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VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION/
VERMONT STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:
THE TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION IN VERMONT:
EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION POLICY COMMISSION
(Updated 12/17/09)
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OVERVIEW
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Appointed by the Vermont State Board of Education, the Education Transformation Policy Commission worked 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.
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GENERAL INFORMATION (Updated 12/17/09)
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Transformation Policy Commission Report: Opportunity to Learn (Updated 12/17/09)
The State Board of Education charged an Education Transformation Policy Commission in early 2009 to propose key policy actions that could support transformation. This report is the results of their nine months of work. The report is title "Opportunity to Learn" as it focuses on how every student can attain 21st century skills when provided with focuses and personalized opportunities for learning. The report is organized into five policy sections and addresses many specific policy actions, including new 21st century skills and revising the Vermont Framework, multiple ways of learning, learning outside of school, greater interdisciplinary learning, routine early college opportunities, multi-age small learning communities, learning focused on deep understanding of concepts rather than content details, proficiency based grading and graduation, and true personalization. The recommendations also address setting new standards for education quality and educator quality. While the report offers 41 distinct policy recommendations, it asks the Board to consider them as an integrated whole. Their successful implementation is interdependent. Maps of the 13 and 20 proposed governiing regions were added to the document on December 17, 2009. NOTE: This file is 1.49MB.
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Education Transformation Policy Commission Membership List |
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Charge & Scope of Work
View the charge from the State Board, a tentative outline of work and a tentative schedule. |
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Appointment Letter & Overview
This document outlined the scope of work for the commission and the approach the commission took to completing its work.
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WORKING DOCUMENTS
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Working documents were draft policy recommendations in various stages of development. The links below show the various policy areas that were explored:
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POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
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This section serves as a repository of reference materials used by the commission in 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. Materials were available in the following categories:
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Learning Expectations: Standards & Assessment
View references focusing on how standards and assessments could be transformed.
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Teaching & Learning Practices
View references that describe how teaching and learning could look different in 21st century schools.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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MEETING MINUTES
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Meeting Minutes
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FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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For additional information, contact Carol C. King at (802) 828-5101 or carol.c.king@state.vt.us. |
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Transformation of Education in Vermont
Transformation Policy Commission | Grants & Funding Opportunities
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Vermont Department of Education
Current Initiatives:
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
The Transformation of Education in Vermont
The Future of Education in Vermont
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Department of Education:
Awards | Calendar of Events | Current Initiatives
Organization of the Department
Vermont Education in the News |
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