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16 V.S.A. § 1265
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 27 - Transportation and Board|§ 1265. Exemption; public discussion

§ 1265. Exemption; public discussion|(a) The school board of a public school district that wishes to be exempt from the provisions of section 1264 of this title may vote at a meeting warned and held for that purpose to exempt itself from the requirement to offer either the school lunch program or the school breakfast program, or both, for a period of one year.(b) If a public school is exempt from offering a breakfast or lunch program, its school board shall conduct a discussion annually on whether to continue the exemption. The pending discussion shall be included on the agenda at a regular or special school board meeting publicly noticed in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 312(c), and citizens shall be provided an opportunity to participate in the discussion. The school board shall send a copy of the notice to the Secretary and to the superintendent of the supervisory union at least ten days prior to the meeting. Following the discussion, the school board shall vote on whether to continue the exemption for one additional year.(c) On or before the first day of November prior to the date on which an exemption voted under this section is due to expire, the Secretary shall notify the boards of the affected school district and supervisory union in writing that the exemption will expire.(d) Following a meeting held pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the school board shall send a copy of the agenda and minutes to the Secretary and the superintendent of the supervisory union.(e) The Secretary may grant a supervisory union or a school district a waiver from duties required of it under this subchapter upon a demonstration that the duties would be performed more efficiently and effectively in another manner. (Added 1973, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2003, No. 22, § 1; 2011, No. 58, § 22, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 133, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1321
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 29 - Registers|§ 1321. Form and contents of register

§ 1321. Form and contents of register|With the approval of the State Board, the Secretary shall prescribe the content of school registers used to keep records of student enrollment and daily attendance and to obtain statistical and other information from teachers and school officers. Schools shall maintain an electronic system for recording enrollment and attendance. (Amended 1963, No. 13, § 1; 2013, No. 56, § 8, eff. May 30, 2013.)
16 V.S.A. § 1322
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 29 - Registers|§ 1322. Transmission to superintendents and teachers

§ 1322. Transmission to superintendents and teachers|Annually, in the month of June, the Secretary shall provide access to the school register. Superintendents shall ensure that school registrars and other staff have received the register and updated the current student information system at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the school year. (Amended 2013, No. 56, § 8, eff. May 30, 2013.)
16 V.S.A. § 1323
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 29 - Registers|§ 1323. Registrar's duties

§ 1323. Registrar's duties|The superintendent shall appoint a registrar for each school within the supervisory union. Pursuant to the school register, the registrar shall maintain the record of student enrollment, daily attendance, and other requested information and shall oversee transmission of student data to the Secretary on or before July 15 annually. (Amended 1987, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 56, § 8, eff. May 30, 2013.)
16 V.S.A. § 1324
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 29 - Registers|§ 1324. Superintendent's duties

§ 1324. Superintendent's duties|At the end of the school year, the superintendent shall examine the register of each school, verify the accuracy of the information, and notify in writing the chair of the school board and the Secretary that the school register for the year is complete and accurate. (Amended 1975, No. 48, § 12, eff. April 15, 1975; 1987, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2001, No. 61, § 76, eff. June 16, 2001; 2003, No. 36, § 10; 2009, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 6, 2010; 2013, No. 56, § 8, eff. May 30, 2013.)
16 V.S.A. § 1386
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 31 - Medical Inspection Generally; Health Services|§ 1386. Health services for children

§ 1386. Health services for children|In any school year, a school board may expend from its funds a sum not to exceed three percent of that year's school budget for any necessary health service for a student whose parents are unable to pay for it. Expenditures for this purpose may include the purchase of eyeglasses and the provision of dental and other health services approved by the school nurse. The right to determine who is covered under this section shall be in the discretion of the school board. (Amended 2013, No. 56, § 10, eff. May 30, 2013.)
16 V.S.A. § 1422
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 31 - Medical Inspection Generally; Health Services|§ 1422. Periodic hearing and vision screening; guidelines

§ 1422. Periodic hearing and vision screening; guidelines|School districts and primary care providers shall conduct periodic hearing and vision screening of school-aged children pursuant to research-based guidelines developed by the Commissioner of Health in consultation with the Secretary of Education. School districts and primary care providers will attempt to avoid duplicating services provided by the other and will share information as practicable and allowable by law. (Amended 1969, No. 34; 2007, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2009, No. 44, § 31, eff. May 21, 2009; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 134, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1432
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 31 - Medical Inspection Generally; Health Services|§ 1432. Menstrual products

§ 1432. Menstrual products|(a) By enacting this statute, the General Assembly intends to ensure that all students attending a public school or an approved independent school have access to menstrual products at no cost and without having to request them.(b)(1) A school district and an approved independent school shall make menstrual products available at no cost for each school within the district or under the jurisdiction of the board of the independent school in:   (A) a majority of gender-neutral bathrooms and bathrooms designated for female students that are generally used by students who are eight years of age or older; and (B) the school nurse's office.  (2) The school district or independent school, in consultation with the school nurse who provides services to the school, shall determine which of the gender-neutral bathrooms and bathrooms designated for female students to stock with menstrual products and which brands to use.   (c) School districts and approved independent schools shall bear the cost of supplying menstrual products and may seek grants or partner with a nonprofit or community-based organization to fulfill this obligation. (Added 2021, No. 66, § 11, eff. June 7, 2021.)
16 V.S.A. § 1481
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 33 - Fire and Emergency Preparedness Drills and Safety Patrols|§ 1481. Fire and emergency preparedness drills

§ 1481. Fire and emergency preparedness drills|(a) The principal or person in charge of a public or independent school or another educational institution, other than a university or college, shall drill the students so they are able to leave the school building or perform other procedures described in the school's emergency preparedness plan, or both, in the shortest possible time and without panic or confusion.(b) A drill shall be held at least once in each month during the school year and a record of the date and time of the drill, together with the time consumed in completing the procedure, shall be kept in the official school register, and such register shall be open at all times for inspection by representatives from the Fire Safety Division of the Department of Public Safety or the Agency of Education.(c) A school district, independent school, or educational institution whose administrative personnel neglect to comply with the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than $500.00. (Amended 1973, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2003, No. 16, § 2; 2003, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 1, 2005; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 136, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1482
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 33 - Fire and Emergency Preparedness Drills and Safety Patrols|§ 1482. Safety patrols

§ 1482. Safety patrols|(a) In the exercise of authorized control and supervision over students attending schools and other educational institutions in this State, both public and independent, the school board or other directing authority of a school or institution may organize and supervise school safety patrols and the appointment, with the permission of parents, of students as members for the purpose of influencing and encouraging other students to refrain from crossing public highways at points other than at regular crossings and for the purpose of directing students not to cross highways at times when the presence of traffic would make crossing unsafe.(b) The school board or other directing authority shall obtain and keep in force adequate accident insurance to protect students acting as safety patrols during the performance of their services.(c) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall, upon the request of a school board or other directing authority of any public or independent educational institution, assign an officer or officers of the State Police to assist the school authorities to organize and supervise school safety patrols, advise and make recommendations concerning the elimination of traffic hazards endangering the safety of students, and otherwise assist in promoting safety education in the schools of the State. Within the appropriation of the Department of Public Safety, the Commissioner shall furnish any equipment, material, and supplies that he or she deems necessary for the proper functioning of the school safety patrols. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit any safety patrol member to direct vehicular traffic.(d) Liability shall not attach either to a school, educational institution, governing board, individual director, trustee, superintendent, teacher, or other school authority, parent, sponsor, sponsoring organization, or representative of a sponsor, or to the Department of Public Safety or to any of its employees, by virtue of the organization, maintenance, or operation of a school safety patrol and school safety patrol field day activity organized, maintained, and operated under the authority of this section because of injuries sustained by any student or person, whether a member of the patrol or otherwise, by reason of the operation and maintenance. (Amended 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 137, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1483
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 33 - Fire and Emergency Preparedness Drills and Safety Patrols|§ 1483. Chapter printed in manuals or handbooks

§ 1483. Chapter printed in manuals or handbooks|This chapter shall be printed in manuals or handbooks prepared for the guidance of teachers in a school or institution subject to the provisions of this chapter. (Amended 1977, No. 33, § 4; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 138, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1521
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 37 - Career Technical Education|§ 1521. Purpose

§ 1521. Purpose|(a) It is the policy of the State of Vermont that all Vermonters should receive educational services that enable them to master the skills essential for further education and training or for successful entry into or advancement in the workplace.(b) It is further the policy of the State of Vermont that Vermont's career technical education system shall be based on clear standards for student performance and career technical education program performance and that achievement of these standards shall be measured on a regular and ongoing basis. (Added 1983, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1997, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 27, 1998.)
16 V.S.A. § 1531
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 37 - Career Technical Education|§ 1531. Responsibility of State Board

§ 1531. Responsibility of State Board|(a) The State Board has overall responsibility for the effectiveness of career technical education. This requires the Board to collect suitable information and to take appropriate steps within its legal, financial, and personnel resources to ensure that:  (1) Career technical education is equally available to students and is of consistent quality in all parts of the State, including areas remote from career technical centers. (2) The timing and content of career technical education is properly and flexibly coordinated with academic instruction. (3) Career technical education is available to adult students, particularly in areas where unemployment is high or occupational retraining needs are great. This includes entering into contracts with postsecondary educational institutions or with any resource supplier to provide adult programs at career technical centers. (4) Career technical education programs and courses of study are demonstrably useful to their graduates in obtaining employment or improving the quality of their employment. (5) Career technical education programs are well coordinated with related State programs in education and training. This includes ensuring that career technical education graduates receive appropriate credit toward requirements in apprenticeship programs and professional licensing programs.   (b) In order to provide regional career technical education services efficiently, the State Board shall designate a service region for each career technical center. However, the Board may designate a service region for two or more comprehensive high schools if that region is not served by a career technical center.(c) For a school district that is geographically isolated from a Vermont career technical center, the State Board may approve a career technical center in another state as the career technical center that district students may attend. In this case, the school district shall receive transportation assistance pursuant to section 1563 of this title and tuition assistance pursuant to section 1561(c) of this title. Any student who is a resident in the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union and who is enrolled at public expense in the Charles H. McCann Technical School or the Franklin County Technical School shall be considered to be attending an approved career technical center in another state pursuant to this subsection, and, if the student is from a school district eligible for a small schools support grant pursuant to section 4015 of this title, the student's full-time equivalency shall be computed according to time attending the school. (Added 1983, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1987, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1991, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1993, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 49c, eff. June 21, 1994; 1999, No. 10, § 1; 1999, No. 29, § 49, eff. May 19, 1999; 2001, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 188a; 2003, No. 66, § 183a; 2013, No. 56, § 28.)
16 V.S.A. § 1532
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 37 - Career Technical Education|§ 1532. Minimum standards; measurement of standards

§ 1532. Minimum standards; measurement of standards|(a) The State Board shall adopt by rule:  (1) Minimum standards for the operation and performance of career technical centers that include the education quality standards adopted by the State Board under subdivision 164(9) and section 165 of this title. (2) Standards for student performance based on the standards adopted by the State Board under subdivision 164(9) of this title and standards for industry recognized credentials. (3) The minimum number of days of career technical instruction for each academic year. (4) The minimum number of hours of instruction for each course of study within career technical education. (5) The availability of remedial programs offered to students by career technical centers or by another school, agency, or program. (6) Accounting procedures and standards, including methods for calculating tuition for career technical education. (7) A system of equipment inventory, amortization, and maintenance. (8) Procedures and requirements for measurement of student knowledge and skill upon entry into and exit from the career technical program. The purpose of the measurement shall be to determine student achievement in relation to the standards for academic and career technical competence as adopted under subdivision (2) of this subsection. Aggregate results shall be reported to the communities in the service region along with other items reported pursuant to subdivision 165(a)(2) of this title.   (b) The following shall be adopted by procedure or rule:  (1) competencies that graduates of each kind of career technical program should be able to demonstrate, including career technical competencies necessary for the student's intended employment; (2) minimum admissions competencies for entrance into each career technical course of study; (3) procedures by which the Secretary will review and comment on the employment qualifications of candidates for positions at career technical centers for whom State salary assistance will be requested; (4) requirements for career technical centers to provide programs designed to acquaint prospective students with career technical courses of study; (5) procedures by which the Secretary will review and approve use of course of study credits in career technical education to meet State graduation requirements; (6) procedures, including communications with the sending school districts, to identify unique or specific circumstances relative to a student's progress or safety. (Added 1983, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1987, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a; 1991, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.); 1997, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 27, 1998; 2015, No. 23, § 27.)
16 V.S.A. § 1533
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 37 - Career Technical Education|§ 1533. Career technical center evaluation

§ 1533. Career technical center evaluation|(a) At least once in each period of five years, and in coordination with the Vermont Advisory Council on Career Technical Education, the Secretary shall evaluate the effectiveness of each career technical center in the State. The State Board by rule shall prescribe the method for conducting these evaluations.(b) Evaluations of career technical centers shall consider at least the following areas:  (1) compliance with this chapter and the rules of the State Board; (2) the condition and suitability of the facility and its equipment; (3) the quality of the course of study, including faculty development policies and instruction; (4) the overall success of the center at combining academic education, skill training, and employability trait development into its program; (5) the overall success of the center in providing regionwide services and a flexible response to student needs, integrating its courses of study into a coherent program, and coordinating its program with postsecondary career technical education services; (6) the satisfaction of the center's customer groups, including graduates, sending schools, and local industry; (7) the adequacy and effectiveness of the center in meeting the educational and employment needs of all its eligible students, including its success in taking steps to encourage each student to consider enrolling in courses not traditional for that student's gender.   (c) [Repealed.]  (Added 1983, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 7; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294w; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 142, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 23, § 33.)
16 V.S.A. § 1534
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 37 - Career Technical Education|§ 1534. Course of study evaluation

§ 1534. Course of study evaluation|(a) At least once in each period of five years, and in coordination with the Vermont Advisory Council on Career Technical Education, the Secretary shall evaluate the effectiveness of each course of study offered by any career technical center in the State. The State Board by rule shall prescribe the method for conducting these evaluations.(b) Evaluations of courses of study shall consider at least the following areas as they apply in every center offering that course:  (1) the content and quality of the program, including the scope of instruction and the academic and practical competencies required for completion; (2) the length of the course; (3) the adequacy of equipment used in the course; (4) the appropriateness of the program and its content in light of later career and higher education choices made by recent graduates; (5) the usefulness of the program to recent graduates; (6) coordination with other State programs, especially licensing, job training, and apprenticeship programs; (7) possibilities for decentralization of the program.   (c) [Repealed.]  (Added 1983, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294w; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 143, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1541a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 37 - Career Technical Education|§ 1541a. Responsibility of local boards in sending districts

§ 1541a. Responsibility of local boards in sending districts|(a) A school board of a sending district that offers public education in grade 11 or 12 shall:  (1) Provide students enrolled in grades 11 and 12 with a genuine opportunity to participate fully and to benefit from career technical education. (2) Provide students enrolled in programs at career technical centers transportation between its high school building and the career technical center or centers in its designated service region or regions. (3) If the career technical center for the region does not offer a course of study desired by a student, pay tuition on behalf of that student who applies and is accepted to another career technical center that does offer such a course of study. The district of residence is not responsible for providing transportation for a student attending a career technical center under this subdivision.   (b) A school district that maintains a secondary school shall provide the names and addresses of enrolled students to the CTE center for its region for the limited purpose of the CTE center providing information to students and their parents about CTE center offerings. An approved independent school shall provide to the CTE center the names and addresses of enrolled secondary students for whom it receives publicly funded tuition dollars. (Added 1987, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 1991, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1997, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. April 27, 1998; 2013, No. 56, § 5, eff. May 30, 2013.)