Past Vermont State Board of Education Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2023 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Virtual via MS Teams
Call In: 802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 294 548 883#

Draft Meeting Minutes: May 11, 2023

Agenda 
Education Quality Standards Committee: Final Revisions Under Consideration - Updated May 5, 2023
Comment on EQS Rules: L. Jepson
SBE-EQS Rule Update Committee Response to Questions from Jepson
Comment on EQS Rules from J. Samuelson and Committee Response 
Agency of Education (AOE) Technical Edits to EQS Final Draft - updated May 8, 2023
EQS Committee Presentation: May 11, 2023

Wednesday, May 3, 2023     1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Call-in Number: 1-802-828-7667
Conference ID: 794 189 100#

Draft Meeting Minutes: May 3, 2023

Agenda
Meeting Minutes: March 9, 2023

Renewal of General Education Approval - Bridge School, Middlebury
Bridge School: Site Review and Report
Bridge School: Signed Addendum
Bridge School: Response to Report

Renewal of General Education Approval - Okemo Mountain School, Ludlow
Okemo Mountain School: Site Review and Report
Okemo Mountain School: Signed Addendum
Okemo Mountain School: Response to Report

Renewal of General Education Approval for a Residential School - Kurn Hattin, Westminster
Kurn Hattin: Site Review and Report
Kurn Hattin: Signed Addendum
Kurn Hattin: Response to Report
Kurn Hattin: NEASC Letter

Renewal of General Education and Special Education Approval AND Combining Two Schools - New England School for Girls, Bennington
New England School for Girls: Site Review and Report
New England School for Girls: Signed Addendum

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Accreditation and Special Education - Greenwood School, Putney
Greenwood School: Site Review and Report
Greenwood School: Response to Report
Greenwood School: Signed Addendum
Greenwood School: Letter from NEASC

Monday, May 1, 2023 4:45 - 6:30 p.m.

Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Call in Number: 802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 829 163 408#

Draft Meeting Minutes: May 1, 2023

Agenda
Draft Meeting Minutes: April 27, 2023
EQS Final Revisions Under Consideration - Updated April 12, 2023
Comment on EQS Rules: J. Samuelson
Comment on EQS Rules: L. Jepson
SBE-EQS Rule Update Committee Response to Questions from Jepson
SBE-EQS Rule Update Committee Response to Questions from Samuelson
Act 1 Working Group's Response to April 27 e-mail on the State Board’s Proposed Revisions to EQS Manual

Thursday, April 27, 2023 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
 

Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Call in Number: 802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 457 311 054#

Draft Meeting Minutes: April 27, 2023

Agenda
Draft Meeting Minutes: April 10, 2023
EQS Final Revisions Under Consideration - Updated April 12, 2023
Comment on EQS Rules: J. Samuelson
Comment on EQS Rules: L. Jepson

Date: April 19, 2023, 11:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Location: Central Vermont Career Center
155 Ayers Street, Suite 2, Room 136
Barre, VT 05641
Via Microsoft Teams
Call in Number: 1-802-828-7667
Conference ID: 244 740 133#

Draft Meeting Minutes: April 19, 2023

Agenda - Revised: April 19, 2023 
Item B: Secretary's Recommendation: Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission
Item D: Draft Meeting Minutes: March 15, 2023
Item D: Draft Meeting Minutes: April 13, 2023
Item H: Lincoln School District Progress Report - April 15, 2023
Item G: Independent School Rule Implementation Update
Item L: State Board of Education Monthly Expenditure Report
Item M: Independent School Attestations Collected by Vermont Independent Schools Association (VISA)

Thursday, April 13, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Virtual via MS Teams
Call In: 802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 555 527 889#

Draft Meeting Minutes: April 13, 2023

Agenda - updated
Education Quality Standards of 2014
Act 1 of 2019
Recommended Changes to EQS from the Act 1 Working Group - April 14, 2022
Act 1 Working Group Memo to State Board with Overview of Recommended Changes - May 12, 2022
Act 1 Working Group Supplemental Guidance to Revised EQS
EQS Final Revisions Under Consideration - Updated April 12, 2023
Education Quality Standards Rule Update Committee Process
Memo to SBE: Proposed Updates to Rule 2000, Education Quality Standards (EQS)
Memo to SBE: Extending Vermont’s EQS to Independent Schools Approved to Receive Public Tuition 
Public Comment: N. Smith
EQS Committee Presentation: Recommended Changes to Rule Series 2000, Education Quality Standards
State Board of Education - Resolution for Patrick Brown

Monday, April 10, 2023  3-4:00 p.m.

Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Call in Number: 802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 348 225 369#

Draft Meeting Minutes: April 10, 2023

Agenda 
Draft Meeting Minutes: April 5, 2023 (forthcoming)
Draft Meeting Minutes: April 6, 2023 (forthcoming)
Education Quality Standards Working Draft: Updated April 6, 2023

Thursday, April 6, 2023 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Call in Number: 802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 718 689 474#

Draft Meeting Minutes: April 6, 2023

Agenda
Draft Meeting Minutes: March 30, 2023
Draft Meeting Minutes March 28, 2023
Education Quality Standards Committee Punch List: 03/30/23
Education Quality Standards Committee Punch List: Updated 04/05/23
EQS Working Draft Updated: March 16, 2023
EQS Working Draft Updated: March 30, 2023
EQS Working Draft Updated: April 5, 2023
Act 1 Working Group: Reflections and recommendations in respect to recent query on EQS Manual & its Proposed Definitions
Act 1 Working Group: Socio-Economic Conditions and Discrimination
Public Comment: O. Olsen
Public Comment Act 1: Student vs. Learner
EQS Remaining Items - April 6, 2023

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Virtual via MS Teams
Call In: 802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 722 078 883#

Draft Meeting Minutes: April 5, 2023

Agenda
Draft Meeting Minutes: March 30, 2023
Draft Meeting Minutes March 28, 2023
Education Quality Standards Committee Punch List: 03/30/23
Education Quality Standards Committee Punch List: Updated 04/05/23
EQS Working Draft Updated: March 16, 2023
EQS Working Draft Updated: March 30, 2023
Act 1 Working Group: Reflections and recommendations in respect to recent query on EQS Manual & its Proposed Definitions
Act 1 Working Group: Socio-Economic Conditions and Discrimination
Public Comment: O. Olsen
EQS Remaining Items - April 5, 2023

Thursday, March 30, 2023    11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Virtual via MS Teams
Call In: 802-828-7667
Conference ID: 167 176 322#

Draft Meeting Minutes: March 30, 2023

Agenda
Draft Meeting Minutes March 28, 2023
EQS Working Draft Updated March 16, 2023