Vermont Education Board to get report on changing school system December 15

On Tuesday, December 15, the State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier. At 1:15 p.m. the Board will hear a presentation from the Transformation Policy Commission, charged in early 2009 with proposing key policy actions that could support transformation. The report is entitled Opportunity to Learn, as it focuses on how every student can attain 21st century skills when provided with focused and personalized opportunities for learning. The report is organized into five policy sections and addresses many specific policy actions, including new 21st century skills and revising the VT Framework, multiple ways of learning, learning outside of school, greater interdisciplinary learning, routine early college opportunities, multi-age small learning communities, learning focused on deep understanding of concepts rather than content details, proficiency based grading and graduation, true personalization. The recommendations also address setting new standards for education quality and educator quality.
The report will be posted on the Department of Education Web site on Monday, December 14 http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/dept/transformation/commission_res....