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Vermont plan would cut 119 districts to five, expand shared accountability for school choice
Summary
The Agency of Education presented a governance proposal to the House Education Committee that would eliminate supervisory unions, create five operating districts, end tuitioning out of state, and apply shared accountability across public and designated school choice schools.
Montpelier — The Agency of Education on Feb. 12 told the Vermont House Committee on Education it is proposing to eliminate the supervisory union construct and consolidate the state's current 119 school districts into five operating districts to increase funding equity and pool specialized services.
"This proposal recommends eliminating the supervisory union construct and moving from 119 school districts to 5 school districts," said Zoe Saunders, secretary of education, opening the committee's follow-up discussion. The recommendation also would remove non‑operating districts and stop tuitioning students to out‑of‑state private schools, Saunders said.
The plan, described by Saunders and Emily Simmons, general counsel at the Agency of Education, would create larger district central offices able to deliver specialized services (the agency cited career and technical education and special education) and would establish a statewide model for education service agencies similar to BOCES (Boards of…
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