Vermont State Board of Education

Date: January 16, 2019, 9:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Location:

Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler Elementary School

Gymnasium

6 Archibald Street

Burlington, VT 05401

Draft Meeting Minutes

Agenda (UPDATED)

Item C: Education Quality Standards

Item E: Draft Annual Report to the Governor and the General Assembly

Item F: Small Schools Grants Metrics - Green Sheet, Table

Item G: Proposed Changes to Rule Series 1200

Item H: Resolution for Stacy Weinberger

Item I: Secretary's Report - Act 173 Update

Item J: Consent Agenda - Draft Meeting Minutes from December 19, 2018, Draft Meeting Minutes from January 2, 2019; School of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales, Green Mountain Valley School

Item K: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL), World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages - Green Sheet, Powerpoint

Item L: Chair's Report - Board Norms, Board Communications, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges, Vermont Higher Education Council

Item M: Request for SU Board Configuration - Two Rivers SU; Cabot and Twinfield Districts/Caledonia Central SU

Item N: Westmore School Board's Request to join Orleans Central UESD

Miscellaneous: State Board of Education Expenditure Report - FY19

Date: December 19, 2018, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: 

Mary Hogan School, Library

201 Mary Hogan Drive

Middlebury, VT 05753

Draft Meeting Minutes

Approved Meeting Minutes

Agenda

Item C: Resolution for Mark Perrin

Item D: Renewal of General Education and Special Education Independent School - Stone Path Academy, Stone Path Academy letter, Rock Point School, Rock Point School response, New England School for Girls

Item F: Request for Waiver of SU Board Configuration - Two Rivers SU, Southwest Vermont SU

Item G: Draft Meeting Minutes from November 28, 2018, Windsor-West Windsor SD, Windsor-West Windsor Board Draft Minutes, Green Mountain Union School District, Burr and Burton Academy, Arlington School, Cornerstone School, Sunrise Family Resource Center

Item H: Appeal from Decision of Montpelier-Roxbury School District, Petition

Item K: Proposed Changes to Rule Series 1200

Miscellaneous: State Board Expenditure Report - FY19

Date: November 15, 2018, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Location: 

Barre Elks Lodge

Main Floor Meeting Room

10 Jefferson Street

Barre, VT 05641

Draft Meeting Minutes

New Agenda  

Agenda - original agenda superceded on November 15, 2018

Item F: Review Provisional Decisions and SU Boundaries

Item H: Default Articles of Agreement, Timeline

Item M: Draft Meeting Minutes from October 29, 2018

Miscellaneous: State Board Expenditure Report - FY19

Date: October 17, 2018,  8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location:

Hartford High School

Library

37 Highland Avenue

White River Junction, VT 05001

Draft Meeting Minutes

Approved Meeting Minutes

Agenda - updated

​Item F: Working Understanding of Principles for Considering Alternative Governance Structures​, Debt Comparisons - Union High School Districts, Modified Unified School Districts, Unlike Members of Union High School Districts

Item G: Natvig - Request for Formal Hearing, Petition

Item N: Draft Minutes from October 2 Meeting, Sharon Academy, Valley Vista

Item P: Calendar Review

Miscellaneous: State Board Expenditure Report - FY19

Date: October 2, 2018  

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: 

White River Valley School, Bethel Campus
273 Pleasant Street
Bethel, VT 05032

Agenda

Draft Minutes

Legal Opinion

Item E and G: Legal Requirements and Legislative Guidance

Item J: Draft Minutes from September 19th meeting

Item K: Calendar Review

Miscellaneous: State Board Expenditure report - FY19

Date: September 19, 2018, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Location:

Green Mountain Union High School Auditorium
716 VT Route 103 South
Chester, VT 05143

Agenda

Draft Meeting Minutes

Approved Meeting Minutes

Item B: Recognition of Saxtons River Elementary School

Item U: Draft Minutes from August 15th Meeting, Franklin Northeast PK-8 UUSD - Name Change Request, Grammar School, Vermont Academy, Thetford Academy, Two Roads Academy

Item V: Draft Default Articles of Agreement and Table

Item W: Calendar Review, October Agenda Planning

Miscellaneous: State Board Expenditure - FY19

Date: August 15, 2018, 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Location:

State House

​115 State Street, Room 11

​Montpelier, VT 05633

Draft Meeting Minutes

Approved Meeting Minutes

Agenda

Item B: Recognition of Underhill

Item T: Draft Minutes from July 18th Meeting, Community High School of Vermont, AOE Report, Manchester Village School, AOE Memo, NEKCA's Parent Child Center's New Reflections Program

Item V: Barre Town - Barre City

Item W: Calendar Report

Miscellaneous: State Board Expenditure - FY19​

Date: July 18, 2018, 8:30 a.m. - 4:40 p.m.

Location:

Newark School - Gymnasium

1448 Newark Street

Newark, VT 05871

Draft Meeting Minutes

Agenda

Item B: Recognition of Albany

Item D: Missisquoi Valley UHSD and Franklin, Highgate and Swantin School Districts

Item G: Enosburgh School District and Richford School District

Item H: Montgomery School District, Efficiency, Excellence

Item J: Public to be Heard - Jay Denault, Diana Benoit Kittell

Item I: Sheldon School District

Item K: Hazen UHSD and Lakeview UESD and Greensboro, Hardwick, Stannard and Woodbury School Districts

Item L: Craftsbury School District

Item M: Elmore-Morristown UUSD and Stowe SD

Item O: Public to be Heard - Orleans Southwest SU and Others

Item P: Draft Minutes from June 27 Meeting, Retreat Day 1 and Retreat Day 2, Beckley Day Program, Mountainside House, Green Mountain Montessori, Liberty High School

Item T: Calendar Review

Miscellaneous: State Board Expenditures - Final Report

Date: The SBE meeting is Wednesday June 27th from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The SBE retreat begins Wednesday, June 27th, at 1:10 p.m. and adjourns at 5:00 p.m. The SBE retreat continues on Thursday, June 28th from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location:

Lake Morey Resort
82 Clubhouse Road
Waterlot Room
Fairlee, VT 05045

Retreat Agenda

Draft Minutes - Retreat Day 2

Item A - Equity Discussion - School vs. Student

Item B - Strategic Vision Statement: Strategic Plan Measures Conversation, Multiple Measures Overview, Detailed Overview of the Snapshot Measures, National Data Overview Presentation

Item F - Legislative Debrief: Update

Agenda Item G - Regional Meeting Schedule: Draft

Agenda Item H - Calendar Review: 2018-2019

Date: The SBE meeting is Wednesday June 27th from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The SBE retreat begins Wednesday, June 27th, at 1:10 p.m. and adjourns at 5:00 p.m. The SBE retreat continues on Thursday, June 28th from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location:

Lake Morey Resort

82 Clubhouse Road

Waterlot Room

Fairlee, VT 05045

Meeting Agenda

Draft Meeting Minutes

• Item C - Consent Agenda: Draft Meeting Minutes from June 8, 2018, Caledonia Christain School, Mountain School, Oak Meadow School, The Family Place, Avalon Triumvirate Academy
• Item J - Small Schools Grant: Small Schools Grants Draft Metrics and Examples, Summary of Small Schools Grants Worked Examples, Draft Letter to the General Assembly regarding Small Schools Grants, Considerations and Recommendations Regarding SSG Metrics by William Mathis
• Item K - Public to be Heard: Dan MacArthur, Marty Strange, Jody Normandeau, Diane Janukajtis, Vince Illuzzi
• Item M - Vermont HITEC, Inc: Green Sheet, VHEC Report, VHEC Recommendation, HITEC Response, AOE Final Decision
• Item N - V.S.A. 16, Section 261: Windham Southwest SU Waiver Request, Windham Southwest Super Board Minutes, Assignment of Ferdinand to Essex North SU, E-mail from Superintendent Conroy, Letter from Miles Etter
• Item P - FY18 SBE Expenditure Report

Retreat Agenda

Draft Minutes - Retreat Day 1

• Agenda Item A - Review of Secretary's Proposed State Plan Presentation