Past Vermont State Board of Education Meeting

Canceled on May 3, 2017

Date: May 5, 2017

Location: Vermont Agency of Education,  219 North Main Street, Room 424, Barre, VT 05641

Contact: Suzanne Sprague, (802) 479-1030

Meeting Materials:

• Agenda
• Draft Meeting Minutes from April 11, 2017

Date: April 18, 2017

Location: Vermont Agency of Education,  219 North Main Street, Room 304, Barre, VT 05641

Meeting Materials:

• Approved Meeting Minutes
• Agenda
• Draft Meeting Minutes from April 18, 2017
• Agenda Item C: Public to be Heard
  • Agenda Item C1 - Recess Research for State Board of Education
  • Agenda Item C2 - Vermont Principals Association
• Agenda Item D: Consent Agenda
  • Agenda Item D1: Draft Minutes from Pre-Meeting Orientation
  • Agenda Item D2: Draft Minutes from March 21, 2017
  • Agenda Item D3: General Independent School Approval for Bridge School
  • Agenda Item D4: General Independent School Approval for Hiland Hall School
  • Agenda Item D5: General Independent School Approval for Upper Valley Waldorf School
  • Agenda Item D6: General Independent School Approval for Vermont Academy of Science and Technology
  • Agenda Item D7: General and Special Independent School Approval for St. Johnsbury Academy
  • Agenda Item D8: Amendment for St. Michael Catholic School
• Agenda Item G: Legislative Committee Proposal
• Agenda Item J: Rule 2200
• Agenda Item K: State Board Rule 3400
  • Alternative Structures Presentation
• Agenda Item L: Secretary's Report
  • Agenda Item L1: Report on Status of High Spending Special Education Supervisory Unions/Districts
• Agenda Item M: ​Resolution of Appreciation 
  • Agenda Item M1: Resolution of Appreciation for Stephan Morse
  • Agenda Item M2: Resolution of Appreciation for  Sean-Marie Oller
• Agenda Item N: School Merger
  • Agenda Item N1: Caledonia Cooperative Unified Union School District
  • Agenda Item N2: Windham Southwest Supervisory Union
    • Agenda Item N2A: Twin Valley UUSD
    • Agenda Item N2B: Southern Valley UUSD
    • Agenda Item N2C: Windham Vote Date
• Agenda Item P: Mill River Unified Union School District
• Agenda Item Q: PreK Update
• Agenda Item S: Expenditure Report
• Agenda Item T: Legislative Update
  • Agenda Item T1: Testimony by Secretaries Holcombe and Gobeille to Senate Education Committee
  • Agenda Item T2: S.130 Senate Miscellaneous Bill
• Agenda Item X
  • Agenda Item X1: Essex-Caledonia Supervisory Union Wavier Request
  • Agenda Item X2: Lamoille North Supervisory Union

Contact: Suzanne Sprague, (802) 479-1030

Date: April 11, 2017

Location: Vermont Agency of Education,  219 North Main Street, Room 423, Barre, VT 05641

Contact: Suzanne Sprague, (802) 479-1030

Meeting Materials:

• Agenda
• Draft Meeting Minutes
• Agenda Item D1: Statement of Principle Overview
• Agenda Item D2: Statement of Principle
• Rules 2200 Series Timeline
• Act 166 Timeline
• Outcomes from the Rule 2200 Series Subcommittee Meeting Dated April 11, 2017

Date: March 21, 2017

Location: Agency of Education, Barre, Vermont

Meeting Materials:

• Agenda
• Draft Minutes from March 21, 2017
• Approved Minutes from March 21, 2017
• Agenda Item H: Secretary's Report
  • Agenda Item H1: Federal Update for the State Board of Education
  • Agenda Item H2: Independent School Approval Process in our Neighboring States
• Agenda Item I: Legislative Committee Report
• Agenda Item K: Resolution of Appreciation
  • Agenda Item K1 for Sean-Marie Oller
  • Agenda Item K2 for Stephan Morse
• Agenda Item E: Consent Agenda
  • Agenda Item E1: Draft Minutes from February 21, 2017
  • Agenda Item E2: Independent School Renewal for Hilltop Montessori School
  • Agenda Item E3: Independent School Renewal for bellcate School
  • Agenda Item E4: Independent School Amendment for Ch.O.I.C.E Academy
  • Agenda Item E5: Independent School Amendment for The New School of Montpelier
• Agenda Item L: Merger Proposals
  • Agenda Item L1: Two Rivers (Green Mountain USD)
  • Agenda Item L2: Orange North/Washington South (Central VT UUSD)
  • Agenda Item L3: Orange North (Orange Washington USD)
  • Agenda Item L4: Town Meeting Day Vote Updates
  • Agenda Item L5: Updated Merger Map
• Agenda Item N: Vermont ESSA State Plan Overview
  • Agenda Item N1: State Plan Presentation
• Agenda Item P: Integrated Field Reviews
• Agenda Item R: Proposed Rule 3400 on Alternative Structures
  • Agenda Item R1: Draft Proposed Revisions to Proposed Rules
  • Agenda Item R2: Draft Comments and Response to Proposed Rules
  • Agenda Item R3: Comments and Response to Proposed Rules
• Agenda Item T: Expenditure Report
• Agenda Item V: Legislative Update

Contact: Suzanne Sprague, (802) 479-1030

Date: March 21, 2017

Location: Agency of Education, Barre, Vermont

Meeting Materials:

• Agenda
• Draft Minutes from Pre-Meeting Orientation
• Approved Minutes from Pre-Meeting Orientation
• A Guide to Open Meetings, by Vermont Secretary of State
• State Board Housekeeping Items

Contact: Suzanne Sprague, (802) 479-1030

Date: Friday, March 10, 2017

Location: Vermont Agency of Education,  219 North Main Street, Room 304, Barre, VT 05641

Contact: Suzanne Sprague, (802) 479-1030

Meeting Materials: 

• Agenda
• Draft Minutes from March 10, 2017 Meeting
• Approved Minutes from March 10, 2017 Meeting

Date: February 21, 2017

Location: Vermont Agency of Education,  219 North Main Street, Room 304, Barre, VT 05641

Contact: Suzanne Sprague, (802) 479-1030

Meeting Materials:

• Agenda
• Approved Minutes
  • Agenda Item C1: Draft Minutes January 17, 2017
  • Agenda Item H1: Discussion Draft Version Rules 2200
  • Agenda Item L: Student Report, Resolution Against Predjudice and Intolerance
  • Agenda Item M1: Draft Potential Revisions to Proposed Rules on Alternative Structures
  • Agenda Item M2: Draft Comments and Responses to Proposed Rules on Alternative Structures

Date: February 21, 2017

Location: Vermont Agency of Education,  219 North Main Street, Room 304, Barre, VT 05641

Contact: Suzanne Sprague, (802) 479-1030

Meeting Materials: 

• Agenda
• Draft Minutes from February 1, 2017
• Letter from VSBA
• Update on Legislative Work from the AOE

Date: February 16, 2017

Location: Vermont Department of Taxes,  Basement, Conference Room #021, 133 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05602

Contact: Suzanne Sprague, (802) 479-1030

Meeting Materials: 

• Agenda
• Draft Minutes from Meeting
• Approved Minutes

Meeting has been canceled due to inclement weather. 

Date: February 13, 2017

Location: Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust, 52 Pike Drive, Berlin, VT 05602

Contact: Suzanne Sprague, (802) 479-1030

Meeting Materials: 

• Agenda