Vermont High Schools
Vermont.gov - Education
A map of Vermont's 15 regional technical centers and comprehensive high schools with career and technical education programs. ... The Adult Diploma Program offers adults an alternative for earning their high school diplomas. ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
Seattle, Washington -- Looking to reduce dropout rates and expand learning options for all students, Governor Jim Douglas and New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey will lead the nation’s governors in a discussion on specific solutions to improve America’s high schools at the National Governors Association (NGA) 96th Annual Meeting in Seattle on Sunday. Read More ... “Our efforts will concentrate on increasing Vermont’s capacity to train IT workers and increasing the number of skilled IT employees in Vermont by establishing a statewide training infrastructure including apprenticeships, web-based technology, statewide outreach and strong public-private partnerships,” Douglas said. “This will help us to retain and recruit the high-skill, high paying jobs of the 21st Century economy.” ... [Read More]
State Regulation of Private Schools - Vermont
The State Treasurer may issue bonds to assist independent schools meeting public school standards which serve as public high schools, receive their principal support from public funds, and are supervised by a board of trustees, two-thirds of the membership being appointed by the selectmen of a town or by the city council or both. Independent schools aggrieved by an allocation or award may appeal to the county superior court. Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, §§ 3447, 3450. These independent schools may also apply to the State Board for construction aid for additions, alterations, and acquisition of facilities. Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 3448. ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
Seattle, Washington -- Looking to reduce dropout rates and expand learning options for all students, Governor Jim Douglas and New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey will lead the nation’s governors in a discussion on specific solutions to improve America’s high schools at the National Governors Association (NGA) 96th Annual Meeting in Seattle on Sunday. Read More ... “Our efforts will concentrate on increasing Vermont’s capacity to train IT workers and increasing the number of skilled IT employees in Vermont by establishing a statewide training infrastructure including apprenticeships, web-based technology, statewide outreach and strong public-private partnerships,” Douglas said. “This will help us to retain and recruit the high-skill, high paying jobs of the 21st Century economy.” ... [Read More]
Schools, 1997-2005
Religion in Public High Schools , 1999 ... School Standards, Tracking in Schools , 2001 ... Northfield High School ... [Read More]
Clinton-Gore Administration Accomplishments for Vermont
Over 1,400 Children in Head Start: 1,406 Vermont children were enrolled in Head Start in 1999. In FY00, Vermont will receive $10.4 million in Head Start funding, an increase of $5 million over 1993. More High-Quality Teachers With Smaller Classes for Vermont's Schools: Thanks to the Class Size Reduction Initiative, Vermont received $5.6 million in 1999 to hire about 499 new, well-prepared public school teachers and reduce class size in the early grades. President Clinton secured funding for a second installment of the plan, giving Vermont an additional $6.1 million in 2000. More High-Quality Teachers With Smaller Classes for Vermont's Schools: Thanks to President Clinton, the final FY99 budget provides for the first year of the President's new initiative to hire 100,000 new, well-prepared teachers, to reduce class sizes in the early grades to a national average of 18. Vermont will receive $5.6 million in 1999 to hire about 145 new public school teachers. $1.7 Million in Goals 200 ... [Read More]
Search for Private Schools
- No Membership Association ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RELIGIOUS - Accelerated Christian Education - American Association of Christian Schools - Association of Christian Schools International - Association of Christian Teachers and Schools - Christian Schools International - Council of Islamic Schools in North America - Evangelical Lutheran Education Association - Friends Council on Education - General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church - Jesuit Secondary Education Association - National Association of Episcopal Schools - National Catholic Educational Association - National Christian School Association - National Society of Hebrew Day Schools - Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship - Solomon Schechter ... [Read More]
Clinton-Gore Administration Accomplishments for Vermont
Over $491 Million in Federal Highway Aid: Since 1993, Vermont has received over $491 million in federal highway aid. Included in this funding is $11.8 million for emergency relief in response to natural disasters and $2.2 million for scenic byways. These funds have helped generate 20,685 jobs. [through FY98] ... Tuition Tax Credits in Balanced Budget Open the Doors of College and Promote Lifelong Learning: The balanced budget included both President Clinton's $1,500 HOPE Scholarship to help make the first two years of college as universal as a high school diploma and a Lifetime Learning Tax Credit for college juniors, seniors, graduate students and working Americans pursuing lifelong learning to upgrade their skills. This 20% tax credit will be applied to the first $5,000 of tuition and fees through 2002 and to the first $10,000 thereafter. 16,000 students in Vermont will receive a HOPE Scholarship tax credit of up to $1,500. 20,000 students in Vermont will receive the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit. [fully phased-in FY2000 estimate] ... [Read More]
Vermont
Since 1993, Vermont has received $46.2 million in disaster relief. This includes $1.6 million for Tropical Storm Floyd in 1999; $20 million for severe ice storms, rain, high winds and flooding in 1998; and $3 million in assistance to recover from severe floods that occurred in January of 1996. [FEMA, 2/29/00] ... The balanced budget included both President Clinton’s $1,500 HOPE Scholarship to help make the first two years of college as universal as a high school diploma and a Lifetime Learning Tax Credit for college juniors, seniors, graduate students and working Americans pursuing lifelong learning to upgrade their skills. This 20% tax credit will be applied to the first $5,000 of tuition and fees through 2002 and to the first $10,000 thereafter. 16,000 students in Vermont will receive a HOPE Scholarship tax credit of up to $1,500. 20,000 students in Vermont will receive the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit. [fully phased-in FY2000 estimate] ... [Read More]
Chapter 2
Some schools and school districts have implemented promisingprograms for raising awareness of diversity issues and involving students inaddressing harassment in schools, but most school administrators, teachers, andstaff do not have adequate training to identify and respond to racial harassmentincidents. Organizations such as the Vermont Institutes and the BrattleboroALANA Community Organization have made significant efforts to monitor schoolresponses to racial harassment and to disseminate best practices in fosteringrespect for diversity. The Vermont Department of Education has collaborated withrepresentatives of educational associations, schools, and communityorganizations to offer teacher training in diversity issues and, more recently,in responding to harassment incidents. The department, in collaboration with theVermont Institutes and VT LEADS, initiated a training program in the summer of2000, under the auspices of the department’s BEST program (Building EffectiveSupport for Teac ... [Read More]
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