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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
PRESS RELEASES & WEEKLY FIELD MEMOS:
PRESS RELEASES
(Updated 5/17/12)

 
PRESS RELEASES FOR 2012
 
     
5/17/12
 

Vermont School Custodian of the Year Announced PDF

     
5/10/12
 

Vermont Eighth-Grade Students Above National Average in Science PDF

     
5/9/12
 

GED Testing to be Offered on Computers in Vermont PDF

     
5/8/12
 

Education Initiative Seeks Vermont Business Leaders to Participate in Focus Group on Public High Schools PDF

     
4/18/12
 

John Fischer Named Deputy Commissioner PDF

     
4/16/12
 

Vermont Students Participate in International Robotics Competition PDF

     
4/5/12
 

Schools Awarded Heart Rate Monitors for Physical Education PDF

     
4/3/12
 

Vermont Schools Present at the New England Secondary School Consortium Conference PDF

     
3/20/12
 

Vermont State Board Member Chosen to Serve on National Panel to Make Policy Recommendations on Federal Education Legislation PDF

     
3/20/12
 

State Board of Education Elects Officers, Welcomes New Member PDF

     
3/20/12
 

Summer Food Service Program Announces Eligibility Guidelines PDF

     
3/19/12
 

Three Schools Selected to Represent Vermont at Regional Conference on High School Innovation PDF

     
3/15/12
 

Ronan Howlett of Middlebury Wins Statewide Spelling Bee PDF

     
3/13/12
 

New Members Inducted into the League of Innovative Schools PDF

     
3/9/12
 

ADVISORY: Vermont’s Top Spellers Compete in Statewide Spelling Bee PDF

     
3/9/12
 

New England Schools Target of Suspicious Packages; Vermont Schools Alerted PDF

     
3/7/12
 

Gov. Shumlin, Commissioner Vilaseca Call for Mandatory Geometry and Algebra I PDF

     
2/23/12
 

Winooski and Burlington School Districts Receives $3.7 Million Grant From Nellie Mae Education Foundation to Implement New Approach to Education PDF

     
2/23/12
 

Prudential Spirit of Communtiy Awards PDF

     
2/17/12
 
     
2/7/12
 

Press Release: Statewide Assessment Results Released PDF

     
2/2/12
 

Advisory: Statewide Assessment Results to be Released PDF

     
1/27/12
 

John Fischer Named Interim Deputy Commissioner of Vermont Department of Education PDF

     
1/20/12
  Fayneese Miller, Sean-Marie Oller Chosen to Serve on National Task Force On the Role of Technology in Schools and Communities PDF
     
1/4/12
 

Two Public Hearings to Seek Input on the Evaluation of Vermont’s Education Finance System Draft Report PDF

     
1/4/12
 

Vermont Deputy Commissioner Rae Ann Knopf Named Executive Director of Connecticut Council for Education Reform PDF

 
 
PRESS RELEASES FOR 2011
     
12/13/11
 

Education Networks of America (ENA) and Sovernet Combine Efforts to Deliver Fiber-based Communication Services to Vermont Schools PDF

     
11/9/11
 

Two Public Hearings to seek input as part of the Evaluation of Vermont’s Education Finance System PDF

     
11/1/11
 

NAEP Results: Vermont Shows Gains in Grade 8 Reading and Math PDF

     
10/17/11
 

Essex Educator Awarded $25,000 from Milken Family Foundation PDF

     
9/30/11
 

Statewide Science Assessment Results Released PDF

     
9/27/11
 

Leland & Gray Union High School Teacher Named 2012 Teacher of the Year PDF

     
9/26/11
 

Vermont Teacher of the Year to be Announced PDF

     
9/20/11
 

Vermont to Lead Effort to Write New Science Standards PDF

     
9/19/11
 

21st Century Innovative Programming Grant Announcements PDF

     
9/14/11
 

Vermont Class of 2011 SAT Results PDF

     
8/31/11
 

Second Notice of Public Hearings Seeking Input on Vermont's Education Finance System PDF

     
8/24/11
 

Vermont’s Hock Joins SMARTER Balanced Executive Committee

     
8/24/11
 

From the Joint Fiscal Office of the Legislature: Two Public Hearings to seek input as part of the Evaluation of Vermont’s Education Finance System PDF

     
6/15/11
 

New England Secondary School Consortium Receives National Recognition for State Educational Innovation PDF

     
6/1/11
 

Eddie Havens Honored as Vermont School Custodian of the Year PDF

     
4/4/11
 

Four Schools Selected to Represent Vermont at Regional Conference on High School Transformation PDF

     
3/31/11
 

Department Releases 2011 Accountability Determinations for Schools PDF

     
3/28/11
 

Vermont Department of Education Selects ENA as Statewide K-12 Broadband Connectivity Service Provider PDF

     
3/25/11
 

Department to Release Accountability Determinations for Schools PDF

     
3/17/11
 

Meigan Clark of Middlebury Wins Statewide Spelling Bee PDF

     
3/16/11
 

State Board of Education Elects Officers PDF

     
3/14/11
 

Vermont’s Top Spellers Compete in Statewide Spelling Bee PDF

     
3/8/11
 

Governor Shumlin Appoints Three to State Board of Education PDF

     
2/9/11
 

NECAP Results Presentation PDF
This presentation is an extended version of the one presented at the February 11, 2011 press conference.

     
2/9/11
 

NECAP Results: Vermont Schools Closing Achievement Gap PDF

     
2/9/11
 

Vermont AP Exam Results Released for Class of 2010 PDF

     
2/3/11
 

Physical Education Uses Technology to Engage Students PDF

     
2/3/11
 

Vermont Statewide Assessment Results to be Released PDF

     
2/2/11
 

Vermont State Board Member Chosen to Serve on National Task Force On State Actions to Develop Educators for the 21st Century PDF

     
2/2/11
 

Availability of Funds for the 2011 Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSP) PDF

     
1/11/11
 

Vermont Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program PDF

     
1/3/11
 

Commissioner Vilaseca Appoints Staffer to Act 153 Post PDF

 
 

   

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