCSS: Connections between the Practices in NGSS, Common Core Math & ELA
• Tong Chen, 2012 VT Teacher of the Year: Five Things I’ve Learned
• Milton Town School District featured on the Let’s Move’s blog!
• Regional Presentation: Vermont’s Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Response to Instruction & Intervention (RtII) Field Guide
• Community Dinners on High School Innovation
• Save the Date: Connecting the Dots
• Reminder: Science Conference Scheduled for April 4, 2013
• Reminder: 2013 Teachers Who Write Conference
• Multi-State Learning Technology Initiative Vermont Demonstration Showcase
• Letter from the U.S. Department of Education: ESEA & IDEA
• Vermont School Crisis Planning Team: New School Safety Documents
• Threat & Risk Assessment for Schools
• INVEST EAP: Here to Support Leaders in Education
• Poison Prevention Tips Offered by AAP and the Vermont Department of Health
• School Meals Writing Contest – 3/31 Deadline!
• TELL Vermont Survey
• Autism Awareness Day
• New England Consortium Recognizes Champions for Children
• Reminder: Academic Challenge from the State Treasurer’s Office
• Webinar: A Primer on NGSS and its Policy Considerations
• Webinar: Digital Learning Done Right: Using Technology to Enhance Personalization
• Personalized Learning Institute
• Vermont Tech Engineers Visit K-12 Classrooms
• The Center for Cultural Pluralism presents Visiting Scholar: Karen Suyemoto, Ph.D.
• Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP) Grants
• Seeking Peer Reviewers for the Arts in Education Model Development & Dissemination Program

March 20, 2013 PDF

• SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium Weekly Question
• Common Core State Standards: Resources on Vermont Education Exchange (VE2)
• Amendment Deadline (04/04/13): FY 2012-2013 BEST/Act 230 Grant Application
• Three Schools Selected to Represent VT at Regional Conference on High School Innovation
• Old Documents, New Technology: Using Interactive Whiteboards to Explore Primary Sources
• Connecting the Dots: A Common Sense Approach to Aligning Common Core State Standards & Planning for Students with Disabilities
• Save the Date: Multi-State Learning Technology Initiative Vermont Demonstration Showcase
• Application for Student Membership on the State Board of Education
• Reminder: 2013 Custodian of the Year – Nomination Request
• Reminder: 2014 VT Teacher of the Year Nomination Process is now online! Other Announcements:
• Be a Part of the Decisions Made in Your Schools!
• Health Department: Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer
• Flood Safety Awareness Week: Be Ready Year Round
• Summer 2013 Governor’s Institute on food systems: Farms, Food and Your Future
• Vermont’s Education Transformation - College Awards Entry
• Life After High School – What’s Next?
• St. Michael’s College TESOL Diploma Program
• St. Michael’s College Summer Course
• Vermont I-Team: Inclusive Education Webinar Series
• 2013 Superintendent School Health Leadership Award
• NEACAC’s 2013 Essay Contest – Win a Scholarship for College!
• Mark Your Calendars! The 2013 GRS Honorees are coming…
• U.S. Education Secretary Answers State Board Concerns at NASBE’s Legislative Policy Forum

March 14, 2013 PDF

• Education – Join the Conversation: Understanding the Cost of Education
• Secretary Vilaseca: This Is High School Today
• SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium Weekly Question
• Regional Student Attendance Calendars
• Proposed New Endorsement: Director of Curriculum
• Common Core ELA Speaking & Listening: Gathering Ideas and Making Meaning Webinar
• Common Core Resources for Successful Implementation: Slideshare
• Collaboration and Formative Assessment of Language for ELLs
• Early Education Initiative (EEI) Grant Applications for 2013-2014
• Supplement to FY-2013 IDEA-B Grant Application
• Science Conference Scheduled for April 4, 2013
• Teacher Feature: Recognize Educators in Your District
• Reminder: Community Dinners on High School Innovation
• Reminder: Teachers Who Write Conference
• Reminder: Special Education-IDEA Resources on VE2
• Vermont 2-1-1
• Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence
• DMV Reminder: Mandatory School Bus Evacuation Drill
• DMV School Bus Survey: Updating Contact Information
• VDH Envision Program Announces Grant Opportunity
• DEMHS Newsletter – March Edition now Online!
• YRBS & BRFSS Briefs from the VDH
• PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest
• Navicate: New Identity and Next Chapter for Linking Learning to Life
• STEM Scholarship (New England Federal Credit Union)
• Edible Schoolyard Academy
• College STEPS
• Free ATV Certification Class for 12-17 year olds
• EdCamp Vermont – New Website!

March 8, 2013 PDF

• SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium Weekly Question
• Community Dinners on High School Innovation
• Teachers Who Write Conference 2013
• 2013 Custodian of the Year – Nomination Request
• Reminder: 2014 VT Teacher of the Year Nomination Process is now online!
• Vermont Education Exchange: Special Education-IDEA Resources
• Art and the Common Core Webinar
• Public School Choice: Applications from Private School and Home School Students
• Public School Choice: Preference for Students Denied a Transfer in a Prior Year
• Autism Professional Development Camp
• Item & Bias NECAP Science Review (July 31-August 1, 2013)
• Immunizations: Vermont K-12 Schools and All International Students
• EdCamp Vermont
• Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators (VCSEA) Annual Awards
• U.S. Department of Education: Teen Dating Violence
• Vermont I-Team: Inclusive Education Webinar Series
• VTrans Urges Caution as Train Speeds Increase
• Lyme Disease Awareness Video Contest from VDH
• Doodle 4 Google Contest
• Academic Challenge from the State Treasurer’s Office

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