Snelling Center for Government

Vermont Council on Education Governance
The General Assembly created the Council on Education Governance in 2003 (Act 68). It directed the Council to engage in a discussion of effective governance structures for delivery of quality public education services to Vermont children and to determine whether Vermont’s overall structure should be modified. The Council is made up of a broad, bi-partisan group of education leaders, state officials, legislators, parents, business representatives and others. They have developed a comprehensive description of Vermont’s current education governance system and examined Vermont law to determine the need for changes to enable productive discussion about changes to governance structures. They have provided grant awards to supervisory unions to support work related to delineation of roles and responsibilities and realignment of governance. The Snelling Center was engaged in a process to help the Council evaluate those grant funded local efforts and to provide a report on the lessons learned at the local level.

• Vermont Council on Education Governance
• Members
• Initiating Legislation
• State Action for Educational Leadership Grant
• Reports to the Legislature
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
  

• Education Governance
• Description of Vermont's education governance system
  
• History of Education Governance in Vermont-Education Governance in Vermont 1777-2006 (R. Cate)
• Governance of Vermont Education Systems Lessons Learned (R. Proulx)
• Listing of Supervisory Unions and member schools
• Vermont Supervisory Union Map
  
• A list of Vermont statutory items of concern to those engaged in discussion about changes to governance structures.
• School District Governance in Vermont: Important Terms
• Supervisory Unions and Supervisory Districts: Important Terms

• Grants to Demonstration Districts
  
• Request for Proposals
• Grantee Districts
  
• Report on Lessons Learned
  

• Links and Resources