Memos
Memo: School District Authority to Require Masks
COVID-19 Prevention Measures for Fall 2021
Statement on Equity and Racism by the Vermont State Board of Education
Memo: COVID-19 Guidance for Vermont Schools
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.
Memo: Implementing a Comprehensive Health Education: Law and Regulation
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.
Memo: Required Checks of the Child Protection Registry
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:
Memo: Agency of Education to Provide Cost-Free Access to Lexile and Quantile Frameworks
In the coming months, the Agency of Education will be prioritizing the improvement of reading and math outcomes for students.
Memo: Accounting for Certain Special Education Expenses
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.
Memo: Status Update - SLDS Data Collection and Vermont School Climate Survey
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.