Rulemaking | Agency of Education

The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 25 of Title 3 of Vermont Statutes Annotated, also known as the "APA") governs the adoption of rules by executive branch agencies, including the State Board of Education. The State Board, by virtue of 16 V.S.A. §164(7) (and other statutes on particular subjects, for example special education--16 V.S.A. §2959(a)), has the authority to make legally-binding rules in order to assist in the interpretation, implementation, and enforcement of the education statutes.

State Board of Education Rulemaking Process

Rule Series 2200 - Independent School Program Approval Rules

Rule Series 2200 Final Rule

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT (APA) Rule 2200 Filing Forms as approved by Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR) (10.9.2023)

Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR) - Meeting Minutes October 9, 2023

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT (APA) Rule 2200 Filing Forms as accepted by the Secretary of State - October 13, 2023

Rule 2200 - Independent School Program Approval – Clean Text
Rule 2200 - Independent School Program Approval – Annotated Text
Rule 2200 - Side-by-Side Comparison of Changes

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT (APA) Rule 2200 Final Proposed Filing Forms - Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) (04.26.24)

Memo to LCAR - Request for Extension (05/28/24)
Memo to LCAR - Extension Request Granted (05/28/24)
Memo to LCAR/VSARA/SOS - Rule Series 2200 Changes from Final to Adopted Rule (06/18/24)
Final Adopted Rule Series 2200 - Secretary of State Filing Forms (06/18/24)
Final Adopted Rule - Clean Version - Rule Series 2200 (06/18/24)

Public Comment Period

Any comments on these Rule 2200 must be submitted by December 5, 2023. Comments can be submitted via email to the State Board of Education at SBE.PublicComment@vermont.gov.

If you need an accommodation to provide public comment, please send an email to SBE.PublicComment@vermont.gov. Efforts will be made to support translation needs and other reasonable accommodations to promote the public’s ability to participate in providing comment.

Public Hearings

Public hearings will occur on the following three dates:

Friday, November 17, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual via MS Teams
Call In: 1-802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 160 796 028#
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Agenda

Tuesday, November 21, 2023, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Virtual via MS Teams
Call In: 1-802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 216 027 574#
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Monday, November 27, 2023, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Virtual via MS Teams
Call In: 1-802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 164 349 440#
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Rule 2200 - Public Comments Received during Official Public Comment Period

Public Comment: Jewish Community of Vermont-12-06-23 (received after close of formal comment period)
Public Comment: Representatives Pajala, Bongartz, James and Rice-12-05-23
Public Comment: Vermont Independent Schools Association-12-05-23
Public Comment: Education Equity Alliance-12-04-23
Public Comment: Bennington-Rutland and Taconic and Green-Ogden and Salsgiver-12-02-23
Public Comment: M. Newman-The Sharon Academy-12-01-23
Public Comment: L. Boswell-11-21-23
Public Comment: C. Thurber-11-17-23

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Rule Series 2000 - Education Quality Standards (EQS)

Rule Series 2000 Final Rule

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Administrative Procedures Act (APA) Amended Rule 2000 Filing Forms as accepted by the Secretary of State

Rule 2000 - Education Quality Standards - Clean Text
Rule 2000 - Education Quality Standards - Annotated Text
Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR) - Meeting Minutes June 12, 2023

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT (APA) Rule 2000 Final Proposed Filing Forms - Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) (04.19.24)

Memo to LCAR - Request for Extension (05/28/24)
Memo to LCAR - Extension Request Granted (05/28/24)
Memo to LCAR: Proposed Edits to Final Submission of 23-P022/Rule Series 2000: Education Quality Standards (06/10/24)
Memo to LCAR/VSARA/SOS - Rule Series 2000 Changes from Final to Adopted Rule (06/18/24)
Final Adopted Rule Series 2000 - Secretary of State Filing Forms (06/18/24)
Final Adopted Rule - Clean Version - Rule Series 2000 (06/18/24)

Rule 2000 - Public Comments Received during Official Public Comment Period

**The State Board of Education will continue to accept public comment on the Education Quality Standards (Rule Series 2000) until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Those wishing to submit comment may do so by emailing SBE.PublicComment@vermont.gov with comment in the body of the email or submitted as an attachment. All comments will be posted on this website and will be considered by the Board as it finalizes the rule. **

Public Comment: M. Clark-09-29-23
Public Comment: E. Doucet-09-29-23
Public Comment: M. Vogel-09-28-23
Public Comment: J. Meller-09-20-23
Public Comment: M. Bachman-09-18-23
Public Comment: J. Unruh-09-14-23

Public Comment: T. Molnar -Jewish Communities of Vermont-08-13-23

Any comments on the Rule Series 2000 must be submitted by October 25, 2023. Comments can be submitted via email to the State Board of Education at SBE.PublicComment@vermont.gov.

Public hearings will occur on the following three dates:

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Virtual via MS Teams
Call In: 1-802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 738 952 581#
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Agenda
Draft Meeting Minutes: Rule Series 2000 - Education Quality Standards Public Hearing: October 3, 2023

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Thursday, September 28, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual via MS Teams
Call In: 1-802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 726 542 768#
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Agenda
Draft Meeting Minutes: September 28, 2023

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Virtual via MS Teams
Call In: 1-802-828-7667
Phone Conference ID: 784 365 723#
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Agenda
Draft Minutes from Public Hearing: September 13, 2023

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Pre-Filing Public Comment for Rules Series 2000

Public Comment: Jewish Communities of Vermont-04-14-22
Public Comment: Jewish Communities of Vermont-04-20-22

Public Comment: Memo from Act 1 Working Group-EQS-05-12-22

Public Comment: Jewish Communities of Vermont-06-19-22
Public Comment: Vermont Independent Schools Association-06-24-22
Public Comment: Jewish Communities of Vermont (w/attachments)-06-24-22
Public Comment: Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism-06-27-22
Public Comment: Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism - K-12 Pro Human Learning Standards-06-27-22
Public Comment: Morgan-Puglisi-06-27-22
Public Comment: Stoleroff-06-28-22
Public Comment: Spector-06-29-22
Public Comment: Article shared by Spector-06-29-22
Public Comment: Shapiro-06-29-22
Public Comment: Bellow-Handelman-06-29-22
Public Comment: Rabbi Small-06-30-22
Public Comment: Human Rights Commission-06-30-22

Public Comment: Rep. Avram Patt-07-10-22
Public Comment - Yoram Samets-07-19-22
Public Comment - Debora Steinerman-07-25-22
Public Comment: Act 1 Working Group on Definition of Ethnic Group-07-26-22
Public Comment: Act 1 Working Group (Garces/Hage) regarding the Definition of "Ethnic Group"-07-26-22

Public Comment: Act 1 Working Group (Garces/Hage) regarding the Definition of "Critical"-08-08-22
Public Comment: Act 1 Working Group (Reyes) regarding Language-08-11-22
Public Comment: Act 1 Working Group Response to EQS Committee Definitional Revisions - Ethnic Studies & Social Identity Group-08-19-22
Public Comment: Act 1 Working Group Response to EQS Committee Definition Revision - Critical Thinking-08-24-22
Public Comment: AOE on Recommended Updates to EQS-08-30-22

Public Comment: Metz-09-01-22
Public Comment: Heidi Fishman-09-01-22
Public Comment: Lynn Vera-09-08-22
Public Comment: Susannah White-09-09-22
Public Comment: VT-NEA-09-15-22
Public Comment: S Morris-09-20-22

Public Comment: J. Vogel-10-19-22

Public Comment: S. Fagin-11-10-22
Public Comment: VSBA-VSA-VPA-11-14-22
Public Comment: K. Ballard-11-15-22
Public Comment: K. Ballard Follow-up-11-15-22
Public Comment: Act 1 Working Group Response to AOE Technical Corrections to EQS Manual-11-28-22
Public Comment: P. Patch-11-29-22
Public Comment: K. Siringo-11-30-22
Public Comment: S. Aranoff-11-30-22
Public Comment: Tashjian and Howell-11-30-22
Public Comment: K. Ballard-11-30-22

Public Comment: W. Artu-12-02-22
Public Comment: K. Ballard-12-02-22
Public Comment: D. Decker-12-06-22
Public Comment: S. Howell-12-08-22
Public Comment: Association of Independent School in New England (AISNE)-12-08-22

Invited Comment: Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP)-01-19-23
Invited Comment: Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network-01-20-23
Public Comment: Bolles via Strat-Cortez-01-25-23
Public Comment: Strat-Cortez-01-25-23
Little Brother to Dartmouth Thetford Academy, Colonialism, and Dispossession in New England-01-25-23 (Strat-Cortez Source Document)

Public Comment: Response from Act 1 Working Group-03-22-23
Public Comment: Act 1 Working Group-Reflections and recommendations in respect to recent query on EQS Manual & its Proposed Definitions-03-28-23
Public Comment Act 1: Student vs. Learner-04-05-23
Public Comment: Act 1 Working Group-Socio-Economic Conditions and Discrimination-03-29-23

Public Comment: O. Olsen-04-05-23
Public Comment: N. Smith-04-12-23
Comment on EQS Rules: L. Jepson-04-23-23
Comment on EQS Rules: J. Samuelson-04-25-23

Public Comment: Act 1 Working Group's Response to Proposed Revisions to EQS Manual-05-01-23
Public Comment - D. Tinney, VT-NEA-05-17-23

Any comments on these Rule 2000 must be submitted by October 15, 2023. Comments can be submitted via email to the State Board of Education at SBE.PublicComment@vermont.gov.

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Rule Series 2200

Adopted Rule 2200, Independent School Program Approval, Selected Rules Effective May 10, 2022
Rule 2200 - Final Filing - Clean Text
Rule 2200 - Final Filing - Annotated Text

State Board of Education Memo to Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) - March 22, 2022
Administrative Procedures Act (APA) Filing Forms - Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) - March 2022
Rule 2200 - Public Comments

Rule 2200 Independent School Program Approval (2200) - Clean Text
Rule 2200 Independent School Program Approval (2200) - Annotated Text
Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR) - Meeting Minutes July 21, 2021

Public comment related to these rule series should be emailed to SBE.PublicComment@vermont.gov.
The public comment period closes November 5, 2021.

Public Comment

AOE Public Comment on Rule 2200

AOE Public Comment on Rule 2223

Public hearings will occur on the following dates:

Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 12:00 PM
133 State Street, Conference Room #021
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Call in Number: 1-802-552-8456
Conference ID: 681 147 302#

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 4:00 PM
133 State Street, Conference Room #021
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Call in Number: 1-802-828-7667
Conference ID: 240 774 751#

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 4:30 PM
One National Life Drive, Davis 5, Room 513
Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Call in Number: 1-802-828-7667
Conference ID: 226 736 412#

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM
One National Life Drive, Davis 5, Room 513
Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Call in Number: 1-802-828-7667
Conference ID: 187 800 895#

Rule Series 7000

Rule Series 7000 Relationship with Public, Other Agencies and Institutions – Clean Text
Rule Series 7000 Relationship with Public, Other Agencies and Institutions – Annotated Text

Public comment related to these rule series should be emailed to SBE.PublicComment@vermont.gov. The public comment period closes December 10, 2021.

Rulemaking Pursuant to Act 173 of 2018

Public comment related to these rule series should be emailed to SBE.PublicComment@vermont.gov. The public comment period has been extended to December 31, 2020.

Rule Series 1300

Draft Rules for Special Education Finance and Census-based Funding as Approved by SBE, SPED Finance and Census-based Funding

Rule Series 2360

Vermont State Board Rule 2360-2369 Final Draft for Filing Annotated