Transformational Learning Opportunities:

Virtual & Online Schooling:

• The Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative, overseen by the Vermont Agency of Education, functions as the state's virtual school, operating as a consortium of schools from various regions. Offering more than 300 online courses, the school provides both part-time and full-time diploma programs. The VTVLC K-8 full-time program launched in Fall 2022.

• Vermont’s districts do not offer online programs and there are no multidistrict fully online schools.

• Franklin West Supervisory Union is a member of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools. The League of Innovative Schools is a network of school leaders in 114 districts in 34 states that aim to enhance and scale digital learning opportunities for students across the nation.

Digital Learning Resources:

• Curious about your district’s internet access? ConnectK-12 provides state- and district-specific information on access to the recommended bandwidth speeds and monthly internet costs.

Career & Technical and/or Work-based Education:

• In 2013, Act 77 was enacted and named The Flexible Pathways Initiative. Key components of these policies encompass proficiency-based graduation criteria, personalized learning plans, assessment systems for learning, ongoing improvement accountability, adaptable pathways, and initiatives for the development of educators and school leaders. The legislation requires school districts to offer high school students various pathways of learning, including workforce development and virtual learning, and schools must create personalized learning plans for every middle and high school student. Multiple grant initiatives have supported this effort, and ongoing research is being conducted to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the legislation.

• Vermont supports CTE programs that equip students with career-ready skills in various fields. Work-based learning allows students to gain real-world experience through internships or apprenticeships supervised by qualified professionals

Personalized, Competency- and/or Mastery-based Learning:

• Vermont provides guidance on personalized and work-based learning for implementation in schools and districts, for both adults and students. 

• School graduation requirements in the state must be rooted in revised Education Quality Standards, ensuring students demonstrate student proficiency as opposed to seat-time.