To: Education Chairs, Stakeholders, Vermont Superintendents, Principals and School Boards
From: Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Vermont Agency of Education
Subject: Results of Policy Stakeholder Process and Model Policy Issued Pursuant to Act 29 of 2023, Sec. 4
Date: November 1, 2023
Pursuant to Section 4 of Act 29 of 2023, an act relating to school safety, the Agency of Education (AOE), in consultation with stakeholder groups, was required to develop a model policy and procedure regarding the use of behavioral threat assessment teams. Over six weeks in September and October, the Agency facilitated five separate meetings with a range of stakeholders to discuss the use of behavioral threat assessment teams (BTATs) in schools across the state.
Read the full Memo: Draft Model Policy, Act 29 Behavioral Threat Assessment Teams and the full Draft Model Policy, Act 29 Behavioral Threat Assessment Teams.
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