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 2000 - Education Quality Standards (EQS)
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
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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
Rule 2000 - Public Comments Received during Official Public Comment Period
Public Comment: T. Molnar -Jewish Communities of Vermont-08-13-23
Public Comment: J. Unruh-09-14-23
Public Comment: M. Bachman-09-18-23
Public Comment: J. Meller-09-20-23
Public hearings will occur on the following three dates:
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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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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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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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.
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
Rule Series 2360
Vermont State Board Rule 2360-2369 Final Draft for Filing Annotated