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PROGRAMS & SERVICES:
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

(Updated 11/19/12)

   
OVERVIEW
   
 

The Integrated Support for Learning Divisions at the Agency of Education provide support for supervisory union school improvement teams as they work toward continuous school improvement. ISL staff will help supervisory unions and schools ensure that the educational programs students receive provide the content, knowledge and skills to meet rigorous academic standards.

DOE School support coordinators emphasize best practice implementation and monitoring of implementation, high quality instruction, and high expectations for all students as well as continuous progress monitoring of student achievement goals.

Through the use of a continuous school improvement model the number of students meeting or exceeding the standard can be improved and gaps in performance between the various sub groups of students can be decreased.

   
   
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION
   
 

List of School Improvement Coordinators PDF
This is a list of assigned School Improvement Coordinators. Coordinators are assigned to Supervisory Unions or Districts.

   
 

Required Actions
These are the Commissioner's required actions for 2012 - 2013 for each level of AYP determination. The cover letter that went with these required actions as well as the Assurance forms are below.

 
   
  Local Education Agency (LEA) Responsibilities and Requirements for Supplemental Educational Services (SES) - School Year 2012-2013PDF
This document provides a summary of the revised LEA responsibilities for SES and contains a link to the SES Non-Regulatory Guidance. The document includes sections on:
  • Identifying Eligible Students,
  • Maximum Per Pupil Amount,
  • Providing Information to Parents,
  • Arranging for SES,
  • Monitoring of SES Program, and
  • Funding for SES.

More information is available on our Supplemental Educational Services (SES) page.

   
  Supplemental Educational Services Non-Regulatory Guidance (Revised 1/14/09)WORD
This January 14, 2009 guidance updates and expands upon the former supplemental educational services (SES) guidance released by U.S. Department of Education on June 13, 2005 and represents the current thinking on SES requirements. It is written in a question and answer format and includes a number of new and modified questions that address issues related to SES. Responses to other questions have been revised to make them clearer. NOTE: Clicking this link will open a Microsoft Word document on the U.S. Department of Education's Web site.
   
 

Student Performance Data
The Vermont Agency of Education collects and reports on a wide range of data related to public schools in the state. Categories of data currently available include: accountability data (state), assessment data (state and national), public school and district reports, school finance data reports and special education data.

   
 

A Guide for Increasing the Effectiveness of Professional Learning in Schools and Districts
This guide is for superintendents, principals, staff developers, teachers and professional development providers-in short for anyone who has a stake in ensuring that professional learning has greater impact on improving practice and increasing student learning.

 
   
 

SIG Tier I and Tier II School Timeline Extension for Implementing Principal and Teacher Evaluation Systems
In September, Vermont requested a waiver from the USDE for SIG Tier I and II schools to have additional time to meet the requirement to implement systems for teacher and principal evaluation. On January 17, 2012, the waiver was granted by USDE. Explanatory materials including the criteria, process and timelline for reviewing an LEA's extension request are included here.

   
RESOURCES
   
  Vermont School Improvement Progression PDF
   
  Year 1 School Improvement Handbook PDF
   
  Restructuring Handbook PDF
   
  Green Mountain Star (Completed Packet) PDF
   
  Green Mountain Star Core Indicators PDF
   
  Green Mountain Star Trained Coaches and Availability PDF
   
  Districts and Schools Needing Coaches PDF
   
 

Roles and Responsibilities:

   
  Vermont School Improvement Coaching Standards PDF
   
  Operations Manual for the School Accountability System Based on Student Achievement PDF
   
 

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) Information:

   
   
WEBINARS
   
  School Improvement Coaches using Green Mountain Star
   
 

November 15, 2012

   
 

October 18, 2012

   
 

September 20, 2012

   
 

September 14, 2012
These webinars were held at the Killington Grand Hotel in Killington, VT.

   
  Archived Webinars from the 2011 - 2012 School Year
   
   
CONTACT INFORMATION
   
  Ken Remsen, School Improvement Program Manager
(802) 828-5142 (P)
(802) 828-3146 (F)
ken.remsen@state.vt.us
     
   
 
   
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