Vermont: College and Career Policies

To renew the Level I endorsement(s) the educator must show:
1. Professional learning through completion of a minimum of three (3) credits or 45 hours in the endorsement area. At least one (1) credit or 15 hours must address the specific knowledge and performance standards of the endorsement(s) being renewed and must occur within the three (3) years preceding renewal of the Level I Educator License in each endorsement area.
2. If practicing in an endorsement area, documentation of a self-assessment in relation to the Core Teaching Standards and Progressions or the Core Leadership Standards.3) any required additional licenses or credentials specific to a particular endorsement.

Vermont has standards in 10 content areas including arts, family and consumer sciences, health education, history and social sciences, information technology, literacy, math, non-native languages, physical education, and science.

Vermont updated the health education standards in 2008.

Established by the State Board of Education in 1996, the Vermont Comprehensive Assessments System (CAS) evaluates student performance in the state's schools, based on Vermont's Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities,with the goal of improving teaching and learning. Statewide assessments include:

The New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) which was administered each fall, ending in October, 2013. Mathematics was administered in grades 3-8 and 11.

On May 19, 2015, the Vermont State Board of Education adopted the 2014 SHAPE America National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for Physical Education to replace 2004 Vermont Grade Expectations for Physical Education (PE). These new standards for PE empower Vermont educators to use the most current, best-practices in design of proficiency-based instruction and assessment for learning. Furthermore, this move enables use of directly-aligned, nationally-developed tools for assessment and curriculum evaluation with the goal of developing student physical literacy.

Vermont follows the Learning Forward standards of learning communities, leadership, resources, data, learning designs, implementation, and outcomes.

The Next Generation Science Standards were approved by the Vermont State Board of Education in June 2013. These standards are now considered to be the foundation of all Vermont science instruction. School programs will gradually incorporate these standards into curricula and instruction. School year 2013-2014 is considered to be an awareness time, wherein teachers will begin to become familiar with these new standards and will blend portions of these standards into their existing instruction. Professional development and instructional resources will be available through the Agency of Education.

Vermont updated the history and social science standards in 2004.