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DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION:
PRESS RELEASES & WEEKLY FIELD MEMOS:
WEEKLY FIELD MEMO
(Updated 4/12/12) |
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Prior
to January 2007, department correspondence with principals
and superintendents took place on an "as occurring"
basis, often resulting in multiple e-mails weekly.
In
an effort to move away from paper communications and toward
increased efficiency, the department created the DOE Weekly
Field Memo, a compilation of these messages sent to principals
and superintendents in a single, concise and less burdensome
format. All the items contained are important and have
been organized for convenience by intended audience and
topic. The weekly memo is not a newsletter.
In
some cases items in the weekly memo include attachments.
These attachments have been listed separately for your
convenience. All attachments are available for downloading
as PDFs or other standard formats. Field memos will be
archived for three months. For older memos, contact Jill
Remick.
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APRIL 2012
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DOE Weekly Field Memo - April 12, 2012 PDF
- Opinion Piece by Commissioner Vilaseca
- Non-discrimination Statement Requirements
- Meal Service on Half Days of School
- SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium Q & A
- 2012 NECAP Science Test Administration Webinar
- State Board of Education Monthly Meeting
- Reminder: Teachers Who Write Conference 2012
- From USDOE: Webinar on Building Community Support for Dropoutt
- From Health Department: Mercury in Skin-Lightening Lotions
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DOE Weekly Field Memo - April 4, 2012 PDF
- Update on School Resource Officers and the Use of Seclusion and Restraint
- Survey for Sexual Violence Prevention Task Force
- NECAP 2011 Reading, Mathematics & Writing Released Items
- SAVE THE DATE: Teachers Who Write Conference 2012
- Free Webinars! Making Reading and Writing Accessible for Students with Disabilities
- 2013 Vermont Teacher of the Year Nominations
- 2013 Talented Educator Nominations
- Vermont Rural Partnership's 11th Annual Learning in Place Conference
- State Board of Education Monthly Report
- School Bus Replacement Funding Opportunity
- From NCES: The Forum Guide to Facilities Information Management
- Vermont Department of Health Alert: Influenza: Increased Activity in Vermont
- Call for Proposals-Pilot Program for Small Equipment Grants to K-12 Teachers
- Earn Three Graduate Credits in Havana, Cuba this Summer with Burlington College!
- Vermont Family Network Trainings
- U.S. DOE FAFSA Completion Project
- Reminder: Informed Green Solutions Hosts Workshops for Vermont Schools
- Reminder: Edcamp Vermont: First-ever Education 'Unconference' in Vermont in April 2012
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MARCH 2012
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DOE Weekly Field Memo - March 21, 2012 PDF
- State Board of Education Update
- Results of Vermont's Kindergarten Readiness Survey for 2011-2012
- Pathways to Prosperity: Innovation for the 21st Century Workforce
- Vermont Alternate Assessment Portfolio (VTAAP) Scoring Institute Application
- Changes to Act 62 Child Progress Assessments
- Vermont High School Students’ Performance on the New England Common Assessment Program Mathematics Test
- Praxis Multi-state Standards Setting Panelists Sought
- Professional Development Survey for ELL Educators
- Teacher Feature: Recognize Educators in Your District
- 2012 Harassment Investigation Training (May 9-10th and 15th)
- Informed Green Solutions Hosts Workshops for Vermont Schools
- edcamp Vermont: First-ever Education 'Unconference' in Vermont in April, 2012
- International Youth Leadership Retreat
- Vermont Higher Education Collaborative and VT Department of Education – Designing Optimal Learning Environments: The Principals and Practices of Educational Neuroscience in Action, 3 day Institute and/or 3 credit Course
- Vermont Higher Education Collaborative and the VT Principals' Association– It's All in Your Head: How using the Principals of Neuroscience can Transform Education
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DOE Weekly Field Memo - March 14, 2012 PDF
- 2012 SCHOOL HEALTH SURVEYS
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT ELLs
- STUDENT EDUCATOR COURSE TRANSCRIPT DATA COLLECTION
- NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED INTO THE LEAGUE OF INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS {MARCH 8, 2012}
- VERMONT’S TOP SPELLERS COMPETE IN STATEWIDE SPELLING BEE {MARCH 14, 2012}
- 2012 SCHOOL WELLNESS AWARD WINNERS {MARCH 24, 2012}
- 2012 BEST SUMMER INSTITUTE - THE THIRD R
- CHANGES TO ACT 62 {PRE-K EDUCATION ACT} CHILD PROGRESS ASSESSMENTS {APRIL 9, 2012}
- REVISED GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOLS TO OFFER NIMBLE TOOL SUPPORT FOR THE NECAP SCIENCE ASSESSMENT
- VTAAP SCORING INSTITUTE APPLICATION
- 2012 VT SCIENCE TEACHERS’ ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MONTHLY REPORT
- WEBINAR RECORDING: FLEXIBLE PATHWAYS/DUAL ENROLLMENT
- EFFICIENCY VERMONT’S WHOLE SCHOOL PROGRAM WEBINAR {MARCH 20, 2012}
- CPI: TRAINING IN NONVIOLENT CRISIS INTERVENTION {APRIL 3, 2012}
- DESIGNING OPTIMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS {JUNE 25-27, 2012}
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY THE MILITARY CHILD EDUCATION COALITION
- IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD: HOW USING THE PRINCIPLES OF NEUROSCIENCE CAN TRANSFORM EDUCATION
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DOE Weekly Field Memo - March 8, 2012 PDF
- SBAC READINESS TOOL INTRODUCTION
- REGIONAL SCHOOL CALENDARS
- VT KINDERGARTEN CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
- OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOLS TO OFFER NIMBLE TOOL SUPPORT
- 2012-2015 EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN RELEASED
- CPI TRAINING IN NONVIOLENT CRISIS INTERVENTION
- WHITE POWDER LETTER NOTICE
- DMV REMINDER: MANDATORY SCHOOL BUS EVACUATION DRILL
- FINANCIAL LITERACY POSTER CONTEST
- DOODLE FOR GOOGLE CONTEST
- 2011-12 CIVIL RIGHTS DATA COLLECTION
- VERMONT RESERVE CUP CHALLENGE!
- NEED SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE? WANT SOME HELP IMPLEMENTING YOUR SCIENCE CURRICULUM?
- FY13 SCHOOL-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES GRANT
- VTVLC PHASE V PARTNER SCHOOLS
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY THE MILITARY CHILD EDUCATION COALITION
- WIN A KINDLE FOR YOUR CLASSROOM!
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FEBRUARY 2012
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DOE Weekly Field Memo - February 29, 2012 PDF
- Webinar: Flexible Pathways/Dual Enrollment
- New England Secondary Schools Consortium High School Redesign in Action Conference
- Status and Timing of AYP Decisions
- Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Readiness Tool Introduction
- 2012 Vermont Science Teachers’ Annual Conference
- Clarification of the Revised Interpretation of 16 V.S.A. §§1621 and 1622 Memo
- Revised School Choice Capacity Guidelines under 16 V.S.A. §§ 1621 – 1622
- WebEx Recording of “NECAP Analysis and Reporting System Training”
- 2012 NECAP Online Writing Pilot
- 2012-2015 Education Technology Plan Released
- State Winner of the Real World Design Challenge
- Working With Self-Injurious Youth in Schools
- Vermont Teachers Financial Literacy Summer Institute at Champlain College
- Win a Kindle for Your Classroom
- The NEW 2012 Paul G. Keough Earth Artist Program
- Beetle Busting 101: Survey Vermont Trees for Alien Invaders
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DOE Weekly Field Memo - February 23, 2012 PDF
- Webinar: Flexible Pathways to Graduation
- Praxis Multi-state Standards Setting Panelists Sought
- New Website for the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium
- 2012 Vermont Science Teachers’ Annual Conference
- ACCESS for ELLs® Test Window and Vermont’s Special Instructions
- Working With Self-Injurious Youth in Schools
- FY13 ADAP School-Based Substance Abuse Services Grant Application An Introductory Forum on VTPBiS with Susan Barrett
- Mathematics as a Second Language: Reading, Writing and Doing Mathematics
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DOE Weekly Field Memo - February 15, 2012 PDF
- Early Educator Renewals
- Participation Verification for Fall 2011 NECAP
- 2012 Custodian of the Year Nominations
- A Framework Applying Structured Teaching Across the School Day
- Vermont Kindergarten Conference Registration
- 2012 School Health Profiles
- SBAC Unveils New Website
- VSBPE Adopts New Professional Teaching Standards
- FAFSA Completion Project
- Legislative Day for Afterschool, Summer, and Expanded Learning Programs
- High School Redesign in Action (NESSC)
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DOE Weekly Field Memo - February 9, 2012 PDF
- Early Education Initiative
- 2012 Free & Reduced Eligibility Report
- Save the Date: Innovative Practices for 22nd Century Schools at VPA
- Local/Regional Standards Board Grant Award Documents
- Norovirus Update
- Turkish Cultural Program
- RtI Survey
- Professional Development by the Military Child Education Coalition
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DOE Weekly Field Memo - February 1, 2012 PDF
- Memo from Commissioner Vilaseca: Clarification on School Resource Officers
- Superintendents’ Responsibility to Ensure Appropriate Licensure
- Science Teacher of the Year Nominations
- ESEA Flexibility Waiver Public Comment
- High School Math Survey
- Reminder: NECAP Online Writing Pilot
- Alternate ACCESS for ELLs® Assessment (Series 101)
- Pertussis Outbreak Update
- iWant: More iPad Apps {from the Tarrant Institute Tech Tips series}
- Young Adult Voter Engagement: Videoconference with VT Secretary of State Jim Condos
- VFN Webinars & Events
- Northeast PBIS Forum
- VPT Emerging Science Program & the LNV
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CONTACT
INFORMATION
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For
questions or more information about the DOE Weekly Field
Memo, contact Jill Remick at (802) 828-3154 or jill.remick@state.vt.us. |
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