Memos

This memo provides guidance to School Districts and Supervisory Unions related to insurance provisions in Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) Partnership Agreements.

The reporting window is March 15, 2024, to May 05, 2024.

Annual Performance Report (APR) for Vermont recipients of GEER funds will open on March 15, 2024

The last iteration of Vermont’s ESSA State Plan was completed in 2017. Since then, required statewide assessments and the feasibility of carrying out certain non-required state plan activities have changed. As a result, the Agency is preparing an amendment to the plan to align these changes with state plan content.

Reporting requirement and instructions on how to submit Real Property data

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 re-issued memo from October 10, 2023 clarifies guidance regarding Emergency Drills, which can be broken down into two categories: Emergency Egress (“Fire”) Drills and Options-Based Response to Violent Intruder Drills.

The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) is pleased to announce the September launch of the first of six asynchronous professional learning modules focused on the neuroscience of literacy.

Release of Vermont Local Wellness Policy Guide

The AOE will be discontinuing co-enrollment of high school students in Early College and secondary CTE effective FY25 (2024-2025).