TECHNOLOGY ACCESS AND USE SURVEY FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
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Two Supervisory Union Study Summary and Request for Funding
June 7, 2011
The following recommendation was passed on June 7, 2011:
The Rutland Windsor Supervisory Union (RWSU) and the Windsor Southwest Supervisory Union (WSWSU) enter into a joint planning study for the express purpose of forming a single supervisory union, with the intent that the new supervisory union will become effective no later than July 1, 2013, and if efficient and effective operations can be demonstrated, petition the state board of education to authorize this formation of the new SU.
Guiding Assumption #1 - The Mountain Towns will create a RED and petition the state board to secede from WSWSU and request to move into the Bennington Rutland SU.
Guiding Assumption #2 - Both SU boards will decide whether to go forward with the creation of a single SU before the question is posed to the state board of education for a final decision.
Guiding Assumption#3 - Bennington Rutland SU is agreeable to accept the Mountain Towns RED on a comparable time line.
Guiding Assumption #4 - Analysis of the Mountain Towns/Flood Brook should be considered both within and outside the 2 SU consolidation study process.
Information Letter to Parents Regarding New County Wide Truancy Protocol
November 30, 2010
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Regular school attendance for children is important for future success and is legally required for students in Vermont ages 6-16. Responding to legislative action, the Vermont Commissioner of Education has directed that supervisory unions in each county adopt truancy prevention procedures that are consistent with the Vermont legislative intent of confronting truancy on a statewide and countywide basis. ...READ MORE
WINDSOR COUNTY TRUANCY RESPONSE PROTOCOL
I. SCHOOL BOARD
A. Shall appoint a truant officer annually and record the appointment with the clerk of the school district by July 3 of each year. 16 VSA 1125
B. Notify DCF, the State’s Attorney, and local law enforcement of the appointment
II. TEACHER/PRINCIPAL/SCHOOL
A. Identify students of concern ages 6 to 16 with excessive unexcused absences
B. Students of concern shall also include students older than 16 who have enrolled in school
C. Excessive unexcused absences shall be defined by the school but shall not be defined to allow for more than 5 days of unexcused absences. Unexcused absences shall also be interpreted to mean a pattern of concerning tardiness or early school departures or failure to attend classes as defined by the school. READ MORE
STATE OF VERMONT NEWS
Presented by the Vermont School Boards Association
Vermont Superintendents Association
Vermont Principals’ Association
September, 2009
2010 Legislation on School District Governance (Act 153) and Budget Development (Act 146)
These informational videos (powerpoint slides with voice-over explanation) on both Act 153 (Voluntary Merger/Supervisory Union Duties) and Act 146 (Challenges for Change) have been prepared by the Vermont School Boards Association as a resource for understanding this legislation.
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