81. Education World® : School Issues : Vermont Governor Considers Rejecting Federal telephone numbers. Parents could opt out of this, according to WilliamReedy, general counsel for the vermont Department of education. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues313.shtml

EdWorld Internet Topics Sponsored links: Mondera Coupons Earn 90% Profit! Garden Decor Amazon Coupon Codes Coupon Codes Home Decor ... Walden University Graduate degrees in Education Host Department Web Hosting Alberghi Finanza ... Copy DVD Register To Win a $100 GiftCard Visit Target.com Vacanze Accessori Computer Career Education ... Assessment School Issues Article S C H O O L I S S U E S A R T I C L E Vermont Governor Considers Rejecting Federal Funds As requirements for the federal education law start to kick in, Vermont governor Howard Dean is asking whether the cost of compliance is greater than the $53.7 million in federal money affected by the No Child Left Behind Act that the state receives. That includes about $21.4 million in Title I funds. If it is, Vermont may be better off rejecting the money and retaining its own assessment procedures, Dean told Education World. Included: A description of why Dean proposes turning down certain federal aid. Saying that the cost of retooling state education assessments to meet federal education requirements could exceed the state's federal education allocation and expressing concern about stipulations in the federal law, Vermont governor Howard Dean is considering rejecting federal aid rather than complying with the requirements. Vermont currently receives about $53.7 million in federal aid including $21.4 million in Title I money plus other federal grants and assistance that will be affected by the No Child Left Behind Act.

82. IJ Media Center In addition, vermont s Department of education terminated the town of Chittenden sgeneral state education assistance because the Chittenden school board did http://www.ij.org/media/school_choice/vermont/backgrounder.shtml

Select One On-line Media Kit Contact Info Backgrounder Vermont's School Choice Program: Neutral to Religion In Vermont's rural setting, many small towns cannot afford or simply don't have enough students to maintain a public high school. To ensure children in these towns receive a quality education, the state created a school tuition program allowing rural parents to select the private schools that best meet their children's needs. The town itself has no influence as to the school selected by the parents. After parents have chosen a school, which can include out-of-state institutions, the town then pays the tuition. The town's share of the tuition for private high schools is capped at the average cost of Vermont public high school tuition. The participation of religious schools is critical to the success of choice pilot programs nationwide and is a common characteristic of voucher programs in Wisconsin and Ohio. Both programs are defended in court by the Institute for Justice. Vermont's state law establishing a tuition system does not distinguish between religiously and non-religiously affiliated schools. On its face, it is utterly neutral. However, recent church/state controversies have arisen. In addition, Vermont's Department of Education terminated the town of Chittenden's general state education assistance because the Chittenden school board did not rescind its policy of including religiously affiliated schools among the public and private high schools for which it pays its students' tuition. The Department of Education denied their state general aid effective September 1, when the first payment would normally be sent out. (State aid represents about 10 percent of Chittenden's school budget.) If Chittenden rescinds the policy of allowing parents to select religiously affiliated schools and pay for them with their share of state funds, the flow of aid will be restored.

83. Vermont-NEA Rebuttal are board directors for Sternberg s vermonters for Better education. Despite acceptingState Board responsibilities for the welfare of vermont students and http://www.vtnea.org/rebut.htm

Home Who We Are Opportunities for Educators Advice for Parents ... Support for Kids Vermont's Powerful Anti-Public Schools Network By Angelo J. Dorta, Vermont-NEA President A growing national anti-public schools network is trying to radically change state education policy. The network strongly espouses school vouchers, charter schools, and preK-12 education tax credits. It generally opposes taxes and labor unions, but favors for-profit privatization of education services and diversion of public tax dollars for private uses. NEA strives to strengthen and defend public education. Therefore, the network views NEA as the primary roadblock obstructing its efforts to devalue, de-fund, and derail public education and the unions that represent school employees. John McClaughry's Ethan Allen Institute and Libby Sternberg's Vermonters for Better Education are the state's twin pillars of the anti-public schools network. They never publish any good news about public schools. They always portray Vermont student testing and school performance results in the harshest way, despite our students' consistently superior scores in state-by-state comparisons. They seldom praise or even acknowledge our teachers and school support staff for their good, hard work. The network's roots primarily are in the conservative wing of the Republican Party. McClaughry and Sternberg claim to head "non-partisan" organizations. In reality, they lead highly partisan advocacy groups committed to anti-public education goals. They are key strategists on conservative Republican issues and have sometimes advised and supported like-minded Republican candidates, including Ruth Dwyer. Unabashed conservatives mostly comprise their organizations' boards of directors and advisory councils, including unsuccessful former GOP state officer and legislative candidates.

84. Vermont-NEA Resolution G vermontNEA recognizes that education is ever changing. to keep pace with developingeducational initiatives. of the Professional Standards Board to redefine http://www.vtnea.org/res-g.htm

Home Who We Are Opportunities for Educators Advice for Parents ... Support for Kids G. SECURE PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY G-1. LICENSURE Vermont-NEA advocates rigorous state standards for entry into the teaching profession. These standards shall include above-average college grades, field training experience that includes successful completion of student teaching, and demonstration of proficiency on appropriate pedagogical and subject matter tests. Tests should be valid and unbiased and should be included as one element of comprehensive assessment for completion of a teacher preparation program as well as for licensure into the profession. The Association believes that licensing standards must assure that individuals wishing to enter the teaching profession have the following qualifications: a. a bachelor of arts or science degree from an accredited college or university, which shall be in a field of concentration other than education; b. undergraduate or graduate training in pedagogy and child development and psychology; c. successful completion of a student teaching internship experience or its equivalent at least one school year in duration; and d. a passing score, established by the State Board of Education, on a teacher examination defined by the national certification agency or board for other education professionals such as speech-language pathologists or school nurses. The Association asserts that a teaching license should signify that an individual entering the teaching profession is competent to teach. A teaching license must be legally recognized as the primary requirement for employment in every public and private school (Pre-K-12). No license should be issued unless an individual possesses the entry-level knowledge and skills required for teaching. No temporary or emergency licenses should be issued. No assignments should be permitted outside the teacher's area of licensure without appropriate concurrent retraining supported by the local district. Revocation of a teaching license must be for just cause and consistent with an equitable due process procedure. The Association supports regulations that would put licensed educators with teaching experience in decision-making roles in licensing agencies.

85. Vermont Dept. Of Education Plans To Post Information On Teacher Disciplinary Cas vermont Dept. http://www.nsba.org/site/view.asp?TRACKID=&VID=50&CID=445&DID=32253

86. Vermont For More Information Afterschool Alliance s vermont Page. vermont School BoardsAssociation. State of vermont Department of education, Programs and Services. http://www.nsba.org/site/view.asp?CID=929&DID=11309

87. Vermont State Education Laws evaluation to establish eligibilities for special education is not test administeredby an approved vermont school, at from a list approved by the state board. http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/lawregs/vermont.html

State Laws and Regulations Vermont Home Education Magazine Unschooling.com State Information Files - Laws and Regulations Support groups can offer additional help in dealing with your state laws and regulations. A listing of homeschooling support groups, organizations, listservs, websites and helpful individuals can be found in our Support Groups area. For unschooling support groups visit Unschooling Support Groups Please Note: This is not intended to be legal advice and is distributed for informational purposes only. For more information about the laws and regulations in this state please contact a state or local support group. Vermont Legislative Home Page http://www.leg.state.vt.us/ ß 166b. HOME STUDY PROGRAM (a) Enrollment notice (b) Notice to home study programs (c) Enrollment reports (d) Progress assessment (e) Hearings before enrollment (f) Hearings after enrollment (g) Notice and procedure (h) Order following hearing (i) Minimum course of study (j) Deep religious conviction High school equivalency certificates (a) Enrollment notice. A home study program shall send a written enrollment notice to the commissioner whenever it intends to enroll a child. Enrollments at home study programs shall expire on July 1. If a home study program intends to re-enroll a child for the following school year, a new notice under this section is required and may be submitted at any time after March 1. The commissioner shall accept and review enrollment notices upon receiving them. A notice under this subsection shall include the following:

88. Stitzel, Page & Fletcher, P.C. - A Burlington, Vermont (VT) Education Law Law Fi Staff and Board Training and Seminars. Ms. Page has participated in conductinglectures for the vermont Department of education, the vermont http://pview.findlaw.com/view/2237665_1

Legal Professionals Students Business Public ... Message Boards Document Library Legal Dictionary Legal News FindLaw Guide LawCrawler Web US Gov Sites Mailing List Archives Sup Court 1893+ US Fed Circuits US Constitution FindLaw Find a Lawyer New Search Name Search Address: 171 Battery St Burlington, VT Phone: Fax: E-mail: Contact Us Web site: http://www.firmspf.com Areas of Practice Attorneys Firm Profile: General Information. The firm has achieved this goal and represents Vermont cities, towns, and school districts. The firm also represents a variety of other public and quasi-public entities, including the Vermont Parole Board and several non-profit corporations whose purpose and activities subject them to legal obligations similar to those imposed on public entities. Attorneys in the firm have extensive knowledge of and experience working with federal and state education and special education law. We daily provide advice to school clients concerning all aspects of special education and disabilities law, as well as a broad array of education issues, from funding and construction contract issues, to labor and personnel issues, and education questions including student discipline, due process, First Amendment, and discrimination issues. All lawyers in the firm are admitted to practice before the state and federal courts in Vermont.

89. Office Of The Assistant Director Commission on Higher education Funding, a member of the Governor’s Council ofEconomic Advisors, a member of the vermont Quality Council Board of Advisors http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/oad.asp

Programs Publications Awards About EHR ... Office of the Assistant Director Office of the Assistant Director Assistant Director Mission Speeches and Presentations Publications Judith A. Ramaley Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources Directorate The National Science Foundation Bio Dr. Judith A. Ramaley (pronounced Rah may’ lee) is Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources Directorate (EHR), The National Science Foundation. She also holds a presidential professorship in biomedical sciences at the University of Maine-Orono and is a Fellow of the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy. The EHR Directorate is responsible for the health and continued vitality of the Nation’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and for providing leadership in the effort to improve education in these fields. The Directorate manages an annual budget of over $900 million. Prior to joining NSF, Dr. Ramaley was President and professor of biology at The University of Vermont (UVM) from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 2001. Before coming to UVM, she was President and professor of biology at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon for seven years. Dr. Ramaley has a special interest in higher-education reform and has played a significant role in designing regional alliances to promote educational cooperation. She also has contributed to a national exploration of the changing nature of work and the workforce and of the role of higher education in the school-to-work agenda. She also plays a national role in the exploration of civic responsibility and the role of higher education in promoting good citizenship.

90. Local Coverage Of The Vermont State Legislature Bishop calls for marriage rally vermont s Roman Catholic bishop is calling for opponents HowardB. Dean went before the state Board of education Tuesday to http://www.rutlandherald.com/legislature/leg2000/3weekjan.html

Week of January 17 - 23 Friday, Jan. 21 County lawmakers want same-sex question on ballot MONTPELIER - Rutland County lawmakers will ask local select boards to put the question of same-sex marriage on the town meeting ballot. Read More... How other states view marriage an issue at hearings MONTPELIER - If Vermont allows same-sex couples to marry there is no guarantee that other states will recognize those marriages, according to lawyers who testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Read More... Thursday, Jan. 20 Same-sex marriage gains ally An interfaith group of 17 Vermont religious leaders, including the state's Episcopal and Methodist bishops, released a statement Wednesday in support of same-sex marriage. Read More... Vt. business group seeks limits on health-care access MONTPELIER - The Vermont Business Roundtable on Wednesday called for limitations on Vermonters' access to health care in order to rein in costs that could put a drag on other sectors of the economy Read More...

91. Newfane, Vermont - Board Of Selectmen Meeting Minutes Board members discussed the information proviced to come to a better understandingof the education liability and the Act 60 implications. http://www.newfanevt.com/selectmen/070802.html

Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes Any and all corrections to the following minutes will be made at the 07/11/02 Board of Selectmen's Meeting and are considered unapproved until then. Corrections will be noted in the minutes of that meeting. MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING - BOARD OF SELECTMEN JULY 8th, 2002 NEWFANE TOWN OFFICE PRESENT: Selectmen: Richard Marek, Jesse Anderson, Lynn Bedell, Gary Katz and Piet van Loon. Also Present: Planning Commission - John Feifel, David Cotton and Gunther Garbe. Zoning Board of Adjustment - Jeff Boyd, Susan Keese Pyatak and David Clarkson. Conservation Commission - Bruce Hesselbach, David Clarkson, Greg Record, Bill Guenther, Paula Sagerman, Elizabeth Szczesniak-Johnson, and Tom Bedell. Administrative Assistant - Doris Knechtel. 1. CALL TO ORDER The Special Meeting was called to order by Chairman R. Marek at 7:05 p.m. 2. DISCUSSION AND REVIEW THE VARIOUS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AT THE MEETING Chairman R. Marek indicated that the Selectboard proposed to have this meeting to discuss with the various board and commissions their roles and responsibilities and how we can work together for the betterment of the community.

92. An Ethan Allen Institute Policy Proposal choice makes statemandated standards irrelevant, the legislature should force areluctant Board of education to toss the present vermont Framework in the http://www.ethanallen.org/publications/policyproposals/education2003.html

Education Reform for Vermont, 2003 Give parents and children more choices. There is no excuse for trapping a child in a failing public school, or a public school whose program and practices parents find unacceptable. By expanding parental choice, education consumers will spend their money at the school which is responsive to their child's needs, not the government's preferences. Adopt SchoolChildren First! Give a state block grant to empower parents to choose the most suitable schools for their children from among many competing public and independent schools. Allow a generous tax credit for contributions to Student Tuition Organizations (similar to VSAC) that award private income-based scholarships to faith-based independent schools Allow families to take a $500 tax credit for home schooling Allow citizens to create local Education Freedom Districts , in which they can design their own innovative education systems free of heavy state control. Allow local teachers and parents to create public charter schools free of bureaucratic rules and responsive to parents and children. (36 states have already done so.)

93. VERMONT COURT RULING IS ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR VOUCHERS The vermont Department of education stopped its portion of financial assistanceto the school district, though, when the board approved vouchers for 15 local http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/vouch5.htm

FLASH LINE HOME VISITORS WHAT'S NEW ... WELCOME FLASHLINE VERMONT COURT RULING IS ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR VOUCHERS Web Posted: June 13, 1999 ublic taxpayer money may not used to subsidize tuition for students attending religious schools, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday. The decision in the case of CHITTENDEN TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT v. VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION was unanimous, although the justices may have left the door open for some voucher aid to sectarian schools if controls are in place to guarantee that tax dollars are not used for religious instructions. Writing for the majority, Justice John Dooley opined, "We focus on the Vermont Constitution and conclude that a school district violates (the State constitution) when it reimburses tuition for a sectarian school ... in the absence of adequate safeguards against the use of such funds for religious worship." The case stems from a move made in 1995 by the school board of Chittenden, Vermont, to subsidize tuition of students to attend Catholic Mount St. Joseph Academy in neighboring Rutland. The town of Chittenden does not have its own public high school, and as in the case of Maine, pays for students to attend public or private schools in other communities. The Vermont Department of Education stopped its portion of financial assistance to the school district, though, when the board approved vouchers for 15 local students to attend the parochial school. The town filed suit in Superior Court, and in 1997 a judge ruled against the use of vouchers in that case.

94. Authorities The vermont Board of Accountancy does not preapprove or register providers ofcontinuing education courses. The information below is valid as of 3/4/04. http://www.passonline.com/authority.aspx?akey=53

95. Council On Optometric Practitioner Education - COPE Board for Optometry Mr. Peter Ferguson education Assistant education Building 2nd VermontBoard of Optometry Ms. Peggy Atkins Staff Secretary 26 Terrace Street http://www.arbo.org/cope/?Doc=participatingboards

96. MONTPELIER VERMONT - MONTPELIER Homes And Real Estate For Sale - Real Estate New will streamline business. The manager should educate the Board andpromote educational resources when available. It will benefit http://www.heneyrealtors.com/content/news.html?storyid=76563

97. American Association Of School Administrators - Career Center education America Network America s fastest growing educational erecruitment website. Communityincluding free e-mail, chat room, message board and resource http://www.aasa.org/career_center/job_sites/

search site awards and scholarships career center conferences education marketplace ... home Other Job Sites AASA has compiled a comprehensive list of online job listings for school leaders, especially those at the district level, in search of new employment. AASA offers no endorsement of and assumes no liability for the currency, accuracy or availability of any information on these sites. National Association of Elementary School Principals compiles job listings in its Principal's Forum. National Association of Secondary School Principals lists administrative vacancies by state in its online Center for Career Opportunities. National School Boards Association Nationwide job listings for school district leadership positions, a collaborative project of NSBA and the state school boards associations. State Associations Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Association of Alaska School Boards Arizona School Boards Association Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators ... Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Higher Education Chronicle of Higher Education - Career Network The weekly bible of college and university news carries the most extensive array of education faculty job listings.

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