Memos

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A memo from Agency of Education Program Staff

Statement from the Vermont State Board of Education

The Vermont Department of Health is closely monitoring the rapid developments in the outbreak of respiratory illness called COVID-19 that is caused by a novel (new) coronavirus.

The purpose of this memo is to reiterate the requirements for implementing a “comprehensive health education” as defined in 16 V.S.A. §§ 131-136.

Under 16 V.S.A. § 255(h), superintendents and are required to conduct checks of the Child Protection Registry and the Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Registry for any of the following individuals:

In the coming months, the Agency of Education will be prioritizing the improvement of reading and math outcomes for students.

The Agency of Education (AOE) will not require supervisory unions and school districts (SU/SDs) to separately allocate general education costs from special education costs within tuition in cases where a student’s individualized education program (IEP) team has chosen an out-of-district placement at an approved independent school.

The purpose of this memo is to provide an update on the progress we are making, as a state, in completing this year’s DC#04 SY19 Year End Data Collection using the Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Vertical Reporting (VR) process.