Kate Nicolet – Director of Adult Education The name Learning Works has been adopted to describe Vermont’s Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) system. Learning Works is the AEL team at the department and the direct service providers holding grants or contracts… Read More

Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process that provides a trained and impartial mediator  to facilitate discussion between the parent(s) and school to help the parties resolve a disagreement. Read More

Joanne Godek – Director of Educational Support Systems The South Burlington School District has received national recognition for quality and is noted for the excellent work of our faculty and students. Elementary programs are developmental with an emphasis… Read More

Centerpoint is a unique collaboration between three of Vermont’s premier youth and family serving organizations – NFI Vermont, HowardCenter, and Matrix Health Systems.   In 1995, these three organizations came together, recognizing the intensive and growing… Read More

The General Educational Development (GED) tests include five exams that, when successfully passed, provide adults who did not finish high school with a second opportunity to earn a high school completion credential. Employers, the military, colleges and… Read More

We have been serving the therapeutic and academic needs of youth ages 12-17 in Chittenden County, Vermont, since 1997. Our mission: To provide an educational program offering unique learning opportunities to inspire personal change and well-being. We… Read More

LDA's mission is to create opportunities for success for all individuals affected by learning disabilities and to reduce the incidence of learning disabilities in future generations. Read More

The Stern Center was founded in 1983 by Dr. Blanche Podhajski as a nonprofit learning center dedicated to helping children and adults reach their full potential. Many people who struggle with reading, writing, and mathematics do not learn the same way… Read More

" Both Act 60 and the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) require states to have a system that holds public schools accountable for the academic achievement of their students. Act 60 also requires the commissioner to make biennial determinations… Read More

Department of Education The department's special education consultants provide technical assistance to schools and other organizations to help ensure that schools understand and comply with federal and state laws and regulations related to providing special… Read More