Professional Learning

Workshop location: Agency of Education,1 National Life Drive, Davis Room 513, Montpelier, VT. 

Audience: Superintendent/ Assistant Superintendents, Principals, Curriculum Directors (and up to three others) who are involved in the CNA/CIP development process for any newly identified CSI or TSI schools.  

At the successful completion of this workshop, school teams should have realized the following goals: 1. A basic understanding for the concepts that underpin the comprehensive needs assessment and CIP development process; 2. A more precise understanding of the individual needs of their school or LEA; 3. The identification of specific and measurable goals for improvement, and the creation of a working theory of improvement (including systems drivers, measures, and evidence-based change ideas) for meeting them. 4. an overview of Plan-Do-Study-Act inquiry cycles to monitor progress toward goals. 

Contact: aoe.educationqualityteam@vermont.gov 

Audience: Superintendent/ Assistant Superintendents, Principals, Curriculum Directors who are involved in the CNA process for any newly identified CSI or TSI school. 

The information presented in this workshop will represent an overview of the Vermont model for continuous improvement.  The comprehensive needs assessment process serves as a first step in continuous improvement planning. It is a process of analyzing data about a school or school system to learn what has occurred, is occurring and needs to occur to improve student outcomes.   

Contact: aoe.educationqualityteam@vermont.gov 

Purpose: Please join the Office Hours hosted by the Education Quality Assurance team. This monthly Office Hour will focus on continuous improvement updates, tools, resources, processes, and systems to support all your continuous improvement needs. No sign up, just drop in!

Contact: The Education Quality Team at aoe.educationqualityteam@vermont.gov 

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+1 802-828-7667,,635930504# United States, Montpelier

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Phone conference ID: 635 930 504#

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Purpose: Please join the Office Hours hosted by the Education Quality Assurance team. This monthly Office Hour will focus on continuous improvement updates, tools, resources, processes, and systems to support all your continuous improvement needs. No sign up, just drop in!

Contact: The Education Quality Team at aoe.educationqualityteam@vermont.gov 

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+1 802-828-7667,,635930504# United States, Montpelier

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Phone conference ID: 635 930 504#

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Purpose: Please join the Office Hours hosted by the Education Quality Assurance team. This monthly Office Hour will focus on continuous improvement updates, tools, resources, processes, and systems to support all your continuous improvement needs. No sign up, just drop in!

Contact: The Education Quality Team at aoe.educationqualityteam@vermont.gov 

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Meeting ID: 250 042 485 707

Passcode: UH2viu

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+1 802-828-7667,,635930504# United States, Montpelier

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Phone conference ID: 635 930 504#

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Purpose: Please join the Office Hours hosted by the Education Quality Assurance team. This monthly Office Hour will focus on continuous improvement updates, tools, resources, processes, and systems to support all your continuous improvement needs. No sign up, just drop in!

Contact: The Education Quality Team at aoe.educationqualityteam@vermont.gov 

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Meeting ID: 250 042 485 707

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+1 802-828-7667,,635930504# United States, Montpelier

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Phone conference ID: 635 930 504#

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Dates: 10/4, 10/11, 10/25, 11/1, 11/22, 12/20, 1/10, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 5/30

Time: 2-3 p.m. 

Audience: Early Childhood Special Education Coordinators, Early Childhood Special Educators (ECSE), and Special Education Directors 

Purpose: Is there an IEP question that has you stumped? Do you need clarification on an IDEA Part B 619 rule? Are you looking for a helpful resource for staff new to ECSE? Katie McCarthy, Early Childhood Special Education Team Manager (IDEA B 619) and Amy Murphy, Early Education Inclusion Coordinator are available to answer questions from the ECSE Indicators to inclusion. There is no sign-up, just drop in!  

Microsoft Teams Meeting Link:  

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• Meeting ID: 241 540 356 643 

• Passcode: 2xNK5y 

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• +1 802-828-7667,,518306663# United States, Montpelier 

• Phone conference ID: 518 306 663# 

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Contact: Katie McCarthy, katie.mccarthy@vermont.gov 

2024-2025 Dates and Time: Every second Thursday from 1-2 p.m. starting from Sept. 12, 2024, to May 8, 2025 

Audience: Family Engagement Coordinators and Liaisons, School and District Administrators, Community Organization Personnel 

Purpose: Please save the dates for the Family Engagement Networking Series facilitated by the AOE Vermont Multi-Tiered System of Supports (VTmtss) Team. The sessions will focus on Family Engagement as a Strategy for Improving Belonging and Well-Being. These are informal, monthly one-hour virtual sessions for family engagement colleagues to connect, hear updates, learn of resources, share strategies, and discuss problems of practice regarding family engagement.  

Topics: See 2024-25 Family Engagement Networking Series Topics for session topics.

Contact: Nancy Hellen at nancy.hellen@vermont.gov

Online Meeting Information

Use the below links to join in any session in this series: 

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• Phone conference ID: 907 777 39#  

Training Dates: Every third (3rd) Thursday starting from September 19, 2024 to May 15, 2025 

Location: Meeting link to join will be email to you before the day of the event. Register for VTmtss Office Hours. 

Time: 3-4 p.m. 

Purpose: Please join the new VTmtss Office Hours series facilitated by the Agency of Education (AOE) Vermont Multi-tiered System of Supports (VTmtss) Team. The series will focus on VTmtss updates, tools, processes, and systems to support the field and built-in Question and Answer time, with the theme of relationship building woven within each session. Some upcoming topics include: Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying (HHB) Rule 4500 forms and requirements, review of VTmtss survey data analysis and application to decision-making, Educational Support Teams (EST) processes, and more. 

Contact: MJ Jaird at Meghan.Jaird@vermont.gov 

Weekly Topics: See VTmtss Office Hours Series 2024-2025 for weekly office hour topics.

Date: May 14, 2024 

Time: 3:15 – 4 p.m. 

Description: Laura Magnuson, MA, MS, LAMFT, VP of Clinical Engagement at TalkSpace. The agenda for this webinar will include preparing for difficult conversations, understanding and regulating emotions, how self-care fits in, and resources. 
How to Join: 

• Zoom link 

• One tap mobile: +16469313860,,89100117429# 

• Telephone: 1-929-436-2866  

Webinar ID: 891 0011 7429 

 
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kBNtvfSwi 

Contact: Tracy Watterson at tracy.watterson@vermont.gov