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October 19, 2015

Union Elementary School Teacher Named 2016 Vermont Teacher of the Year

Susan Koch, a Union Elementary School kindergarten and first grade teacher, was selected as the 2016 Vermont Teacher of the Year.

October 16, 2015

Statewide Science Assessment Results Released

The Vermont Agency of Education released the Spring 2015 New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) Science assessment results.

October 14, 2015

New Income Guidelines for Free and Reduced Price Meals in the National School Lunch and Breakfast; Child and Adult Care Food Programs

The AOE, Child Nutrition Programs announces its policy for free or reduced-price meals for children.

October 13, 2015

State Agencies Host Public Hearing on Proposed Orleans Central Supervisory Union Prekindergarten Region

The Vermont Agencies of Education and Human Services will host a public hearing at the Westshire Elementary School to collect public input on the proposed Rivendell Interstate Union School District pre-kindergarten region.

October 5, 2015

Approved Independent School Application Process

The Agency of Education has finalized the new application process for independent schools seeking initial approval or renewal from the State Board of Education

September 2, 2015

Education Quality Review Pilot Announced

Sixteen supervisory unions and districts have volunteered to be part of the Education Quality Review process.

August 13, 2015

Agency Appoints New Deputy Secretary of Education

Heather Bouchey, Ph.D., of Montpelier, was appointed as Deputy Secretary of Education

Vermont Statewide Assessment Results Released

Today, Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe announced statewide results for the 2014-15 Smarter Balanced Assessment.

March 17, 2015

Vermont State Board of Education: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Resolution

The Vermont State Board of Education unanimously voted to suspend the use of Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) scores for the 2014-2015 school year for the purpose of annual school evaluation determinations.

March 2, 2015

When is Small Too Small? Efficiency, Equity & the Organization of Vermont Public Schools

Bruce D. Baker, Rutgers University, and Wendy I. Geller, Vermont Agency of Education, respond to a report on Vermont's education system from Penn State Univeristy