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VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION/
VERMONT STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:
THE TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION IN VERMONT:
EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION POLICY COMMISSION
(Updated 9/29/09)

   
OVERVIEW
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Appointed by the Vermont State Board of Education, the Education Transformation Policy Commission will be working over the next 9-12 months to bring policy recommendations to the Board for advancing transformation efforts in Vermont. This Web page serves as a place to view commission resource documents, meeting schedules, meeting minutes, drafts of developing policies as well as a place from which to track the progress and activities of the commission.

   
GENERAL INFORMATION
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  Education Transformation Policy Commission Membership ListClicking this link will open a PDF document in a new browser window. Adobe Reader is required. To download a FREE version of Adobe Reader, click on the yellow Get Acrobat Reader icon toward the bottom of page.
   
  Charge & Scope of WorkClicking this link will open a PDF document in a new browser window. Adobe Reader is required. To download a FREE version of Adobe Reader, click on the yellow Get Acrobat Reader icon toward the bottom of page.
View the charge from the State Board, a tentative outline of work and a tentative schedule.
   
 

Appointment Letter & OverviewClicking this link will open a PDF document in a new browser window. Adobe Reader is required. To download a FREE version of Adobe Reader, click on the yellow Get Acrobat Reader icon toward the bottom of page.
This document outlines the scope of work for the commission and the approach the commission will take to completing its work.

   
WORKING DOCUMENTS
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Working documents are draft policy recommendations in various stages of development. The links below show the various policy areas being explored:

   
POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
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This section serves as a repository of reference materials used by the commission as they work at developing specific policy recommendations. Resources are organized into areas identified by the commission as “high leverage strategies”. No reference is intended as a reflection of the commission’s point of view. They simply provide national, international, and research based practice information that might assist the commission in analyzing policy directions. Currently, materials are available in the following categories:

  • Learning Expectations: Standards & Assessment
    View references focusing on how standards and assessments could be transformed.

  • Teaching & Learning Practices
    View references that describe how teaching and learning could look different in 21st century schools.

  • Personalized Learning
    View references on how school structures and learning pathways could transform to better ensure each student is engaged in relevant learning opportunities responsive to individual interests, needs, and goals and that each student is well known and supported to succeed.

  • Shared Accountability
    View references on how interdisciplinary teacher teams could be empowered with the flexibility and authority to make curriculum, instruction, assessment and resource decisions to ensure that their common students can achieve defined learning expectations.

  • Educator Quality & Support
    View references on professional standards for teachers and administrators, professional development to best support practitioners to transform their practices, educator licensing, evaluation, compensation, and recruitment/retention.

  • School/System Structures
    View references on various systemic factors that can support or inhibit transformed practices, such as school schedules/calendars, staffing patterns, funding and budget mechanisms, accountability mechanisms, policies, etc.

   
MEETING MINUTES & UPCOMING MEETING DATES (Updated 9/29/09)
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  Upcoming Monday Meeting Dates: October 19, November 2 (Added 9/29/09)
   
 

Meeting Minutes
This section will contain the most recent meeting minutess:

   
FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  For additional information, contact Kay Charron at (802) 828-5133 or kay.charron@state.vt.us.
   
   

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Transformation of Education in Vermont

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