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Public Comment: Draft Model Policy, Act 29 Behavioral Threat Assessment Teams

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. This draft model policy is available for review and public comment through December 1. Background information about the policy may be found in the Memo: Draft Model Policy, Act 29 Behavioral Threat Assessment Teams.

The full Draft Model Policy, Act 29 Behavioral Threat Assessment Teams memo is also available in the following languages:

As critical partners who will be tasked with implementing this policy, the AOE encourages superintendents and independent school heads to review this draft policy with their school community and team members and to provide feedback through the aoe.publicinformation@vermont.gov.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 12:00 PM - Friday, December 1, 2023 - 11:59 PM

Facilitation Guide: Developing Flexible Pathways Profiles at the Local Level

The purpose of the Pathways Profile tool is to assist schools and LEAs in developing, improving upon, and communicating Flexible Pathway opportunities that are effective, equitable, compliant, and safe. It is not intended to be a checklist, but rather a robust tool for teams to evaluate how they implement procedures, practices, and processes for Flexible Pathways consistent with Vermont’s Education Quality Standards, and foster transparency with students, staff, families, and the community.

Suggested Questions When Selecting Educational Equity Professional Learning Providers


Suggested Questions When Selecting Educational Equity Professional Learning Providers includes guidelines for SU/SD/schools when considering professional learning providers to support educational equity diversity, justice and belonging in your educational setting. These questions were used as the criteria for our review for inclusion on this list. This list reflects an update of the original 2019 list, an outcome of the Supporting Educational Equity (SEE) Project, created to address problems of practice at the classroom, LEA, and AOE-level.

Educational Equity Professional Learning Providers


This list contains educational equity practitioners who provide various forms of professional learning to address educational equity, diversity, justice, and belonging. Each vendor submitted information for review in response to a Request for Information (RFI) in 2023. Vendors on this list demonstrated that their work addresses educational equity, diversity, justice, and belonging as a part of their application. The list includes information on each vendor’s specialty and services provided. Please note that inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement from the State of Vermont; school systems are encouraged to conduct additional research and reference checks to identify the resource(s) that will best address their equity needs.

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