Vermont § 1710 - Literacy professional learning

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1710 — Literacy professional learning, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 1710. Literacy professional learning

  • (a) Each supervisory union and each approved independent school that is eligible to receive
    public tuition shall provide professional learning activities to kindergarten through
    grade-three educators, to include all teachers and administrators, on implementing
    a reading screening assessment, interpreting the results, determining instructional
    practices for students, and communicating with families regarding screening results
    in a supportive way. The instructional practices, programs, or interventions included
    in the professional learning activities provided pursuant to this section shall be
    evidence-based, effective, explicit, systematic, and consistent with federal and State
    guidance and shall incorporate the foundational concepts of literacy proficiency,
    including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. (b) Each supervisory union and approved independent school that is eligible to receive
    public tuition shall maintain a record of completion of professional learning consistent
    with this section. (Added 2023, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 1, 2025.)

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