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EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS:
CORPORATE-FUNDED INITIATIVES

     
Many corporate programs provide support for educational programs and Vermont’s schools benefit because of this generosity. The programs in this section have each benefited from the direct support of one or several corporations.
   
  Marco Polo Clicking this link will open a new browser window and take you off the department's Web site. 
The MarcoPolo program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom activities, materials to help with daily classroom planning and powerful search engines.

For more information, contact:
     
    Carolyn Jones, Cadre Trainer
(802) 828-0590 (P)
(802) 828-0076 (F)
cjones@vermontinstitutes.org
     
 

Vermont/IBM Reinventing Education-3 (RE3) Project Clicking this link will open a new browser window and take you off the department's Web site.
This $1.5 million partnership between IBM, the Vermont Department of Education, the University of Vermont, the Vermont State Colleges, and the Vermont Mathematics Initiative will support the development of online tools for current and aspiring teachers. These tools will be designed to improve teaching practices and to help educators integrate high-quality content into their classrooms to promote higher student achievement. Significantly, the partnership will provide new tools to support Vermont's coordinated initiatives addressing educator quality.

For more information, contact:

     
    (802) 828-5101 (P)
(802) 828-3146 (F)
     
  Wallace Grant for Policy Governance
Through the auspices of the Wallace-Reader’s Digest Foundation, nine facilitators were trained to assist districts and supervisory unions in policy governance implementation. These facilitators are currently working with leaders in four Vermont school systems.
     
    (802) 828-5101 (P)
(802) 828-3146 (F)
     
     

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