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16 V.S.A. § 941
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 23 - Courses of Study|§ 941. Flexible Pathways Initiative

§ 941. Flexible Pathways Initiative|(a) There is created within the Agency a Flexible Pathways Initiative:  (1) to encourage and support the creativity of school districts as they develop and expand high-quality educational experiences that are an integral part of secondary education in the evolving 21st Century classroom; (2) to promote opportunities for Vermont students to achieve postsecondary readiness through high-quality educational experiences that acknowledge individual goals, learning styles, and abilities; and (3) to increase the rates of secondary school completion and postsecondary continuation in Vermont.   (b) The Secretary shall develop, publish, and regularly update guidance, in the form of technical assistance, sharing of best practices and model documents, legal interpretations, and other support designed to assist school districts:  (1) to identify and support secondary students who require additional assistance to succeed in school and to identify ways in which individual students would benefit from flexible pathways to graduation; (2) to work with every student in grade 7 through grade 12 in an ongoing personalized learning planning process that:  (A) identifies the student's emerging abilities, aptitude, and disposition; (B) includes participation by families and other engaged adults; (C) guides decisions regarding course offerings and other high-quality educational experiences; and (D) is documented by a personalized learning plan;  (3) to create opportunities for secondary students to pursue flexible pathways to graduation that:  (A) increase aspiration and encourage postsecondary continuation of training and education; (B) are an integral component of a student's personalized learning plan; and (C) include:  (i) applied or work-based learning opportunities, including career and career technical education and internships; (ii) virtual learning and blended learning; (iii) dual enrollment opportunities as set forth in section 944 of this title; (iv) early college programs as set forth in subsection 4011(e) of this title; (v) the High School Completion Program as set forth in section 943 of this title; and (vi) the Adult Diploma Program and General Educational Development Program as set forth in section 945 of this title; and   (4) to provide students, beginning no later than in grade 7, with career development and postsecondary planning resources to ensure that they are able to take full advantage of the opportunities available within the flexible pathways to graduation and to achieve their career and postsecondary education and training goals.   (c) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as discouraging or limiting the authority of any school district to develop or continue to provide educational opportunities for its students that are otherwise permitted, including the provision of Advanced Placement courses.(d) An individual entitlement or private right of action shall not arise from creation of a personalized learning plan. (Added 2013, No. 77, § 1.)
16 V.S.A. § 943
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 23 - Courses of Study|§ 943. High School Completion Program

§ 943. High School Completion Program|(a) There is created a High School Completion Program to be a potential component of a flexible pathway for any Vermont student who is at least 16 years of age, who has not received a high school diploma, and who may or may not be enrolled in a public or approved independent school.(b) If a person who wishes to work on a personalized learning plan leading to graduation through the High School Completion Program is not enrolled in a public or approved independent school, then the Secretary shall assign the prospective student to a high school district, which shall be the district of residence whenever possible. The school district in which a student is enrolled or to which a nonenrolled student is assigned shall work with the local adult education and literacy provider that serves the high school district and the student to develop a personalized learning plan. The school district shall award a high school diploma upon successful completion of the plan.(c) The Secretary shall reimburse, and net cash payments where possible, a school district that has agreed to a personalized learning plan developed under this section in an amount:  (1) established by the Secretary for the development and ongoing evaluation and revision of the personalized learning plan and for other educational services typically provided by the assigned district or an approved independent school pursuant to the plan, such as counseling, health services, participation in cocurricular activities, and participation in academic or other courses; provided, however, that this amount shall not be available to a school district that provides services under this section to an enrolled student; and (2) negotiated by the Secretary and the local adult education and literacy provider, with the approved provider, for services and outcomes purchased from the approved provider on behalf of the student pursuant to the personalized learning plan. (Added 2013, No. 77, § 1; amended 2013, No. 77, §§ 4, 5; 2017, No. 49, § 39, eff. May 23, 2017.)
16 V.S.A. § 945
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 23 - Courses of Study|§ 945. Adult Diploma Program; General Educational Development Program

§ 945. Adult Diploma Program; General Educational Development Program|(a) The Secretary shall maintain an Adult Diploma Program (ADP), which shall be an assessment process administered by the Agency through which an individual who is at least 20 years of age can receive a local high school diploma granted by one of the Program's participating high schools.(b) The Secretary shall maintain a General Educational Development (GED) Program, which it shall administer jointly with the GED testing service and approved local testing centers and through which an adult individual who is at least 16 years of age and who is not enrolled in secondary school can receive a secondary school equivalency certificate based on successful completion of the GED tests.(c) The Secretary may provide additional programs designed to address the individual needs and circumstances of adult students, particularly students with the lowest levels of literacy skills. (Added 2013, No. 77, § 1; amended 2013, No. 77, §§ 6, 7; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 69.)
16 V.S.A. § 946
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 23 - Courses of Study|§ 946. Early college

§ 946. Early college|(a) For each grade 12 Vermont student enrolled, the Secretary shall pay an amount equal to 87 percent of the base education amount to:  (1) the Vermont Academy of Science and Technology (VAST); and (2) an early college program other than the VAST program that is developed and operated or overseen by the University of Vermont, by one of the Vermont State Colleges, or by an accredited private postsecondary school located in Vermont and that is approved for operation by the Secretary; provided, however, when making a payment under this subdivision (2), the Secretary shall not pay more than the tuition charged by the institution.   (b) The Secretary shall make the payment pursuant to subsection (a) of this section directly to the postsecondary institution, which shall accept the amount as full payment of the student's tuition.(c) A student on whose behalf the Secretary makes a payment pursuant to subsection (a) of this subsection:  (1) shall be enrolled as a full-time student in the institution receiving the payment for the academic year for which payment is made; (2) shall not be enrolled concurrently in a secondary school operated by the student's district of residence or to which the district pays tuition on the student's behalf; and (3) shall not be included in the average daily membership of any school district for the academic year for which payment is made; provided, however, that if more than five percent of the grade 12 students residing in a district enroll in an early college program, then the district may include the number of students in excess of five percent in its average daily membership; but further provided that a student in grade 12 enrolled in a college program shall be included in the percentage calculation only if, for the previous academic year, the student was enrolled in a school maintained by the district or was a student for whom the district paid tuition to a public or approved independent school.   (d) A postsecondary institution shall not accept a student into an early college program unless enrollment in an early college program was an element of the student's personalized learning plan. (Added 2017, No. 49, § 30, eff. May 23, 2017.)
16 V.S.A. § 947
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 23 - Courses of Study|§ 947. Early college program; report; appropriation

§ 947. Early college program; report; appropriation|(a) Notwithstanding 2 V.S.A. § 20(d), any postsecondary institution receiving funds pursuant to section 946 of this title shall report annually in January to the Senate and House Committees on Education regarding the level of participation in the institution's early college program, the success in achieving the stated goals of the program to enhance secondary students' educational experiences and prepare them for success in college and beyond, and the specific results for participating students relating to programmatic goals.(b) In the budget submitted annually to the General Assembly pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 5, the Governor shall include the recommended appropriation for all early college programs to be funded pursuant to section 946 of this title, including the VAST program, as a distinct amount. (Added 2017, No. 49, § 32, eff. May 23, 2017.)
16 V.S.A. § 1045
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 23 - Courses of Study|§ 1045. Driver training course

§ 1045. Driver training course|(a) A driver education and training course, approved by the Agency of Education and the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall be made available to students whose parent or guardian is a resident of Vermont and who have reached their 15th birthday and who are regularly enrolled in a public or independent high school approved by the State Board.(b) After June 30, 1984, all driver education courses shall include a course of instruction approved by the State Board and the council on the effects of alcohol and drugs on driving.(c) All driver education courses shall include instruction on motor vehicle liability insurance and the motor vehicle financial responsibility laws of the State.(d) All driver education courses shall include instruction on the adverse environmental, health, economic, and other effects of unnecessary idling of motor vehicles and on the law governing prohibited idling of motor vehicles. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 69; amended 1975, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 10, eff. Oct. 22, 1975; 1983, No. 51, § 5, eff. April 22, 1983; 1985, No. 77, § 6; 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2013, No. 57, § 29.)
16 V.S.A. § 1046
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 23 - Courses of Study|§ 1046. Arrangement

§ 1046. Arrangement|Subject to the approval of the Secretary, each superintendent shall arrange for the establishment of a driver education and training course for all public and approved independent schools located within his or her jurisdiction that so request. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 70; amended 1991, No. 24, § 5; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 106, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1047
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 23 - Courses of Study|§ 1047. State to pay costs

§ 1047. State to pay costs|The State shall pay to each school providing an approved driver education and training course an amount per pupil instructed in driver education to be determined annually by the General Assembly. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 71; amended 1975, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 11, eff. Oct. 22, 1975; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 70.)
16 V.S.A. § 1047a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 23 - Courses of Study|§ 1047a. Driver's education grants

§ 1047a. Driver's education grants|(a) The purpose of the driver's education grant program is to provide increased availability and quality of driver's education programs for Vermont students to prepare them for the responsibilities and requirements of safely operating a motor vehicle.(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Secretary of Education shall cooperatively establish and implement a driver's education grant program that improves the availability and quality of driver's education programs. Eligible applicants shall include Vermont public secondary and career and technical centers and supervisory unions on behalf of a school or schools. Grant awards shall be up to $12,500.00. Eligible activities shall include one or more of the following:  (1) proposals and activities that result in increased parental involvement; (2) increased availability of driver's education, including reducing waiting lists; (3) increased exposure to nighttime driving; (4) increased exposure to diverse weather conditions; (5) costs associated with the purchase and use of simulators; (6) increased practice with the operation of standard transmissions; (7) creative proposals designed to reduce alcohol abuse among enrolled students, including peer counseling; (8) training opportunities for educators; and (9) purchase of materials and equipment designed to enhance curricula. (Added 1999, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 107, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1048
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 23 - Courses of Study|§ 1048. Administration

§ 1048. Administration|The administration of this subchapter, including the training and qualification of instructors and selection of instructional material and visual aids, shall be in the Agency. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 72; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 108, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1051
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 24 - Periodic Released Time|§ 1051. Statement of public policy

§ 1051. Statement of public policy|It is the policy of the State of Vermont to cooperate with religious groups by adjusting the schedule of public schools to provide periodic released time for religious instruction, provided that such adjustments do not interfere with the conduct of secular educational programs in the schools. (Added 1969, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Sept. 1, 1970.)
16 V.S.A. § 1052
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 24 - Periodic Released Time|§ 1052. Definitions and construction

§ 1052. Definitions and construction|(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise clearly requires:  (1) "Periodic released time" means time, occurring at least once weekly, during which public school students are released from school to attend religious education courses sponsored by and given under the authority of a religious group. (2) "Religious group" means any association of persons for religious purposes, including any organization of religious denominations, communions, or traditions. (3) "Periodic released time religious education course" means a course offered by a religious group during periodic released time.   (b) This chapter shall be construed liberally to carry out the policies stated in this chapter. (Added 1969, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Sept. 1, 1970; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 111, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 71.)
16 V.S.A. § 1053
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 24 - Periodic Released Time|§ 1053. Duty to cooperate in periodic released time program

§ 1053. Duty to cooperate in periodic released time program|If requested by a religious group, the board of directors or trustees of a school district shall make available periodic released time, provided that the granting of released time will not interfere with the conduct of secular education programs within the school system. On request of a religious group, periodic released time religious education courses shall be included in public school catalogues and listings of course offerings, provided that all periodic released time religious education course offerings shall be identified as given under the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1969, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Sept. 1, 1970.)
16 V.S.A. § 1054
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 24 - Periodic Released Time|§ 1054. Prohibitions

§ 1054. Prohibitions|(a) No person shall conduct a periodic released time religious education course on public school property.(b) No periodic released time program shall interfere with the completion by any student of requirements for graduation as established from time to time by the Agency.(c) No administrator or teacher in a public school cooperating in a periodic released time program shall direct a student to take or not to take a periodic released time course. (Added 1969, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Sept. 1, 1970; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 112, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1055
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 24 - Periodic Released Time|§ 1055. Conditions

§ 1055. Conditions|(a) No student may take a periodic released time religious education course without first having obtained:  (1) written permission from the student's parent or guardian containing a release of the school from all legal responsibility for the student while engaged in the periodic released time program; and (2) written permission from the sponsoring religious group to attend such course.   (b) All costs of periodic released time religious education courses shall be borne by the sponsoring religious group. (Added 1969, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Sept. 1, 1970; amended 2021, No. 20, § 59.)
16 V.S.A. § 1072
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1072. Legal holidays

§ 1072. Legal holidays|All conditions of employment relating to legal holidays, including decisions such as the closing or opening of schools and compensation for work performed on a holiday, shall be proper matters for collective bargaining pursuant to chapter 57 of this title. (Amended 1975, No. 48, § 9, eff. April 15, 1975; 1985, No. 251 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 114, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1074
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1074. Age of student; "between" defined

§ 1074. Age of student; "between" defined|The word "between," as used in this title in respect to a specified age of a student, shall mean the period of time commencing on the birthday of the child when he or she becomes the age first specified and ending on the day next preceding the birthday of the child when he or she becomes the age last specified. (Amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 116, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1076
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1076. Penalties

§ 1076. Penalties|(a) A superintendent or truant officer who fails to perform the duties imposed on him or her by this chapter shall be fined not more than $100.00.(b) A teacher who violates a provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $25.00 nor less than $5.00. (Amended 1967, No. 147, § 26, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 118, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1093
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1093. Nonresident students

§ 1093. Nonresident students|A school board may receive into the schools under its charge nonresident students under such terms and restrictions as it deems best, and money received for the instruction of the students shall be paid into the school fund of the district. (Amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 120, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1121
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1121. Attendance by children of school age required

§ 1121. Attendance by children of school age required|A person having the control of a child between the ages of six and 16 years shall cause the child to attend a public school, an approved or recognized independent school, an approved education program, or a home study program for the full number of days for which that school is held, unless the child:  (1) is mentally or physically unable so to attend; or (2) has completed the tenth grade; or (3) is excused by the superintendent or a majority of the school directors as provided in this chapter; or (4) is enrolled in and attending a postsecondary school, as defined in subdivision 176(b)(1) of this title, which is approved or accredited in Vermont or another state. (Amended 1965, No. 46, § 1, eff. May 5, 1965; 1967, No. 55; 1981, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1987, No. 97, § 2, eff. June 23, 1987; 1989, No. 44, § 5, eff. June 1, 1990; 1999, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2009, No. 44, § 35, eff. May 21, 2009.)
16 V.S.A. § 1122
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1122. Students over 16

§ 1122. Students over 16|A person having the control of a child over 16 years of age who allows the child to become enrolled in a public school shall cause the child to attend the school continually for the full number of the school days of the term in which he or she is enrolled, unless the child is mentally or physically unable to continue or is excused in writing by the superintendent or a majority of the school directors. In case of such enrollment, the person and the teacher, child, superintendent, and school directors shall be under the laws and subject to the penalties relating to the attendance of children between the ages of six and 16 years. (Amended 1965, No. 46, § 2, eff. May 5, 1965; 2011, No. 58, § 2, eff. May 31, 2011.)
16 V.S.A. § 1123
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1123. Attendance may be excused

§ 1123. Attendance may be excused|(a) The superintendent of a public school may excuse, in writing, any student from attending the school for a definite time, but for not more than ten consecutive school days and only for emergencies or for absence from town.(b) The superintendent of an elementary school held for more than 175 school days in a school year may excuse, in writing, a student of the school from attending more than 175 days.(c) [Repealed.]  (Amended 2013, No. 56, § 9, eff. May 30, 2013.)
16 V.S.A. § 1125
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1125. Truant officers

§ 1125. Truant officers|(a) A school board shall annually appoint one or more truant officers and record their appointments with the clerk of the school district on or before July 3. State police, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, and police officers shall be truant officers ex officio.(b) Truant officers shall receive remuneration for time actually spent in performance of their duties and shall be allowed their necessary expenses incurred in connection therewith. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 73.)
16 V.S.A. § 1126
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1126. Failure to attend; notice

§ 1126. Failure to attend; notice|When a student between the ages of six and 16 years, who is not excused or exempted from school attendance, fails to enter school at the beginning of the academic year or, being enrolled, fails to attend the school, and when a student who is at least 16 years of age becomes enrolled in a public school and fails to attend, the teacher or principal shall notify the truant officer and either the superintendent or the school board, unless the teacher or principal is satisfied that the student is absent on account of illness. (Amended 1965, No. 46, § 3, eff. May 5, 1965; 1975, No. 48, § 11, eff. April 15, 1975; 1999, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 121, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)